Monday, October 17th, 2011
Satellite data plus conservation equals better crop yields Combining remote sensing technology with water and soil conservation techniques can help raise crop yields in South Asia, scientists have reported. Satellite data can help identify specific problems. Read More
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
Shah commission members on Saturday constituted seven teams, which will visit 90 operational and 39 non-operational mines from Monday onwards to verify the data collected so far. Commission member U V Singh is likely to arrive in Goa on Sunday and will assist the teams in verifying the data collected from the initial survey conducted
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Google has launched its Google MapsGL experiment to test 3D map rendering to its popular application. Check it out in Chrome and Firefox using new browser versions and graphics cards. Read More
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Geospatial technology and spatial data types from Esri will soon be integrated into the IBM Netezza analytics appliances. This will give federal agencies and customers in industries such as energy, retail, telecommunications, and health care the capability to query and geospatially analyze enormous datasets at very fast speeds.
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
