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Friday, May 31st, 2013

Landsat 8 Satellite Begins Watch

NASA transferred operational control Thursday of the Landsat 8 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in a ceremony in Sioux Falls, S.D. The event marks the beginning of the satellite’s mission to extend an unparalleled four-decade record of monitoring Earth’s landscape from space. Landsat 8 is the latest in the Landsat series of remote-sensing

Friday, May 31st, 2013

Jacqueline McGlade leaves the EEA after 10 years as Executive Director

On 31 May, after 10 years of providing advice and information on the environment to policy makers, governments and citizens, Professor Jacqueline McGlade will end her second term as Executive Director of the European Environment Agency (EEA). Her work has shaped Europe’s most important environmental information provider.

Thursday, May 30th, 2013

Russian “Canopus-V” Satellite Started Operating Within EMERCOM Space Monitoring System

The Space Monitoring System of the Russian EMERCOM started to handle the national “Canopus-V” RS satellite data in direction reception mode. The basis of the system on the ground are the small-size universal UniScan stations developed and produced by ScanEx RDC. The stations are installed in Moscow, Vologda, Krasnoyarsk and Vladivostok and enable to get satellite images

Thursday, May 30th, 2013

PCI Geomatics Software Supports Landsat-8 Sensor

PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today that it now supports Landsat-8 imagery within its software suite. Having officially entered its operation phase, Landsat-8 provides continuity to the Landsat Mission, which has been capturing imagery of the earth since 1972, dating back to the original Landsat satellite,

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013

USGS-EROS Center to Assume Operational Control of Landsat 8 Satellite

Top officials from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, and Senator Tim Johnson, will be at the USGS EROS Center in Sioux Falls on Thursday as the operational control of the Landsat 8 Earth observation satellite is transferred from NASA to the USGS and EROS.

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013

Landsat 8 Set to Extend Long Run of Observing Earth

The latest in the Landsat series of Earth observation satellites, Landsat 8, officially begins its mission on May 30 to extend an unparalleled four-decade record of Earth’s land surface as seen from space. The Landsat program is a joint effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA.

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013

Nominations Open for the Prestigious Carl Pulfrich Award 2013

Bringing together the world’s most well-known Leica Geosystems and Z/I Imaging airborne sensor brands, Hexagon is pleased to continue the tradition of promoting outstanding scientific, application-oriented design and/or manufacturing activities in the field of photogrammetry, remote sensing and earth imaging applications. The academic earth imaging community is encouraged to submit nominations for this prestigious award.

Tuesday, May 28th, 2013

LizardTech Challenges Visitors to “Build a Lizard” in Conjunction with 2013 Esri International User Conference

LizardTech, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, announced a special contest promotion it is running in conjunction with the Esri International User Conference—held  in San Diego, CA, July 8 – 11, 2013.

Tuesday, May 28th, 2013

ASPRS Initiates Development of Manual of Remote Sensing, 4th Edition

The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) has initiated development of the fourth edition of the Manual of Remote Sensing (MRS) under the leadership of Stan Morain as Editor-in-Chief, Mike Renslow as Associate and Technical Editor, and Amelia Budge as Associate and Design Editor. This project, planned for completion in 2015, will be

Tuesday, May 28th, 2013

PCI Geomatics to Participate in Canadian Geomatica Technology Showcase in Latin America

PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today that they, together with RapidEye and Intermap, will offer free Information Sessions in Santiago, Chile (June 11, 2013), and Lima, Peru (June 13, 2013). The roadshow, which includes the participation of Canadian Geospatial companies, is occurring only a few weeks