Thursday, January 17th, 2013
RapidEye, a leader in high-resolution, wide area repetitive coverage of earth through its constellation of five satellites announced a positive update on the health and lifespan of its satellites. In addition, Michael Oxfort has been appointed to lead the development of the company’s data continuity strategy.
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
Calling for nominations to honor outstanding accomplishments to the topographic mapping mission of the USGS. If you have ever used a topographic map to find your way around a remote part of the country, or if you’ve ever noticed how geographic names reflect the history of the land and the culture of its inhabitants, you’ll appreciate
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
English local authority Rushmoor Borough Council is using LiDAR data from Bluesky to model the Hampshire towns of Aldershot and Farnborough. Captured using aircraft mounted laser scanners the detailed models and raw height data are being used to inform planning policies, support Public Consultations and underpin Emergency Response plans. The Bluesky data is also being
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, has announced that it has signed a new exclusive distribution agreement with Beijing Space Eye Innovation Technology Co. Ltd (BSEI) of China. The new agreement acknowledges BSEI, as PCI’s exclusive reseller partner for both PCI’s Geomatica desktop software and PCI’s award
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to issue an initial call for presentations for the third Imaging and Lidar Solutions Conference (ILSC) to be held in Toronto on June 25-27, 2013.
Monday, January 14th, 2013
MAPPS, the national association of private sector geospatial firms, has announced the selection of Susan Marlow, founder and CEO of Smart Data Strategies of Franklin, TN as a member of the association’s Board of Directors. Ms. Marlow was selected by the MAPPS Board to fill a vacancy caused by the retiremen t and resignation of Paul Harwig,
Monday, January 14th, 2013
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has adopted the OGC Wide Area Motion Imagery Best Practices Document (WAMI BP) as an official OGC Best Practice. The OGC WAMI Best Practices Document recommends a set of Web service interfaces for the dissemination of Wide Area Motion Imagery (WAMI) products. It describes a performance centric, scalable grammar and schema
Friday, January 11th, 2013
NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is scheduled to launch Feb. 11 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. A joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mission, LDCM will add to the longest continuous data record of Earth’s surface as viewed from space.
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
Lockheed Martin delivered the core structure for the first in a series of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s next-generation geostationary weather satellites to the company’s Mississippi Space and Technology Center on NASA’s Stennis Space Center where it will undergo propulsion system integration.
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EST today, about the upcoming launch of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). The briefing will be held in the James E. Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington. The news conference will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
