Friday, October 14th, 2011
The subtropical Canary Islands off Africa’s west coast are pictured in this Envisat image. The Canary Islands’ favourable climate and beaches attract over 12 million visitors per year. Perhaps some beach-goers were on those aircraft that left the multiple contrails over the dark blue water to the north.Because the archipelago is far away from areas with
Friday, October 14th, 2011
exactEarth announced today that it has surpassed the 3 billion mark for maritime vessel location messages delivered to its customers to date in 2011. With a growing, advanced high performance satellite constellation coupled with a dedicated data processing center in Toronto, Canada, exactEarth is delivering an unprecedented operational capability of Satellite Automatic Identification System (S-AIS) for
Friday, October 14th, 2011
RapidEye, a leader in wide area, repetitive coverage of Earth through its constellation of five satellites announced today that it has secured a multimillion Euro contract with the European Space Agency (ESA).
Friday, October 14th, 2011
The launch of the multi-purpose satellite Arirang 5 has been postponed indefinitely after notice from Russia. According to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on Wednesday, the decision was caused by internal circumstances facing the Russian government and Cosmotrust, the Russian launch service company. Read More
Friday, October 14th, 2011
BCS is delighted to announce the formation of the new Location Information Specialist Group (LISG) built on the foundations of the existing and successful BCS Geospatial Specialist Group. As part of the extension of the role of the Specialist Group, it is also able to announce that it is taking over responsibility for the Digital
Friday, October 14th, 2011
Thanks to developing technologies and modern survey methods, such as Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), it is now possible to obtain more consistent and accurate standards of mapping data. The Positional Improvement Project, which examines the accuracy of features of LPS Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland (OSNI) maps, will deliver significant improvements to the quality of
Friday, October 14th, 2011
NASA is planning an Oct. 27 launch of the first Earth-observing satellite to measure both global climate changes and key weather variables. The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) is the first mission designed to collect critical data to improve weather forecasts in the short-term and increase our understanding of long-term climate
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
You’re now one step closer to experiencing and interacting with a 3D mirror of the real world within your browser with Google MapsGL. Google MapsGL takes Google Maps and harnesses the power of Web Graphics Library (WebGL) to create far richer visuals and animations.
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Two templates have been released in ArcGIS Online that will help facility managers use GIS technology in their organizations. The templates provide a way to integrate facilities data into one standard format, apply cartographic rules to the data so it is easy to view and understand, and make the data easily accessible to others in
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
The goal of the Alpine Space Project “ALPSTAR, Toward Carbon Neutral Alps – Make Best Practice Minimum Standard”, is to achieve climate neutrality in the Alps by 2050. At the initial conference on 27th and 28th October 2011 in Chambéry participants will discuss the policy requirements on energy, transport and the economy in order to
