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Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Google Provides a Picture of Earth through Time

Today, Google makes it possible for you to go back in time and get a stunning historical perspective on the changes to the Earth’s surface over time. Working with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), NASA and TIME, we’re releasing more than a quarter-century of images of Earth taken from space, compiled for the first time

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Landsat Images Provide the Basis for Google’s Time-Lapse Experience

Images from Landsat satellites provided free to the public by the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey were the starting points for “a new breakthrough” reported today by Time and announced on the Official Google Blog. Using its Earth Engine technology, Google has compiled decades of Landsat images into a new, interactive time-lapse experience.

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Arkansas CAD Professional Turns to Online Education to Further Career in GIS

When the pressures of juggling both a full-time job and school became far too great, Ozark, Ark. native Kristifier Paxton, enlisted in the Army National Guard in 2005 and served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. So when he left the Army in 2010, Paxton was eager to finish what he’d started.

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Commissioning the Landsat Data Continuity Mission

On the beautifully clear Monday morning of Feb. 11, 2013, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission made its way from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base to low Earth orbit. The more than 1,000 Landsat scientists, engineers, data users, and fans gathered to watch the launch breathed a collective sigh of relief as the bright orange light

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Using NOAA Online Resources For Disaster Preparedness and Response

Join the NYS GIS Association and a distinguished panel of specialists from NOAA for a webinar to learn about their real time and predictive information services related to the weather events that most threaten New York State and the Northeast Region.

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

New Study Shows Importance of IUCN’s Red List of Ecosystems

A new global standard in assessing environmental risk, the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems, has been trialled on 20 ecosystems spanning six continents and three oceans.

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Bluesky Images Celebrate History of Tour de France

Aerial photographs from Bluesky are to feature in a soon to be published book ‘Le Tour 100’. Licensed by Cosmographics, an award winning cartographic services company, the Bluesky images were used to create graphics illustrating stages of the world famous Tour de France cycle race from 2007 and 1974. The actual race routes were plotted

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

ESA Selects ‘Biomass’ for Seventh Earth Explorer Mission

ESA’s Earth Observation Programme Board has selected ‘Biomass’ to become the seventh Earth Explorer mission. The innovative satellite aims to map and monitor one of Earth’s most precious resources.

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

Intergraph Emergency App Sends Location to Dispatchers

If you’ve ever tried calling 9-1-1 from a location you weren’t familiar with, you know how difficult it can be to explain your exact position to the dispatch officer. In a critical situation, your exact position is valuable information which can mean the difference between life and death, as every second counts when ambulance, police,

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

Preparation for Sentinen-1 Launch Helped Along by Test Data and Simulated Images

Those who need satellite data for a wide range of applications, from mapping sea ice and tracking maritime traffic to monitoring geohazards over land, are eagerly awaiting the launch of Sentinel-1. ESA is helping users get ahead of the game by offering test data and simulated images.