Monday, July 29th, 2013
The massive damage from a record-breaking tornado, which swept across Moore, Okla. on May 20, is a stark reminder of how deadly and capricious nature can be. But those who learn geographic information systems (GIS) can take a little solace in one thought: the ways they use technology can greatly help with disaster recovery efforts.
Friday, July 26th, 2013
Plants grow and thrive through photosynthesis, a process that converts sunlight into energy. During photosynthesis, plants emit what is called fluorescence – light invisible to the naked eye but detectable by satellites orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth. NASA scientists have now established a method to turn this satellite data into global maps of the
Friday, July 26th, 2013
MAPPS, the national association of private sector geospatial firms, elected new officers and members of its Board of Directors to serve the association for 2013-2014.
Friday, July 26th, 2013
Climate change is expected to amplify both droughts and wildfires across the western United States. A new study shows that the effects of drought and fire work in combination, such that forests experiencing drought will see more dead trees in the aftermath of wildfires.
Friday, July 26th, 2013
Today space is one of the few areas in which Russian engineers and scientists remain competitive. The structure of the industry is such that the first fiddle in it is played by state agencies. Commercially crippled federal state unitary enterprises and joint stock companies controlled by the government occupy most of the Russian space market.
Thursday, July 25th, 2013
Exprodat, the oil and gas services, software and training supplier, has announced a series of public petroleum ArcGIS training courses in Houston, Texas, which will take place at the PetroSkills dedicated training facilities.
Thursday, July 25th, 2013
Trimble announced today the Connected Farm Fleet app built to serve managers and technicians by enabling them to access their fleet information from any location. Using smartphones and tablets, the app enables the fleet management portion of Trimble’s industry-leading Connected Farm Web solution to go mobile. With the app, managers can track the location of
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the National Stormwater Calculator, an innovative addition to the administration’s virtual climate resilience toolkit. EPA’s new calculator will help property owners, developers, landscapers, and urban planners make informed land-use decisions to protect local waterways from pollution caused by stormwater
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to announce the release of the Global Mapper Software Development Kit (SDK) version 14.2. This release offers many new features and functions for working with volume calculations, LiDAR data, multi-band imagery and much more. Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation, visualization and conversion solutions are used worldwide by thousands of GIS
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
MDA Information Systems LLC has announced today that it has signed a contract to provide the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) with a mobile ground system tracking antenna in support of the Coalition Tactical Awareness and Response (CTAR) program. This antenna can receive imagery from multiple commercial satellites and be rapidly deployed in any area of
