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Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

Visualization Sciences Group Acquires Noesis Image Processing and Analysis

Visualization Sciences Group SAS (VSG) announces that it has signed a definitive agreement today under which VSG acquires Noesis SA, a leader in image processing and analysis software. For more than 20 years, Noesis has been developing software solutions addressing advanced image processing needs in scientific and industrial applications. Around its flagship product Visilog, Noesis has

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

NASA Hosting First West Coast Launch Tweetup for Earth-Observing Satellite

NASA will invite 25 of its U.S. Twitter followers to a Tweetup expected to culminate in the launch of the first of a new generation of Earth-observing satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT on Monday, Oct. 24. NASA’s NPP satellite

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

ICESat/GLAS Data as a Measurement Tool for Peatland Topography

Indonesian peatlands are one of the largest near-surface pools of terrestrial organic carbon. Persistent logging, drainage and recurrent fires lead to huge emission of carbon each year. Since tropical peatlands are highly inaccessible, few measurements on peat depth and forest biomass are available. We assessed the applicability of quality filtered ICESat/GLAS (a spaceborne LiDAR system)

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Submit Letters of Intent for the Int’l Space Station

The 9 September deadline for letters of intent is approaching fast for proposals of experiments relevant to climate change that use the International Space Station as a platform. The International Space Station (ISS) offers breathtaking views of our planet to the astronauts, allowing them a front row seat to Mother Nature’s vast repertoire.ESA is soliciting proposals

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Landsat Images Illustrate Flooding from Irene in New York State

Remnants of Hurricane Irene caused heavy flooding, as shown in this August 31 Landsat 5 image, in the hamlet of Pine Island in the town of Warwick (Orange County), New York. Sometimes called “the drowned lands” (long before Irene), the fertile black dirt region is the remains of a great shallow lake formed by receding

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Photogrammetric Flight in Argentina’s Chaco

The National Geographic Institute ( IGN ) ended onAugust 24 the photogrammetric survey conducted in the province of Chaco, through a cooperative agreement with the provincial government. The study will enrich the database of the province through the images taken, as well as update the national cartography. Thus, the province of Chaco will have a strategic tool for development and

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Oracle Announces Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.11

Extending Oracle’s smart grid capabilities, Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.11 offers new modeling and analysis features to improve distribution-grid management for electric utilities. The new modeling enhancements provide real-time views of grid activity to help properly align electricity generation with demand. Understanding potential outcomes under multiple possible conditions, such as storms, extreme temperatures and fluctuations

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

NASA Earth-Observing Satellite Arrives in California for Launch

On Tuesday, Aug. 30, NASA’s next Earth-observing research satellite arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to begin preparations for an October launch. The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) is the first of a new generation of satellites that will observe many facets of our changing Earth.

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Ordnance Survey Announces the 100th One Scotland Mapping Agreement Member

This month saw Ordnance Survey reach a milestone as the 100th member joined the One Scotland Mapping Agreement (OSMA). NHS Shetland joined the agreement and also became the seventeenth Scottish health organisation to become a member.

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Envitia Accepted as an Associate Partner on the (SESAR) Programme

Envitia is pleased to announce that as part of the MOSIA consortium, they have been accepted as an Associate Partner of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) programme.  This work aims to provide the technological dimension to the Single European Sky (SES) Initiative, a high-performance air traffic control infrastructure in Europe enabling the safe