A subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will use artificial intelligence and machine learning to accelerate analysis of geospatial imagery under a potential four-year contract with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity. The company said Thursday Accenture Federal Services will work with Element84, I2R, Boston University, Cornell University, MIT, North Carolina …
Read More »ASGN Buys Geospatial Intell Firm Skyris; ECS’ George Wilson Quoted
ASGN (NYSE: ASGN) has acquired Skyris for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its expertise and offerings in geospatial and open source intelligence and data analytics to federal government customers.
Read More »DoD’s Innovation Arm Solicits Bids From Remote Sensing Satellite Operators
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit has started to seek offers from U.S. operators of remote sensing satellites that can provide data analytics and imagery services, SpaceNews reported Monday.
Read More »Solis Applied Science Gets $77M Army Remote Sensing, Imaging Support Contract
Solis Applied Science has received a potential five-year, $77.4M contract from the U.S. Army to provide remote sensing and image science support to the National Ground Intelligence Center. Army Contracting Command solicited three bids and received one response for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
Read More »Maxar, BlackSky, Planet Awarded NRO Satellite Imagery Assessment Contracts
The National Reconnaissance Office selected three companies to conduct satellite imagery studies that aim to evaluate industry’s capacity to help the U.S. government address geospatial intelligence requirements by 2023.
Read More »Engility to Continue Air Force Remote Sensing Tech Support Under $71M Contract; Lynn Dugle Quoted
Engility (NYSE: EGL) has received a potential $71M contract to help the U.S. Air Force‘s Space and Missile Systems Center engineer and integrate remote sensing systems. The company said Tuesday it will provide systems engineering support for the missile warning and defense and battlespace awareness missions of the SMC RSS directorate. …
Read More »Alion to Boost Military ISR Capabilities via $769M Task Order Under OASIS Contract
Alion Science and Technology has secured a $769M task order under the General Services Administration’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract to boost the U.S. armed forces’ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. The company said Tuesday its work under the Joint Capability Embedded Technology Insertion and Integration task order …
Read More »Dewberry’s Amar Nayegandhi Chosen as American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing’s Lidar Division Director
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 6, 2018 — Dewberry Vice President Amar Nayegandhi, who has worked on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration lidar project, has been named director of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing’s lidar division, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Nayegandhi, who also serves as director of remote sensing and …
Read More »Radiant’s Tony Frazier: Analytics, AI Key to Build Insights for Remote Sensing Sector
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 13, 2017 — Tony Frazier, president of Maxar Technologies‘ (NYSE: MAXR) Radiant Solutions business unit, has said the use of big data analytics, artificial intelligence and other technologies to generate insights from data continues to drive the remote sensing sector, ExecutiveBiz reported Nov. 2. “Applying artificial intelligence, machine …
Read More »DigitalGlobe, Harris, Esri Offer Integrated Satellite Imagery Access, Analytics Tool to ArcGIS Users
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 14, 2017 — DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI), Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) and Esri have teamed to provide users of the ArcGIS mapping platform access to satellite images as well as deep learning and analytical tools to derive insights from the images, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. DigitalGlobe said Monday it will combine …
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