ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,665, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to ROYCE GEOSPATIAL CONSULTANTS INC. (Arlington, Va.).

"Adaptive satellite data acquisition optimization platform" was invented by Adam Estrada (Reston, Va.), Dave Rabrun (Rockville, Md.), Andrew M. Stogner (Mint Hill, N.C.), David Sterling (Bluffton, S.C.), Daniel Majercik (Dayville, Conn.) and Kristen E. Mistysyn (Erie, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated satellite data acquisition optimization platform is disclosed that dynamically manages and optimizes satellite-based data collection operations. The platform incorporates real-time analysis of multiple variables including but not ...