Monday, January 7th, 2013
Today, DigitalGlobe announced the winner of the Top Satellite Image of 2012 contest. After a close race with the media-favored image of Mt. Fuji, Japan, the Burning Man Festival image had a late surge in the second round and clinched the win.
Thursday, January 3rd, 2013
The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) professional and technologist certification programs have each received accreditation from the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB). CESB voted to approve accreditation for the professional Certified Photogrammetrist (CP), Certified Mapping Scientist/Remote Sensing (CMS/RS) and Certified Mapping Scientist/GIS-LIS (CMS/GISLIS) programs, along with three related technologist
Saturday, December 22nd, 2012
An oversized semi-trailer truck carrying NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) has arrived at its launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in preparation for launch. This NASA and U.S. Geological Survey mission will continue a 40-year record of measuring change on the planet from space. LDCM is the eighth satellite in the
Friday, December 21st, 2012
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced the immediate availability of eB Insight V8i (SELECTseries 3). This newest version of eB Insight, the foundation of Bentley’s AssetWise system of servers and services, provides records management enhancements that comply with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) 5015.02 Records Management standard. As a result, eB Insight is now listed
Friday, December 21st, 2012
Today the U.S. Geological Survey announced that Landsat 5 will be decommissioned over the coming months, bringing to a close the longest-operating Earth observing satellite mission in history. By any measure, the Landsat 5 mission has been an extraordinary success, providing unprecedented contributions to the global record of land change. The USGS has brought the
Thursday, December 20th, 2012
MDA’s Information Systems group announced today that its space-based imagery is being used to assess the impact of Typhoon Bopha that struck the Mindanao region of the Philippines on December 4, 2012.http://www.asmmag.com/components/com_jce/editor/tiny_mce/plugins/article/img/readmore.png); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; word-spacing: 0px; “>MDA provided imagery acquired by the RADARSAT-2 satellite
Thursday, December 20th, 2012
Today GeoEye released its 2013 online calendar, “Evolution of Insight: 1999-2012”, which is now available for viewing and download at www.geoeye.com/2013calendar. The calendar, designed to be used as desktop wallpaper or to be printed, features GeoEye’s top image picks as well as a few honorable mentions (including the Moon!).
Wednesday, December 19th, 2012
User group conferences presented by Intergraph attracted 6,850 Process, Power & Marine users from the power generation, offshore and onshore oil and gas, shipbuilding, metals and mining and pharmaceutical industries in 2012, far surpassing the previous attendance total set in 2011.
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
RapidEye, a leader in high-resolution, wide area repetitive coverage of earth through its constellation of five satellites, announced today that it has successfully relocated the headquarters of the company to Berlin, Germany.
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
As more dollars are earmarked for geographic information systems (GIS) technology in corporate and government landscapes, the demand is greater than ever for highly educated technologists who can apply geospatial concepts and insights to strategic development and decision making.
