Tuesday, January 14th, 2014
Aerial mapping company Bluesky has been awarded contracts to map heat loss across towns and cities covering around 10 per cent of the population. Using specialist thermal sensors mounted on survey aircraft Bluesky accurately records heat loss from homes and businesses. Working with Local Authorities, property owners and energy companies the colour-coded thermal maps are
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Ghalam LLP (Kazakhstan) have agreed that SSTL’s new X50 platform design will deliver KazSTSAT, a small satellite mission announced under a contract signed last year.
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014
Professionals are finding that the job market demands even greater levels of education and expert knowledge. Many are turning to geographic information systems (GIS) programs to acquire the most sought after skills to compete in this tight job market.
Monday, January 13th, 2014
The cruise ship Costa Concordia with more than 4,200 passengers and crew on board hit a rocky outcrop and ran aground off the coast of Isola del Giglio in Italy in January 2012, leading to the loss of 32 lives. Nearly two years later, in September 2013, the salvage project started with parbuckling the wreck.
Monday, January 13th, 2014
Like thermometers in the sky, satellite instruments can measure the temperatures of Earth’s surfaces. ESA’s new GlobTemperature project is merging these data from a variety of spaceborne sensors to provide scientists with a one-stop shop for land, lake and ice temperature data.
Monday, January 13th, 2014
Intermap Technologies (TSX:IMP), (ITMSF:BB), a leading provider of geospatial solutions on-demand created from its uniform, high-resolution 3D digital models of the earth’s surface, today announced that its NEXTMap World 30 product surpassed sales of $1.2M in 2013, more than 15 times 2012 sales. World 30 is the world’s first and only seamless digital map of
Friday, January 10th, 2014
In a case study of dams on the upper Missouri River, USGS researchers have demonstrated that an upstream dam is still a major control of river dynamics where the backwater effects of a downstream reservoir begin. In light of this finding, the conventional understanding of how a dam can influence a river may have to
Thursday, January 9th, 2014
In 2012, gross world product increased to just over $83 trillion, a 4.85 percent increase over 2011. On the surface, this metric supports the argument that the worst of the global recession is in the past; however, the economy continues a pattern of slowing growth rates since 2010 and 2011, when gross world product grew
Thursday, January 9th, 2014
Ordnance Survey is celebrating the success of its OS MapFinder app, one year after it launched. The app, which originally launched on iOS, became available to Android users later in 2013 and with downloads totalling over 175,000, it’s proving very popular with outdoor enthusiasts and people looking to explore more of Great Britain.
Wednesday, January 8th, 2014
The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) is accepting applications for its Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards through April 11, 2014. The awards recognize exceptional achievements in the application of geospatial information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services. The award competition is open to all public agencies at
