GeoOptics will provide commercial small constellation satellite data products to NASA to help scale agency-collected data for future use. The technology company will deliver a catalog of its commercial high-resolution Earth observation data products, which will include data sets, associated metadata and collateral information, data cadence, data latency, area coverage and data usage policy under […] More

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded contracts to GeoOptics and Spire Global worth $695,000 and $370,000, respectively, to provide data support for NOAA’s Commercial Weather Data Pilot project. NOAA said GeoOptics and Spire Global will supply space-based global navigation satellite system radio occultation data in efforts to demonstrate the quality and potential value of commercial data to the agency’s weather forecasts and warnings. […] More

Jon Kirchner, a 30-year industry executive, has been named chief product officer at geospatial intelligence company BlackSky Technology. He will be part of BlackSky’s executive leadership team and oversee the delivery of intelligence and dynamic monitoring products and services to customers, the company said Wednesday. “Jon’s leadership will play a critical role as we advance […] More

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded separate contracts to GeoOptics, Spire Global and PlanetIQ to support the second round of NOAA’s Commercial Weather Data Pilot program. The three satellite firms will supply space-based radio occultation information through July 31, 2019 to help NOAA assess the data’s potential value to its models used in weather predictions, […] More

Jonathan Kirchner, formerly president and chief operating officer of GeoOptics, has moved to Globecomm as senior vice president of corporate strategy and product management. He will report to CEO Keith Hall, with responsibility for the company’s initiatives to develop global corporate and product strategies, Globecomm said Tuesday. Hall said Kirchner’s experience would help Globecomm grow […] More