Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
International development banks often invest in regions where projects can be difficult to monitor and evaluate. Earth-observing satellites are proving to be important tools for the development sector. From 800 km high, satellites enable objective observations consistently over space and time. They can detect changes in land cover, monitor water quality and identify pollutants, evaluate
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
The NOAA Environmental Data Management (EDM) Framework defines and categorizes the policies, requirements, activities, and technical considerations relevant to the management of observational data and derived products by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These data are an irreplaceable national resource that must be well-documented, discoverable, accessible, and preserved for future use. This
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
More than 800 acres of uplands in and near Acadia National Park will likely be flooded by the ocean if sea level rises 2 feet during this century, leaving 75 percent of the saltwater marshes along this part of central Maine’s rugged coast with very little upland area to migrate into, according to a new
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
A new model to better describe groundwater changes and chloride movement in the Equus Beds aquifer, a primary water-supply source for the Wichita, Kansas area, has been completed by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of Wichita.
Monday, April 29th, 2013
LizardTech, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, announced that the company has signed an agreement with Spatial Solutions, an Australian-based information solutions company, to serve as an authorized reseller of LizardTech’s geospatial line of software products, consisting of GeoExpress, Express Server® and LiDAR Compressor.
Monday, April 29th, 2013
On May 30, 2013, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) will officially start its lifelong mission as Landsat 8. The next Landsat satellite will then begin to systematically acquire images of Earth, extending Landsat’s four-decade record of our planet. The USGS is inviting 30 social media followers to join them for a ceremony at the
Friday, April 26th, 2013
In the 1960s, climate science took a quantum leap forward when researchers at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton, N.J. developed the first computerized model of Earth’s climate that could account for both atmospheric and oceanic processes. For the first time, scientists could see how the complex interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere
Friday, April 26th, 2013
You are cordially invited to attend the COM.Geo 2013 conference (The 4th International Conference on Computing for Geospatial Research & Application). The COM.Geo conference is a professional development opportunity for researchers, decision-makers, developers, and application users to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences and concerns in the field of computing for geospatial.
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
For the first time, national mapping authority Ordnance Survey is running a programme for paid summer internships. Great Britain’s national mapping authority collects, maintains and distributes the most accurate and up-to-date digital mapping of the whole country.
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
OpenGeo, the commercial open source provider behind the OpenGeo Suite, will have a strong showing at the second annual FOSS4G North America conference. The gold level sponsor has had nine sessions and three workshops accepted onto the program. The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial – North America (FOSS4G-NA) conference will be held from
