Friday, July 5th, 2013
Optech is pleased to be both a Business Partner and a Platinum Sponsor of the Esri International User Conference in San Diego, July 8-12, 2013, where Optech will showcase its latest airborne, mobile and terrestrial mapping solutions in the Imagery section. Anyone interested in learning about the most recent advances in lidar and camera data
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
The curtain has come down on a superstar of the satellite oceanography world that played the “Great Blue Way” of the world’s ocean for 11-1/2 years. The successful joint NASA and Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Jason-1 ocean altimetry satellite was decommissioned this week following the loss of its last remaining transmitter.
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
During a recent demonstration at NAVAIR, Lockheed Martin monitored and controlled multiple types of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) from one integrated command and control (C2) system. Controlling both the unmanned air vehicles and their on-board mission system sensors, Lockheed Martin’s system fully integrated with other Navy C2 and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) planning and
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of its third Imaging and Lidar Solutions Conference (ILSC 2013). Running from June 25 to 27 in Toronto, the conference included workshops, seminars, product demonstrations, and keynote addresses for attendees from
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
Four groups of entrepreneurs from across the country are set to receive a share of £100,000 funding to turn their visions for greener business into a reality. New phones apps, carbon maps, creative educational challenges and recycling networks were among the four winning entries of the latest GeoVation Challenge from Ordnance Survey.
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
Supergeo Technologies announced that SuperGIS solutions including mobile GIS, desktop GIS, and server GIS were adopted by Fujairah Public Works and Agriculture Department, to establish a public works information system to enhance data accuracy, integration, and distribution for sustainable infrastructure programs in UAE.
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
The latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species shows worrying declines for conifers – the world’s oldest and largest organisms – freshwater shrimps, cone snails and the Yangtze Finless Porpoise. The Santa Cruz Pupfish, a lizard known as the Cape Verde Giant Skink and a species of freshwater shrimp have been declared
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
URISA is pleased to announce a variety of activities taking place during the Esri International User Conference in San Diego, July 8-12, 2013. GIS professionals are invited to visit the URISA booth (#519) to learn more about URISA membership, professional development opportunities, educational programs and publications. Enter to win one of three free registrations to
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013
Working in partnership with scientists at the University of Leicester aerial mapping company Bluesky has assisted in the completion of a project to map levels of nitrogen dioxide in the city of Leicester. By installing ground breaking pollution detecting technology on an air survey plane the Airborne Air Quality Mapper (AAQM) project was able to
Monday, July 1st, 2013
The probability of hurricane-induced coastal change on sandy beaches from Florida to New York has been assessed for the first time in two U.S. Geological Survey studies released today. The two reports — one assessing the coastline from Florida to North Carolina, the other from Virginia to New York — can function as part of
