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Monday, August 26th, 2013

TerraGo Strengthens Leadership Team with Key Appointments

TerraGo, a leading global provider of location intelligence solutions, announced today an expanded management team to work alongside recently appointed President and Chief Executive Officer Chris Broderick.

Sunday, August 25th, 2013

Updating SPOT 6 and SPOT-5 Satellite Mosaics of Russia

Experts of ScanEx RDC are continuously working on updating and expansion of satellite mosaic coverages of the territory of Russia. Today, mosaics are made covering the territory of more than 2 million square kilometers of the central and southern parts of European Russia based on SPOT 5 satellite images.

Saturday, August 24th, 2013

Esri’s Jack Dangermond Headlines International Cartographic Conference

Esri president and founder Jack Dangermond will be delivering the keynote speech “Web Maps, Story Maps, and Trends in Underlying Geospatial Technologies” at the twenty-sixth International Cartographic Conference in Dresden, Germany, on August 26, 2013. Dangermond is a recipient of the Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal from the International Cartographic Association for his innovative leadership in

Thursday, August 22nd, 2013

Real-time Monitoring Pays Off for Tracking Nitrate Pulse in Mississippi River Basin to the Gulf of Mexico

Cutting edge optical sensor technology is being used in the Mississippi River basin to more accurately track the nitrate pulse from small streams, large tributaries and ultimately to the Gulf of Mexico.

Thursday, August 22nd, 2013

Satellites Improve Air Quality Monitoring in South Africa

Economic development often means an increase of harmful gases into the atmosphere. ESA’s GlobEmission project uses satellite data to monitor atmospheric pollution from emissions.

Thursday, August 22nd, 2013

Intermap Delivers Increased Value with NEXTMap World 30 v2.0

Intermap Technologies(R) today announced the availability of NEXTMap World 30 v2.0, the world’s most accurate global terrain product. NEXTMAP World 30 v2.0 is available for license via an Application Programming Interface (API) or via Intermap’s cloud-based WebStore(TM) . This latest version of the NEXTMap World 30 product is up to three times more accurate than

Wednesday, August 21st, 2013

Salton Sea Scientific Monitoring Plan Released

A new interagency report provides a plan for long-term scientific monitoring and assessment for California’s Salton Sea. Monitoring of the Salton Sea ecosystem is critical for informed decision making and the success of restoration efforts. The monitoring and assessment plan was developed by a team including the California Department of Water Resources, California Department of

Wednesday, August 21st, 2013

Remapping Coastal Areas Damaged by Hurricane Sandy

Plans for remapping parts of the East Coast where Hurricane Sandy altered seafloors and shorelines, destroyed buildings, and disrupted millions of lives last year are being announced today by three federal agencies. This remapping plan comes one day after the Administration’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force progress report.

Wednesday, August 21st, 2013

ASPRS Executive Director Position Announcement

The Board of Directors of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) is seeking a professionally respected, service-oriented, and energetic individual to become its next Executive Director. ASPRS is a highly visible organization with national and international exposure, founded in 1934 and marketed as “The Imaging & Geospatial Information Society.”  The mission of

Wednesday, August 21st, 2013

Queensland Fires Ignite an International Emergency Response Exercise

A team of Queensland firies has ignited the interest of emergency response teams from around the world, after using cutting-edge mapping technology to tackle a catastrophic problem from the dark ages.