ARLINGTON, Va. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — October 26, 2020 — CACI International Inc ( NYSE: CACI^[1]) announced today that its aerial sensor technology is being deployed to help responders battle wildfires across the American West.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201026005092/en/^[2]

CACI is providing electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors, which deliver data that can be analyzed faster and enable real-time aerial heat-mapping technology, to support firefighting operations. This mission technology also helps protect the lives of firefighters, allowing them to focus on flying through dangerous conditions while the EO/IR technology records data.

CACI’s CM142 multi-spectral gyro-stabilized imaging systems are mounted on vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to provide real-time aerial mapping and surveillance for frontline firefighting teams. Those mapping and surveillance missions are managed by Bridger Aerospace. CACI’s long-wave infrared (LWIR) core incorporated into the compact CM142 systems, enable firefighters to monitor wildfires at night, a key capability that helps identify when fires break containment, guides aerial tanker drops, and triggers needed evacuations.

John Mengucci^[3], CACI President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “As wildfires continue to threaten the lives of civilians and firefighters in the American West,...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2020 — (PRNewswire) —  New Light Technologies Inc. (NLT), a leading provider of cloud, cybersecurity, software development, data analytics, geospatial, and scientific consulting services, and Voyager Search, the leading provider of enterprise data search, discovery, and management software, have been awarded new contracts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop and implement data search solutions for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).

Access to accurate information is crucial to the department's mission to support sustainable agriculture production and protection of natural resources. Both NLT and Voyager Search bring many years of experience developing award-winning federal data integration and dissemination platforms and will build federated data search solutions to index and link disparate cloud-based and on-prem data sources, including large repositories of imagery and geospatial data files that are used for a variety of analytical reporting and data dissemination systems, such as the Global Agricultural Information Network, Global Agricultural & Disaster Assessment System, Crop Explorer, and the Geospatial Data Gateway. Leveraging NLT and Voyager Search's Professional Services Department and Vose technology which provides robust spatial search capabilities, the team's solution will enable users to search for data, content, and documents...

New Mid-70 System To Offer Blind Spot Free Operation While Avia Brings Increased Long Range Detection And Performance To The Market

SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 26, 2020 — (PRNewswire) — Livox Tech, the world's leading Lidar developer and manufacturer, announced two new product solutions, the Mid-70 for blind spot free short range detection and Avia for improved long range detection.

Since the release of the Mid-40, Livox continues to break new technological hurdles while garnering a wide array of positive attention across the market place. Additionally, Livox solutions in autonomous driving, mobile robotics, topographic surveying and mapping, as well as security continue to grow in popularity. Using the success of the Mid-40 as a model, Livox expanded new product offerings while emphasizing the optimization of existing products. The newly announced Mid-70 was specifically designed for low-speed autonomous driving. As an incredibly cost-effective Lidar solution, the Mid-70 offers an accurate short-range detection with a zero blind spot performance. In response to the need of long-range detection, Livox launched the new Avia, a Lidar solution that can switch between different scanning patterns, ranges and different scenarios. Its detection range can reach as far as 450m, greatly improving operational efficiency and...

GIS and computational specialists have been developing models and methods to better forecast the likelihood of avalanches.

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Interviews from INTERGEO.Digital

INTERGEO Digital^[1] experienced an exciting first day on October 15^th with 232 exhibitors who uploaded 2,700 products and data files to the platform. Participants from 150 countries signed in online.

Because of the unexpectedly enthusiastic response, many digital elements will most likely be added to INTERGEO 2021 next year that is slated to be held in Hannover from 21:09 to 23:09, 2021.

Like many conferences this year going completely digital was a new experience for all. Prof. Dr. Hansjörg Kutterer from the organizer DVW had this to say about the response in company materials: “The challenge of a fully digital event received very positive feedback from all our guests, exhibitors and speakers. With INTERGEO.digital we have realized a comprehensive and innovative event concept within a very short period of time”. Christoph Hinte, organizer of INTERGEO.digital, adds: “We have succeeded in establishing a stable digital platform that has generated a vast volume of interaction. Together with all partners we have ensured that the geo-community with its great thematic relevance can also meet in pandemic times”.

INTERGEO.digital has recorded over 330,000 interactions at the digital touchpoints. In detail, this means that around 12,000 participants created a digital profile on the...

Join us online 9^th - 12^th November

Cambridge, UK, 15th October 2020, ( www.1spatial.com^[1]) 1Spatial, a global leader in Location Master Data Management (LMDM) software and solutions, is pleased to announce that the agenda’s for this year’s Smarter Data, Smarter World Conference are now live.

Over the course of the four days, you will be able to learn how organisations are becoming more sustainable, safer and smarter, by unlocking the value of location data.

We look forward to welcoming a whole host of guest speakers from across the industry including; The Geospatial Commission, Ordnance Survey Great Britain, Highways England, Google Inc, Northumbrian Water Group, Greater London Authority and many more…

As well as our conference welcome and plenary, we will host three industry days where our fantastic line up of speakers will be sharing experiences and best practices in managing spatial data across Government, Transport and Utilities. The full line up of speakers can be viewed by clicking here^[2].

In addition to our guest speakers, our own experts will be delivering presentations and demonstrations, on the latest and greatest solutions we can provide. You will also be able to network with likeminded professionals and exchange ideas during the virtual tea breaks....

This marks the third year in a row that Cherre has been a category winner in the most prestigious awards in commercial real estate tech

NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2020 — (PRNewswire) —  Cherre^[1], the award-winning real estate data management platform, today announced that they are a Seventh Annual Real Estate Tech Awards^[2] (#RETAS) winner in the data category, presented by CREtech^[3] (cretech.com), the largest event, data and content platform in the commercial real estate tech industry. This is the third consecutive year that Cherre has been a category winner, previously receiving RETAS in the AI, Geospatial and Mapping, and Information and Intelligence categories.

Sponsored by JLL Technologies^[4], the Real Estate Tech Awards (#RETAS) are the leading international award honoring excellence in commercial real estate tech. The awards recognize the most cutting-edge companies who have played an integral role in advancing tech in the industry throughout the year. Backed by the leading VCs, angel investors, corporate investors and thought leaders in the commercial real estate tech industry, the awards were open to startups or technology companies servicing the industry.

Cherre was carefully selected as a RETAS winner by...

A team of geospatial experts are building datasets and a mapping application to provide information management and transparency in support of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee and its public website.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2020 — (PRNewswire) — Woolpert^[1] has been contracted by Smartronix^[2] to provide geospatial datasets and a mapping application to track Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act and other federal COVID-19 emergency relief funding for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. The team is gathering required data; creating a web-based map interface design; implementing the solution with Azure, Domo and Esri technology; and creating geospatial analytics in support of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee and its Pandemic Oversight public website^[3].

The PRAC was established by the CARES Act within CIGIE^[4] to promote transparency and oversight of the approximately $2.6 trillion in economic relief funding provided by the federal government to U.S. citizens, businesses, medical providers and impacted industries. The PRAC established and maintains pandemicoversight.gov to provide public oversight and illustrate the allocation of CARES Act funding.

Smartronix, a U.S.-based information technology and engineering solutions...

Esri Ireland^[1], the market leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), is partnering with aerial mapping company Bluesky International^[2] to provide organisations across the island of Ireland with highly detailed geospatial data. The partnership will enable existing and prospective Esri Ireland customers to avail of Bluesky’s premium data resources, including nationwide coverage of high-resolution aerial imagery, terrain data and 3D city models.

Bluesky is the only company to have acquired full aerial coverage of the Republic of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. Bluesky’s map accurate aerial photography, together with its nationwide 3D terrain mapping, underpins its established contracts with both government and commercial organisations. The company also offers on-demand aerial mapping products to meet organisations’ bespoke requirements for geographic information.

Esri Ireland provides customers with end-to-end geospatial solutions, enabling organisations to choose relevant and high-quality datasets from providers, like Bluesky, to analyse and explore on its ArcGIS platform. Rich and comprehensive sets of data, such as Bluesky’s recently launched National Tree Map of Ireland, will be available for Esri Ireland customers to explore. This ongoing project accurately records the location, height and canopy cover for an estimated two hundred million trees in the Republic, providing valuable insight for forestry bodies, insurance companies...