(Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 16 September 2021) Hexagon, a global leader in digital reality solutions, announces sponsoring and exhibiting at INTERGEO 2021 Live+Digital — the world’s leading conference trade fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land management from Sept. 21-23, 2021.   

 

The recently announced Leica BLK ARC^[1] and the Leica BLK2FLY^[2] — the latest additions to the iconic, award-winning BLK series — will make their first public appearance at the conference. The Leica BLK ARC, an autonomous laser scanning module for robots, integrates with robotic carriers to enable autonomous mobile laser scanning with minimal or no human intervention. The Leica BLK2FLY, the world’s first autonomous flying laser scanner, easily captures building exteriors, structures and environments from the sky, creating 3D point clouds while flying. Featuring the signature speed, portability, and intuitive design of the BLK portfolio, these products are fully autonomous, manifesting Hexagon’s commitment to empowering an autonomous future. The BLK ARC and BLK2FLY connect from the field directly to Hexagon’s cloud-based visualisation platform HxDR^[3], where immediate upload, AI-enabled cloud processing, and storage of the captured data enable instant delivery of a purpose-built smart digital reality to collaborators anywhere. 

During Hexagon’s ...

(Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 16 September 2021) Hexagon, a global leader in digital reality solutions, is hosting a three-day virtual event, HxGN Live GeoSummit, from September 21-23, 2021. During the event, Hexagon experts will deliver thought-provoking presentations on how to unleash the power of data to change the world for the better.

The GeoSummit will provide insights into Hexagon’s vision of a future where business, industry and humanity thrive in a way that’s sustainable. Celebrating 100 Years Innovation Heerbrugg, speakers look back at industry-shaping innovations from the past and provide an outlook on how Hexagon’s advances in sensor, software and autonomous solutions harmonise the planet, people and profits. The sessions craft a compelling picture of how digital solutions put data to work in various industries to create value, increase profits, drive productivity, enhance safety and build a more sustainable planet. Attendees will learn about exciting new features for Hexagon’s cloud-based visualisation platform HxDR as well as the latest additions to the iconic, award-winning Leica BLK series: the Leica BLK ARC — an autonomous laser scanning module for robots — and the Leica BLK2FLY — the world’s first autonomous flying laser scanner. 

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Scientists Identify Forest Carbon “Hotspots” across US with Greatest Potential to Fight Climate Change and Protect Species

New study and mapping tool allow decision-makers to determine carbon sequestration potential for forests over the next 30 years.

September 14, 2021 -- A new scientific analysis and online mapping tool^[1] will allow land managers and other decision-makers to calculate the potential of intact forests across the continental US to capture and store climate-changing carbon emissions through 2050.

The new tool shows that many of America’s forests with the highest carbon stocks and high potential for future carbon sequestration also are among the most important places for diverse species to find refuge from growing climate impacts.

“We can now identify the forests we can’t afford to lose if we want to tackle two of the greatest crises facing the planet today: climate change and the loss of biodiversity,” said Dr. Mark Anderson, Director of The Nature Conservancy’s Center for Resilient Conservation Science. “Conserving these forests will not only help communities, states, and the nation as a whole meet carbon-reduction goals, but many of the carbon hotspots that were identified also are resilient to climate change and can provide plant and animal species safe places to live as their habitats are altered or destroyed by climate...

Leicestershire, UK, 13 September 2021 - Aerial mapping company Bluesky International and the University of Leicester are using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to make 3D models easier to use in smart city and digital twin applications. Using established mathematical techniques, the project will focus on Bluesky’s MetroVista mesh models as the basis for research into the simplification of the data without loss of detail or integrity. It is hoped the outcomes will address many of the barriers faced by potential users in the insurance, real estate and public administration sectors which can include processing time, data storage costs and energy consumption.

This latest partnership between Bluesky and the University of Leicester will be funded by the £7 million SPRINT (SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology) programme. The project follows a previous collaboration to develop a new portfolio of geospatial data products for the UK insurance sector.

“We developed the new MetroVista product for smart cities and digital twin applications,” commented James Eddy, Technical Director at Bluesky International. “It’s created in a mesh format, but these models can be data intensive so we’re looking to refine our technology to ensure that we offer energy savings, reduced data handling and...

OMER, Israel, Sept. 17, 2021 — (PRNewswire) —Robotican^[1]has successfully delivered its first indoor UAS to the USSOCOM for operational evaluation.

- exactEarth has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Spire Global for $204.2 million in cash and equity

- Consideration of $3.90 per share represents a premium of 171% to exactEarth’s 10-day VWAP of $1.4417 per share

CAMBRIDGE, Ontario, Sept. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- exactEarth Ltd. (“exactEarth” or “the Company”), a leading provider of Satellite-AIS data services, announces its financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2021. All financial figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

Q3 and Year-to-Date Fiscal 2021 Highlights:...

• Revenue was $6.0 million, up 26% compared to $4.8 million in Q3 2020; revenue Year-to-Date (“YTD”) was $17.3 million, up 30% compared to $13.3 million in the same period last year.
• Subscription Services¹ revenue was $5.3 million, up 18% compared to $4.5 million in Q3 2020; Subscription Services revenue YTD was $15.3 million, up 26% compared to $12.2 million in the same period last year.
• Adjusted EBITDA² was a gain of $661 thousand compared to a loss of ($130) thousand in Q3 2020; Adjusted EBITDA YTD was a gain of $2.4 million compared to a loss of ($429) thousand in the