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Monday, July 22nd, 2013

ScanEx RDC Became the Official Distributor of KOMPSAT Data

ScanEx RDC Research and Development Center officially became the distributor of the KOMPSAT data series in Russia and the CIS countries (Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan) at the end of June this year, following the signing of an agreement with the Korean company Satrec Initiative Co., Ltd.

Monday, July 22nd, 2013

Geospatial Conference and Trade Fair featured Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The 3rd edition of MundoGEO#Connect LatinAmerica, Conference and Trade Fair of Geomatics and Geospatial Solutions , was held last week in Sao Paulo, and demonstrated the strength of the geospatial market in Brazil and Latin America. In total 3,540 participants from over 25 countries attended the 20 activities of the event, besides 150 speakers and

Monday, July 22nd, 2013

1Spatial CEO on Market Insights Panel at Cambridge Conference

Marcus Hanke, CEO of 1Spatial, global specialists in spatial big data management, is part of a panel discussing Market Insight & Opportunities Ahead at the Cambridge Conference today at 3.45pm. Chaired by Neil Ackroyd from Ordnance Survey, other panellists include representatives from Oracle, DigitalGlobe, Esri and Infotech.

Friday, July 19th, 2013

Wildfires Causing Melting in Low-Lying Himalayan Glaciers

A new study by Indian glaciologists suggests black carbon from forest fires may affect the “reflectance” or albedo of glaciers in a manner that reduces their mass balance.  The report indicates that the change in reflectance in 2009 was higher than in any other year from 2000 to 2012 and could only be explained by

Friday, July 19th, 2013

NASA, International Space Agencies Note Benefits of Space Station during Disasters on Earth

The International Space Station (ISS) partner agencies released a statement Wednesday on the benefits of the space station during natural disasters on Earth. Flying 250 miles above the planet and circling it every 90 minutes, the orbiting outpost provides a unique vantage point from which images of Earth can play an important role in helping

Friday, July 19th, 2013

SPOT 6 Satellite Gains European Union Approval for Agricultural Surveying

SPOT 6, the high-resolution Earth observation satellite designed, built and operated by Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, has now been qualified by the JRC to take part in the MARS-CAP programme. MARS-CAP is a programme run by the European Commission which involves surveying agricultural land by satellite, as part of the Common Agricultural Policy

Thursday, July 18th, 2013

Proba-V Provides First Global Map of Vegetation

The first global map of vegetation from the recently launched Proba-V has been unveiled, demonstrating that the minisatellite is on track to continue a 15-year legacy of global vegetation monitoring from space. Proba-V is designed to map land cover and vegetation growth across the entire planet every two days. The data can also be used

Thursday, July 18th, 2013

New USGS Streamer Online Map Service Traces Streamflow of America’s Major Rivers

Have you ever dropped a stick into a river and wondered where it might go if it floated all the way downstream? Now you can trace its journey using Streamer – a new on-line service from the National Atlas of the United States. Streamer is an online map service that lets anyone trace downstream along

Thursday, July 18th, 2013

“I Fly UltraCam” Case Study: Ramani Geosystems

The UltraCam team recently visited Ramani Geosystems, a Kenya–based geospatial services firm that offers land surveying, aerial photography, aerial LiDAR and mapping services throughout Africa and an UltraCam customer since 2012. Ramani Geosystems wanted to be able to take on larger projects and find a better way to capture high-resolution images in East Africa’s tricky

Thursday, July 18th, 2013

Caribbean Community Maps Out Renewable Energy Plan

The Worldwatch Institute is assisting the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in developing a Caribbean Sustainable Energy Roadmap and Strategy (C-SERMS) to provide a more strategic approach to implementing renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in the region. The overall goals are to address the inadequate energy security of most CARICOM member states and to establish them