Geospatial

A new technology is designed to bring vision-based navigation, guidance and control to commercial unmanned aircraft, aiming to bring full “level-5” autonomy to the...

We at the iHLS Security Accelerator are looking for disruptive ground-breaking technologies offering solutions for civilian defense, securing government institutions, vital infrastructure and borders,...

The heavy truck field industry in both the commercial and military sectors is a large consumer of fuel. A new paradigm aims at changing...

When you call the emergency line 911 from a cellphone in the US, your location is typically sent to the call taker by a...

The consequences of the Big Data revolution in all the technological fields and the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with this regard were the...

The U.S. Air Force wants 22 new GPS satellites that are built to resist jamming and electronic interference. The service expects to spend $2...

Firefighters and other first responder teams often need real-time information about the construction of the place they are entering in order to save lives....

The US Marine Corps is on the cusp of further integrating touch screen tablet and smartphone technology that will aid Marines calling in accurate...

Augmented reality (AR) glasses can already do a lot of tasks: Driving along the highway with directions and other pertinent information such as gas...

Flying drones through cluttered environments like cities is complicated. The ability to avoid obstacles while traveling at high speeds has computational limits, especially for...

We are inviting ground-breaking startups in the security, defense and homeland security (HLS) fields to take part in a first-of-its kind startup competition. iHLS is...

Servers are increasingly becoming the heart of any geospatial analysis system. All face a similar challenge, whether the system is in the ‘cloud’, a...

The IoT market is experiencing an explosion of GPS-based location-aware devices. However, security and privacy have become serious and significant concerns for consumers of...

New research from the University of Washington suggests that the Egyptian fruit bat is using similar techniques to those preferred by modern-day military and...

Military forces use computer simulations to prepare their personnel for real-life situations. The virtual reality technology is gradually used in the military virtual training,...

The Red Flag US Air Force drill started just recently. Red Flag is the biggest Air Force annual drill, taking place in Nevada and...

Preventing collisions is vital for the safe operation of drones, especially in an urban airspace with many potential obstacles. Drones with obstacle detection and...

The world's vast oceans and seas offer seemingly endless spaces in which adversaries can maneuver undetected. The U.S. military deploys networks of manned and...

The US Defense Department is reviewing whether cellphones should be banned at the Pentagon - where 23,000 military and civilian personnel work at the...

Drones in the service of first responders can eliminate surprises by understanding a scene and its threats far better than possible from the ground....

In the future autonomous world, the challenge of managing drone traffic in low-altitude airspace will require more solutions, already needed today. Moreover, the traffic...

Strava is a fitness tracking app that is now very widespread among runners and cyclists. It lets you record your activity using the GPS...