Thursday, September 19th, 2013
With the launch of ESA’s Swarm trio set for 14 November, the first satellite has arrived safely at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. This new mission will unravel one of the most mysterious aspects of our planet: the magnetic field. The arrival marks the beginning of the ‘launch campaign’, which includes an intensive period of
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013
Esri is pleased to announce the launch of ArcGIS Marketplace, a new destination that allows ArcGIS Online subscribers to search, discover, and get apps and data from qualified providers for use within their organization. ArcGIS Marketplace provides data from organizations such as DigitalGlobe, RapidEye, AccuWeather, and Esri, as well as apps created by Esri and
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and the Ordnance Survey, with the support of the Association for Geographic Information (AGI), are leading the first of a series of events called the United Kingdom Interoperability Assessment Plugfest (UKIAP) 2013. (See http://www.opengeospatial.org/OSplugfest). The purpose of UKIAP 2013 is to advance the interoperability of geospatial products and services based
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013
RapidEye, a global leader in high-resolution wide-area satellite coverage is proud to announce their contribution to Esri’s ArcGIS online platform. Users will now have access to RapidEye’s newly launched premium content services including RapidEye Mosaics, RapidEye Living Image Multispectral, and RapidEye Living Image Basemaps.
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013
A new development in battlefield geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) that will provide significantly improved situational awareness for the British Army has been delivered by Lockheed Martin UK Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) and its industry team, Team SOCRATES.
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
An environmental scientist and entrepreneur who revolutionized the use of geo-spatial technology for conservation is to receive the 2013 Champions of the Earth Award, the UN’s highest environmental accolade. Jack Dangermond – who founded the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) with his wife Laura in 1969 – pioneered the use of Geographic Information System (GIS),
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
When conflicts end, making communities safe and livable often means removing dangerous remnants of war. “Getting mines out of the ground, for good,” as we say at the HALO Trust, has been our mission over the last 25 years. We work in more than a dozen countries and regions across the globe, clearing landmines and
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey kick off a quest for an innovative and affordable space-based system to extend the Landsat data record for decades to come with a public forum and call for ideas Wednesday, Sept. 18.
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
NASA will host a two-day NASA Social for 100 of its social media followers on Monday, Nov. 4, and Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The event will highlight NASA and JPL’s role in studying Earth and its climate and will preview three missions JPL is preparing for launch
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
MundoGEO, the leader in Latin America in media and communication for the geospatial and location industries, promoted a Geospatial Week (http://mundogeo.com/webinar/_mail/semana2013/) from September 9 thru 13. Five webinars were conducted in partnership with geospatial companies and institutions, gathering 7,125 registrants from 37 countries around the world, mostly in Latin America.
