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Tuesday, May 10th, 2016

Keynote Speaker – 6th Digital Earth Summit

The 6th Digital Earth Summit, together with a celebration of the tenth anniversary of ISDE, will be held on 7-8 July 2016 in Beijing, China. With the theme of “Digital Earth in the Era of Big Data”, this Summit will offer a great opportunity for scientists, engineers, technologists, managers and other stakeholders to exchange scientific

Monday, May 9th, 2016

Esri Helps Developers Add Geo to Apps at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016

Redlands, California —Today, Esri announced it will be a sponsor and exhibitor at the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 and Hackathon conference to be held in Brooklyn, New York, May 7 to 11, 2016. Esri staff will be on hand to provide information on the free, global Esri Startup Program, which helps qualifying developers, emerging businesses,

Monday, May 9th, 2016

NASA Selects ASU Undergraduate ‘CubeSat’ Project to Measure Phoenix Urban Heat Islands

NASA has selected an Arizona State University undergraduate student team for a $200,000 grant to conduct hands-on flight research, through its NASA Space Grant Undergraduate Student Instrument Program (USIP). The project, called “Phoenix,” is to design and build a small satellite, the size of a small loaf of bread, called a “3U CubeSat.” The satellite

Monday, May 9th, 2016

Scientist Will Use Satellite Data to Study Lightning That Sizzles

Most cloud-to-ground lightning (about eight of nine events) is actually a rapid series of strikes, pop-pop-pop, each lasting a few hundreds of millionths of a second, too fast for our eyes to separate into individual events. The other one in nine (give or take) creates a channel in the air, through which a lightning current

Monday, May 9th, 2016

SpyMeSatGov: Satellite Imagery Mobile App for Government

GREENBELT, MD, May 9, 2016 – Orbit Logic announced today that their SpyMeSatGov iPhone app is now available on the Geoint App Store (https://apps.nga.mil) for any U.S. government or authorized user.  SpyMeSatGov provides real-time imaging satellite awareness and on-demand access to EnhancedView commercial satellite imagery archives.  The mobile app includes the ability to browse and

Monday, May 9th, 2016

Earth-i Takes the Best of British to Geospatial World Forum

9th May 2016 — Earth-i (www.earthi.space), the British innovative distributor of Earth Observation and information services, will be supporting this year’s Geospatial World Forum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, from 23rd to 26th May.   The theme of the conference is one that Earth-i understands extremely well. Under the title of ‘Where’s the Money – disruptive

Monday, May 9th, 2016

Arithmetica Reveals 360 Imaging and 3D Laser Modeling Tech at Museums and Heritage Show

Shepperton Studios, London, 09 May 2016 – The Museums and Heritage Show, taking place at Olympia, 18-19 May 2016, will feature the latest 360 degree video recording systems and laser scan 3D modeling software from Arithmetica. A specialist in developing ground breaking software solutions, Arithmetica has already completed a number of projects within the cultural

Monday, May 9th, 2016

Evolving 3-D Scanning Technology Spurring Big Market Growth, Reports BCC Research

WELLESLEY, MA  – Three-dimensional (3-D) scanners have expanded into a wide variety of commercial, scientific and artistic market niches. BCC Research reveals in its new report that key market trends include technology improvements, expanding applications across various industries, price reductions, and improvements in performance, all of which are spurring big demand in this vibrant market.

Friday, May 6th, 2016

GSDI 15 World Conference: Greg Scott Joins Keynote Speaker Lineup

The organizing team of the 15th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure World Conference (GSDI 15, http://gsdi15.org.tw/) is pleased to announce that Greg Scott will shore up the conference’s already impressive keynote speaker line-up. Mr. Scott will join Mark Reichardt, President of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), Barbara Ryan, Secretariat Director of the Intergovernmental Group on Earth

Friday, May 6th, 2016

Winners of 2016 INNOspace Masters Competition Present Compelling New Ideas for the New Space Economy

A new wireless satellite, innovative laser-communication technology for space applications, a universal adapter for satellite systems – these are just a sample of the winning entrants from the first INNOspace Masters competition. Initiated by the Space Administration of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), this event had invited innovators to submit their proposals and concepts for