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Thursday, January 17th, 2013

RapidEye Commits to Data Continuity; Discusses System Health and Life Span

RapidEye, a leader in high-resolution, wide area repetitive coverage of earth through its constellation of five satellites announced a positive update on the health and lifespan of its satellites. In addition, Michael Oxfort has been appointed to lead the development of the company’s data continuity strategy.

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

Landsat Senses a Disturbance in the Forest

A new way of studying and visualizing Earth science data from a NASA and U.S. Geological Survey satellite program is resulting in, for the first time, the ability to tease out the small events that can cause big changes in an ecosystem.

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

U.S. Drought Impacts Underground Water Supplies

A deep and persistent drought struck vast portions of the continental United States in 2012. Though there has been some relief in the late summer, a pair of satellites operated by NASA shows that the drought lingers in the underground water supplies that are often tapped for drinking water and farming.

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

ERDAS APOLLO 2013 Available as Part of Intergraph Geospatial 2013

Intergraph announces the release of ERDAS APOLLO 2013 as part of Intergraph Geospatial Portfolio 2013. ERDAS APOLLO 2013 is a comprehensive data management, analysis and delivery system allowing organizations to easily catalog, search, discover, process, and securely disseminate massive volumes of both file-based and web-enabled data.  ERDAS APOLLO 2013 provides powerful new efficiencies in robust data management and broad

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

USGS Seeks Nominations for Gannett Topographic Mapping Award

Calling for nominations to honor outstanding accomplishments to the topographic mapping mission of the USGS. If you have ever used a topographic map to find your way around a remote part of the country, or if you’ve ever noticed how geographic names reflect the history of the land and the culture of its inhabitants, you’ll appreciate

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

Global Warming May Have Severe Consequences for Rare Haleakala Silverswords

While the iconic Haleakalā silversword plant made a strong recovery from early 20th-century threats, it has now entered a period of substantial climate-related decline. New research published this week warns that global warming may have severe consequences for the silversword in its native habitat. 

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

EPA’s 2011 Toxics Release Inventory Shows Air Pollutants Continue to Decline

Total toxic air releases in 2011 declined 8 percent from 2010, mostly because of decreases in hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions, even while total releases of toxic chemicals increased for the second year in a row, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report published today.

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

Bluesky’s LiDAR Surveys Hampshire Towns and Home of the British Army

English local authority Rushmoor Borough Council is using LiDAR data from Bluesky to model the Hampshire towns of Aldershot and Farnborough. Captured using aircraft mounted laser scanners the detailed models and raw height data are being used to inform planning policies, support Public Consultations and underpin Emergency Response plans. The Bluesky data is also being

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

Blue Marble Merges the Blue Marble Desktop into Geographic Calculator 2013

Blue Marble Geographics released the Geographic Calculator 2013 today, merging the various modules of the Blue Marble Desktop into one software application. Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation, visualization and conversion solutions are used worldwide by thousands of GIS analysts at software, oil and gas, mining, civil engineering, surveying, and technology companies, as well as governmental and

Tuesday, January 15th, 2013

PCI Geomatics Expands Exclusive Distribution Agreement with China’s Beijing Space Eye Innovation Company (BSEI)

PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, has announced that it has signed a new exclusive distribution agreement with Beijing Space Eye Innovation Technology Co. Ltd (BSEI) of China. The new agreement acknowledges BSEI, as PCI’s exclusive reseller partner for both PCI’s Geomatica desktop software and PCI’s award