Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, has presented at the ESA Preliminary System Requirement Review the major results of its Lunar Lander Phase B1 study. Carried out on behalf of the European Space Agency ESA, the study has consolidated the mission concept for automatic landing near the Moon’s south pole in 2019 as well as
Sunday, October 21st, 2012
Landsat satellites have witnessed over four decades of changes on Earth. In advance of the next Landsat spacecraft launch, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), announces the selection of the Landsat Science Team. This expert team of scientists and engineers will serve
Sunday, October 21st, 2012
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Association of American State Geologists (AASG) partner to launch a redesigned database of standardized geoscience information, the National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB).
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
Sentinel USA, an oil and gas utility industry GIS services and consulting provider, has enhanced the collection and dissemination of pipeline data with the deployment of TerraGo GeoPDF maps.
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
3-GIS, a GIS software solutions company based in Decatur, Alabama and Survey And Mapping, Inc. (SAM, Inc.), a nationally recognized provider of geospatial data services, headquartered in Austin, Texas, have announced a strategic partnership that will allow SAM, Inc. to resell 3-GIS software solutions.
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
Blue Marble Geographics will be exhibiting at the GITA Oil & Gas Pipeline Conference in Houston the week of October 22nd, 2012 . Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation, visualization and conversion solutions are used worldwide by thousands of GIS analysts at software, oil and gas, mining, civil engineering, surveying, and technology companies, as well as governmental and
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
You never forget your first love. When Shaylene Caffey was a little girl, one of her favorite things to do was get out the atlas and plan out her family’s road trips.
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today launched a new app and website to help people find information on the condition of thousands of lakes, rivers and streams across the United States from their smart phone, tablet or desktop computer. Available at http://www.epa.gov/mywaterway, the How’s My Waterway app and website uses GPS technology or a user-entered zip
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
The U.S. Geological Survey announces it is now possible to see the topography and geography of Alaska in an extensive set of topographic maps dating back to 1899. This recent addition to the Historical Topographic Map Collection provides a comprehensive landscape repository of our northernmost State and shows changes through time, providing essential clues critical in the understanding
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
Aeroestudios S.A., an aerial mapping and surveying company based in Medellin, Colombia, has contracted with Microsoft UltraCam reseller GeoToolBox Ibérica S.L. (GTBi) to purchase an UltraCamLp photogrammetric digital aerial camera system. Aeroestudios completes cadastre work for a number of Columbian government entities and serves the domestic and international oil and mining industries.
