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
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Europa Technologies has today announced an extension of its popular viaEuropa hosted map service to support AddressBase – the new definitive spatial address data for England and Wales. The announcement means the geo solutions provider is the first Ordnance Survey licensed partner to utilise AddressBase in a cartographic capacity since its launch on 30 September 2011. viaEuropa
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside), along with partners from several public and private organizations, have received a $1.2 million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to research ways to increase fuel efficiency standards. Specifically, the study will evaluate technologies that provide feedback to drivers so they can cut harmful emissions
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Before renewable utilities build offshore wind farms, engineers must scrutinize the wind field at a proposed site using light detection and ranging (lidar) systems — an optical remote-sensing technology that illuminates a target with pulses from a laser. To overcome limitations in the current standard lidar systems that make measurements of vertical wind profiles, Dr. Herrington from the Stevens
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Environment Systems has won a contract to carry out a study of the condition of the Georgia Rangelands using satellite imagery and its own established remote sensing expertise. The study is being undertaken under the Alliances Programme run by Mercy Corps and funded by the the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The programme is
