Monday, August 12th, 2013
A new publication by IUCN has set a precedent for deliberately moving plants and animals for conservation purposes around the world. Based on 30 years of experience and pioneering reintroductions such as the Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) in Oman, the Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) in Brazil and the Red Wolf (Canis rufus) in the
Sunday, August 11th, 2013
President Obama announced yesterday that Dr. Mario Molina has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, along with former President Bill Clinton, and 14 others. The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor in the US, given to acknowledge those who have made especially meritorious contributions to the country’s security or national interests, to
Sunday, August 11th, 2013
Science and technology have peeled back a veil of water just offshore of California, revealing the hidden seafloor in unprecedented detail. New imagery, specialized undersea maps, and a wealth of data from along the California coast are now available. Three new products in an ongoing series were released today by the U.S. Geological Survey —
Sunday, August 11th, 2013
The U.S. has over three million square nautical miles of coastal ocean floor in a constant state of change. Constantly surveying that seabed, to maintain safe navigation and protect coastal areas, is a huge challenge. Charts for some areas still rely on water depth measurements taken 70 years ago – or even earlier. Fortunately, a
Friday, August 9th, 2013
On October 2, 2013 the round table “Creating and Operating Small Satellites” will be held in the framework of the 6th International Conference “Earth from Space – the Most Effective Solutions”. At the round table participants will discuss the development, testing and operation of small satellites as well as their perspectives in Russia and
Friday, August 9th, 2013
Aerial photographs from Bluesky are helping landscape consultants Cooper Partnership Ltd, achieve planning permission for some of the most high profile and potentially controversial construction projects in the UK. These have included siting of wind turbines, developments on greenbelt land and nuclear power stations.
Thursday, August 8th, 2013
European wind energy professionals gathered in Dublin, Ireland, recently to discuss innovative ways to meet renewable-energy demands using the Esri ArcGIS platform. Members of the Esri European Wind User Group shared how they apply ArcGIS maps, apps, and tools to offshore and onshore wind-farm development, planning, engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance.
Thursday, August 8th, 2013
More than 8 million square km of Russia is captured from space, starting from the second half of July as part of the information support of the agricultural sector of the country. Imaging is carried out by ScanEx Research & Development Center.
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
Blue Marble Geographics is teaming up with MundoGeo to offer a free Spanish language webinar entitled, Is Low-cost GIS Attainable for Everyone? The webinar, to be held on Tuesday, September 17th, 2013, will demonstrate how low-cost GIS is attainable through the use of Global Mapper, Blue Marble’s affordable GIS software. Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation,
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announces with is partner IAVO, the release of 3D FeatureXtract (3DFE). By calculating feature heights and outlines of overlapping satellite or aerial imagery, 3DFE can model 3D features in a 2D environment, and it does this without any need for specialized hardware.
