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Responding to the growing demand, Vaisala opens a permanent...
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  • NASA Flights Map Summer Melt of Greenland Ice

    September 18th, 2017
    NASA Flights Map Summer Melt of Greenland Ice

    Operation IceBridge is flying in Greenland to measure how much ice has melted during the summer. The flights, which began on Aug. 25, 2017, and will go on until Sept. 21, 2017, repeat paths flown this spring and aim to monitor seasonal changes in the elevation of the ice sheet. “We started to mount these

  • Darkness Blooms off Brazil

    September 11th, 2017
    Darkness Blooms off Brazil

    In early September 2017, ocean scientists noticed something swirling in the waters off the coast of the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The sinuous threads of darkness amid the blue Atlantic Ocean were not caused by oil; they were the result of a phytoplankton bloom. The dark colors are probably high concentrations of dinoflagellates, according

  • GISCorps Rallies Hurricane Harvey Response

    September 5th, 2017
    GISCorps Rallies Hurricane Harvey Response

    The impacts of Hurricane Harvey are being felt far and wide. As the rain continued to fall, and flood waters rose, an army of citizen-rescuers answered the call. And as governments encouraged citizens to help one another, the non-profit organization made up of mapping experts also answered the call. GISCorps, a program of the Urban

  • Taking a Page from GPS History in Building ‘Zero-Code’ Solutions

    August 28th, 2017
    Taking a Page from GPS History in Building ‘Zero-Code’ Solutions

    By Mike Gundling  Ever since the first GPS satellite went aloft–and especially since the first smartphones and tablets provided GPS positioning–government, industry and academia have been in a never-ending search for new ways to use location-based data. Environmental organizations conduct wetland delineation surveys. Transportation companies track trucks and trains. Public-service officials seek law-enforcement and emergency

  • CubeSats Need Powerful Antennas in Small Packages

    November 8th, 2016
    CubeSats Need Powerful Antennas in Small Packages

    Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., have been working on the tricky problem of CubeSat transmission antennas, which must be small enough for these diminutive devices yet still transmit data through the huge expanses of space. “It’s like pulling a rabbit out of a hat,” said Nacer Chahat, a specialist in […]

  • Esri Maps NOAA’s National Water Model

    August 25th, 2016
    Esri Maps NOAA’s National Water Model

    New Real-Time Maps Transform Forecast Data into Vivid Pictures of U.S. River Flows REDLANDS, Calif.—August 25, 2016—Smart-mapping leader Esri today released a beautiful, robust new collection of Web maps that forecast NOAA stream-flow data throughout the continental U.S. Esri’s multiscale visualization of the National Water Model enables forecast water flows in real time at high […]

  • January 7th, 2016
    FAA Releases B4UFLY Smartphone App

    January 7 — Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the public release of the B4UFLY mobile application following an initial beta testing period.

  • December 21st, 2015
    Ordnance Survey Acquire Shareholding in Dennis Maps

    Ordnance Survey (OS) and Dennis Maps have signed an agreement for Britain’s mapping agency to acquire a 25%.

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Vaisala Opens Africa Weather Services Hub in Kenya

Responding to the growing demand, Vaisala opens a permanent office in Nairobi, Kenya, to deliver high-quality weather measuring systems to its customers in Eastern and Southern Africa as well as improving measurement infrastructure in the face of extreme weather and pollution.   Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, is today announcing the

GeoCue Group Provides Free LIDAR Data for Hurricane Impact Areas

Huntsville, AL – GeoCue Group, in partnership with the United States Geological Survey and with support from the Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS) is providing free access to pre-event LIDAR and imagery data in the areas impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The available data include: LIDAR data in both American Society for Photogrammetry

SAS Manufacturing Unveils Advanced Aerospace Manufacturing Facility in Arvada, Colorado

ARVADA, Colo. – SAS Manufacturing LLC yesterday unveiled a new advanced machining facility for design, manufacturing and assembly of aerospace components in Arvada, Colo. SAS Manufacturing expects to more than double the facility’s workforce of skilled machining technicians, managers and apprentices over the next 24 months. The fully renovated 25,000-square-foot building is equipped with state-of-the-art

Phase One Industrial Introduces 190MP Aerial System

COPENHAGEN ― Phase One Industrial today announced a breakthrough in aerial imaging – the 190MP Aerial System – built on the new, dual CMOS sensor, dual lens iXU-RS1900 camera, which is capable of capturing images at 190 megapixels. This system was designed with input from engineers and leading experts in the photogrammetric field to address

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