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Monday, November 9th, 2015

Peering Through Smoke – DLR Satellite TET-1 Delivers Detailed Images of the Fires in Indonesia

November 9, 2015 — Indonesia is on fire – the island state is currently facing a bitter struggle against forest and peat fires on Sumatra and Borneo, most likely caused by illegal ‘slash and burn’ farming to clear the land for palm oil or timber plantations. The extremely dry conditions resulting from the El Niño

Monday, November 9th, 2015

European Space Imaging Reached Again 100% Collection Success with VHR Data Supply to European Commission’s CwRS Campaign

Novemver 9, 2015 — European Space Imaging (EUSI) completed the 2015 Controls with Remote Sensing (CwRS) program for the European Commission (EC) with 100 % success rate. The Munich-based company collected and supplied very high resolution (VHR) satellite imagery over nearly half a million square kilometers and demonstrated again its capacity and reliability as Europe’s

Monday, November 9th, 2015

GeoData 2015 London-Earth-i to Demonstrate and Discuss the Roles Earth Observation and Remote Sensing Can Play in Managing Natural Resources

November 9, 2015 — Earth-i (www.earthi.space), the innovative, new distributor of imaging and data services from the DMC3/TripleSat Constellation will be attending the GeoData 2015 seminar and exhibition (stand 18), on 3rd December at the ILEC Conference Centre, London. During the event, Earth-i’s Operations Director, Owen Hawkins, will be addressing the assembled audience about the

Monday, November 9th, 2015

XpressSAR Receives NOAA License

November 9, 2015 — On 28 October 2015, the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the Department of Commerce, granted XpressSAR Inc. (www.XpressSAR.com) a license to operate a private, commercial, space-based, remote sensing system.

Monday, November 9th, 2015

Strategic Partnership Inked with World Space Risk Forum

Paris, Washington D.C., Montreal, Yokohama, November 9, 2015 — Euroconsult today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the World Space Risk Forum (WSRF) whereby Euroconsult will assist in the WSRF’s commitment to the creation of a comprehensive platform for the global space risk community.

Friday, November 6th, 2015

Sentinel-3A Set for Launch

November 6, 2015 — Sentinel-3A’s preparation is finished and the satellite will soon be shipped to the Russian Cosmodrome of Plesetsk, in Northern Russia for its launch on top of a Rockot planned end of this year.

Thursday, November 5th, 2015

CyberCity 3D Creates 3D Interactive Maps to Help Cities Visualise their Future

Swindon, UK, November 5, 2015 — CyberCity 3D, the smart 3D building expert, has developed a 3D Smart Cities mapping platform to help municipal authorities and planners visualise their towns and cities in 3D.  Existing and future city plans, proposed developments and schemes, can all be visualised together with relevant data using a simple, out-of-the-box solution, with streaming to

Wednesday, November 4th, 2015

FAA Administrator Opens UAS Registration Meeting

November 4, 2015 – FAA Administrator Opens UAS Registration Meeting. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta Remarks as prepared:

Wednesday, November 4th, 2015

Young GIS Professionals Encouraged to Apply to URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet

Des Plaines, IL, November 4, 2015 — URISA is pleased to announce the availability of the 2016 Vanguard Cabinet application. Applications are due by November 30, 2015.

Wednesday, November 4th, 2015

Global Mapper and GM LiDAR SDKs v17 Released with Power Line Extraction and 3D Point Styles

Hallowell, Maine, November 4, 2015 — Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 17 of the Global Mapper Base Software Development Kit (SDK) along with the Global Mapper LiDAR Module SDK. This update, released in conjunction with version 17 of the standard version of Global Mapper, includes numerous data processing