Friday, September 13th, 2013
NOAA announced the release yesterday of a comprehensive, quality-controlled dataset that gives ready access to millions of chemical analyses and other data on the massive Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The dataset, collected to support oil removal activities and assess the presence of dispersants, wraps up a three year process that began with the gathering of
Friday, September 13th, 2013
After more than four years mapping Earth’s gravity with unrivalled precision, GOCE’s mission is nearing its end and the satellite will soon reenter our atmosphere. The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer – GOCE – has been orbiting Earth since March 2009 at the lowest altitude of any research satellite.
Friday, September 13th, 2013
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Company successfully completed the third of five planned launch and early orbit exercises to demonstrate the launch readiness of the world’s most powerful and accurate Global Positioning System (GPS), the U.S. Air Force’s next generation GPS III satellite and Operational Control System (OCX).
Friday, September 13th, 2013
Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Google Inc. to provide satellite imagery in support of Google Maps, Google Earth and other Google products and services. Under this agreement, Astrium Services will provide newly acquired imagery from its Pléiades and SPOT satellites.
Friday, September 13th, 2013
The OGC Energy & Utilities Domain Working Group (E&U DWG) invites you to attend presentations on Location Communication in Energy and Utility Worlds in sessions at the upcoming OGC Technical Committee Meetings. This is a unique venue for networking, learning about the OGC’s standards development and relationship building processes, and shaping standards infrastructure to support
Friday, September 13th, 2013
ESA’s first Sentinel satellite dedicated to Europe’s Copernicus environmental monitoring programme is nearing completion in readiness for launch. The series of Sentinels and this ambitious programme were much in focus at the Living Planet Symposium this week.
Friday, September 13th, 2013
The Living Planet Symposium has come to a close in Edinburgh, and a week of talking about past, present and future satellite missions, as well as the scientific challenges facing us, has prepared Earth observation for a new chapter. Over 300 scientists attended two special sessions organised to discuss ESA’s plans to update the
Thursday, September 12th, 2013
MundoGEO#Connect LatinAmerica, Conference and Trade Fair on Geomatics and Geospatial Solutions (http://mundogeoconnect.com/2014/), reaches its fourth edition and launches its new website. Since 2011 focusing on interaction and connectivity and bringing together experts, researchers, users and executives, MundoGEO#Connect has been revealing the geospatial market potential in Latin America, through a whole new concept of event.
Thursday, September 12th, 2013
6th International Conference “Earth from Space – the Most Effective Solutions” this year is held under the sign of the Year of Environment Protection in Russia. The plenary session “International Environmental Programs and Projects. Satellite Data for Sustainable Development” will be held on October 1 at the Conference Hall of the Moscow Region “Vatutinki” complex
Thursday, September 12th, 2013
While ESA’s SMOS satellite continues to provide key information on soil moisture and ocean salinity for a better understanding of the water cycle, Living Planet Symposium participants in Edinburgh today heard how the mission is also set to improve weather forecasts.
