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CGI and Google Cloud launch the United Nations Industrial Development Organization Sustainability Planet Platform

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Thursday, December 14, 2023
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LONDON, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) announced today its partnership with Google Cloud to deliver the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Sustainability Planet Platform, a data-driven source for countries to identify sustainability challenges such as air pollution, rising temperatures, and flooding.

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  • LONDON, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) announced today its partnership with Google Cloud to deliver the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Sustainability Planet Platform, a data-driven source for countries to identify sustainability challenges such as air pollution, rising temperatures, and flooding.
  • The platform is designed to support UNIDO's unique mandate to promote, dynamize, and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development.
  • The Sustainability Planet Platform will enable UNIDO member states and other stakeholders to view UNIDO's projects and partnerships, as well as industrial development statistics data through a new lens.
  • We look forward to working with CGI to continue to deliver sustainability outputs using cutting-edge technology and comprehensive planet data to enable further achievements towards global sustainability development goals."

AgEagle Announces DeltaQuad EVO Is First UAV to Fully Integrate RedEdge-P dual High Resolution Multispectral Sensor

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE American: UAVS) (“AgEagle” or the “Company”), an ​industry-leading​ provider of full stack flight hardware, sensors and software for commercial and government use, today announced that DeltaQuad, a global leader in the development, design and production of electrical, long range Vertical Take-Off and Landing (“VTOL”) drones, is the first to fully integrate AgEagle’s latest sensor innovation, the RedEdge-P™ dual, in its new DeltaQuad EVO.

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  • The EVO is DeltaQuad’s next generation UAV technology offering a wide range of advanced features and exceptional performance.
  • With over four hours of flight time, up to 270 km range, dual payload bays and high quality composites, EVO provides optimal versatility and superior functionality for its global base of commercial and government customers.
  • Essentially, the new RedEdge-P dual is a blend of AgEagle’s RedEdge-P and RedEdge-P Blue cameras.
  • When choosing the DeltaQuad EVO paired with AgEagle’s RedEdge-P dual, users can take advantage of our combined capabilities to close the gap in conventional conservation management practices and benefit from actionable data, monitoring environmental change and resources over both short and long timeframes.”

AgEagle Announces Second Quarter 2023 Results

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE American: UAVS) (“AgEagle” or the “Company”), an ​industry-leading​ provider of full stack flight hardware, sensors and software for commercial and government use, today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

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  • WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE American: UAVS) (“AgEagle” or the “Company”), an ​industry-leading​ provider of full stack flight hardware, sensors and software for commercial and government use, today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
  • Revenues totaled $3.28 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, decreasing 38% from $5.29 million reported for the same three month period in the prior year.
  • Six month revenues totaled $7.34 million in 2023, which were down 20% from $9.13 million for the first six months of 2022.
  • Commenting on the results, Nicole Fernandez-McGovern, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Operations, said, “During the second quarter, we focused primarily on optimizing our operations through continued integration and consolidation of our offices and workforce in an effort to reduce operating expenses.

Sidus Space Awarded Subcontract by Parsons for US Space Force Launch Manifest Systems Integration (LMSI) Support

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support, was awarded a new subcontract to produce hardware in support of Parsons Corporation’s (NYSE: PSN) Launch Manifest Systems Integration (LMSI) contract.

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  • Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support, was awarded a new subcontract to produce hardware in support of Parsons Corporation’s (NYSE: PSN) Launch Manifest Systems Integration (LMSI) contract.
  • Under the terms of the agreement, Sidus Space will fabricate a master harness assembly and test cables for Parsons.
  • "Parsons is an industry leader, and we are pleased to further our work on this important U.S. Space Force mission in collaboration with such a notable partner," said Carol Craig, Sidus Space founder and CEO.
  • Parsons is the U.S. Space Force’s prime contractor leading LMSI, a multi-year contract to integrate and operate rideshare payloads in the national security and other U.S. Government (USG) missions.

Maxar and Esri Expand Partnership to Visualize Precision3D™ in ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, will integrate Maxar’s Precision3D Digital Surface Model, Digital Terrain Model, Buildings and Vegetation vector data for ArcGIS users to view.

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  • Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, will integrate Maxar’s Precision3D Digital Surface Model, Digital Terrain Model, Buildings and Vegetation vector data for ArcGIS users to view.
  • Maxar’s Precision3D products offer 50 cm resolution and maintain an absolute accuracy of 3 m SE90 (Spherical Error 90%).
  • These additional Maxar products are also available in ArcGIS Living Atlas:
    Vivid™ Standard is a high-resolution, high-accuracy and visually-consistent global imagery basemaps built with Maxar satellite imagery.
  • Esri UC attendees can schedule a demo to experience Precision3D at Maxar’s booth between July 11-13, 2023, in San Diego, California, U.S.

DRI Aims to Increase Scientific Access to Earth Monitoring Data With Re-Launch of ClimateEngine.org

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Monday, May 8, 2023
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Unfortunately, processing such vast amounts of data can be time and cost-prohibitive, which is why researchers teamed up with Google and federal agencies to create ClimateEngine.org .

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  • Unfortunately, processing such vast amounts of data can be time and cost-prohibitive, which is why researchers teamed up with Google and federal agencies to create ClimateEngine.org .
  • Interactive maps and data visualizations produced using decades of satellite data have been a cornerstone of the ClimateEngine.org app, and the new updates will make it easier than ever to use satellite, climate, and forecast data together.
  • It overcomes the computational barriers many research institutions and public agencies face when using large datasets by using Google Earth Engine’s parallel cloud computing platform.
  • BLM has positioned itself as a leader in monitoring of federal lands through its investment in ground and satellite-based vegetation monitoring.

NASA Administrator Names New Goddard Center Director

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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WASHINGTON, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has named Dr. Makenzie Lystrup director of the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, effective immediately.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has named Dr. Makenzie Lystrup director of the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, effective immediately.
  • She will make history as the first female center director at Goddard.
  • Lystrup succeeds Dave Mitchell, who has served as Goddard's acting center director since January 2023, and now resumes his duties as the agency's chief program management officer at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
  • As center director, she will lead a world-renowned team of scientists, engineers, and technologists focused on Earth and space science.

Sidus Space Will Continue Producing Hardware That Will Support Parsons Tranche 1 Launch

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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(NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection, is proud to announce that it will continue producing hardware to support Parsons Corporations (NYSE: PSN) Tranche 1 (T1) launch.

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  • (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection, is proud to announce that it will continue producing hardware to support Parsons Corporations (NYSE: PSN) Tranche 1 (T1) launch.
  • As part of this arrangement, Sidus Space will fabricate flight cables for Parsons evolved secondary payload adapter (ESPA) ring on T1.
  • As a subcontractor, Sidus Space was responsible for cable manufacturing for the ESPA ring.
  • Sidus Space has a broad range of Space-As-a-Service offerings including space-rated hardware manufacturing, design engineering, satellite manufacturing and platform development, launch and support services, data analytics services and satellite constellation management.

Radiant Earth Foundation names Jed Sundwall as the new Executive Director

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radiant Earth Foundation, a leader in geospatial and artificial intelligence data and applications, announces the appointment of Jed Sundwall as the new Executive Director.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radiant Earth Foundation, a leader in geospatial and artificial intelligence data and applications, announces the appointment of Jed Sundwall as the new Executive Director.
  • Jed joins the Radiant Earth team on September 1, and will work with Hamed Alemohammad, current Executive Director, until the end of October 2022.
  • Jed Sundwall comes to Radiant Earth from Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he has been building AWS global sustainability engagement team for the last year.
  • "I'm honored to serve Radiant Earth's community and build upon the great foundation established by Hamed and the Board," said Jed Sundwall.

NASA Transfers Landsat 9 Satellite to USGS to Monitor Earth's Changes

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Thursday, August 11, 2022
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Landsat 9 is the most recent in the Landsat series of remote-sensing satellites, which provide global coverage of landscape changes on Earth.

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  • Landsat 9 is the most recent in the Landsat series of remote-sensing satellites, which provide global coverage of landscape changes on Earth.
  • The Landsat program a joint effort between NASA and USGS recently marked 50 years of continuous service on July 23.
  • "Landsat 9, the latest joint effort by NASA and USGS, proudly carries on that remarkable record."
  • NASA and USGS are developing options for the next iteration of Landsat, currently called Landsat Next.