Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
Many environmentalists today miss the broader political picture by advocating for small day-to-day “green living” acts that in reality are far more symbolic than they are effective. The truth is that most people are proponents of a cleaner environment, safer products and labor conditions, and a better functioning democracy-they are just not actively working together
Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) made landfall early on November 8 in Guiuan municipality, Eastern Samar province, Eastern Visayas region in the Philippines. The storm hit with 150mph winds and gusts up to 170mph. Communications and power lines are down in many areas. Roads have been impacted, limiting access to the most affected areas. The Digital
Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce the release of version 5.0 of Correlator3D. This major release features numerous improvements, including the enhancement of Correlator3D aerial triangulation module (AT) with visualization and editing tools, as well as improved DTM and 64-bit support.
Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
The company behind the world’s most accurate mobile mapping system StreetMapper, has launched a brand new addition to their portfolio of mobile mapping solutions. Developed by 3D Laser Mapping, in partnership with IGI, V-Mapper is a dynamic, vehicle mounted, 3D mapping system comprising of a precision navigation system, state of the art laser scanning technology
Monday, November 11th, 2013
One of Korea’s leading geospatial experts will this week unveil a powerful new device which could soon predict natural disasters before they even hit.
Monday, November 11th, 2013
Scientists using sophisticated statistical methods show in a paper in Nature Geoscience that the successful phase out of chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, by the Montreal Protocol slowed climate change, contributing to a lower rate of global warming since the early 1990s.
Monday, November 11th, 2013
Close to 01:00 CET on Monday 11 November, ESA’s GOCE satellite reentered Earth’s atmosphere on a descending orbit pass that extended across Siberia, the western Pacific Ocean, the eastern Indian Ocean and Antarctica. As expected, the satellite disintegrated in the high atmosphere and no damage to property has been reported.
Sunday, November 10th, 2013
On September 10, 2013, what would become a devastating situation, began with an inch of rain falling in Boulder, Colorado. The following day saw another inch, and the rain continued to come down for several more days after that. Only six days later on September 16, some Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)
Friday, November 8th, 2013
PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, today announces that it has successfully delivered to the Sabah Lands and Surveys Department (SLSD) a Historical Airphoto Processing (HAP) system, a customized workflow developed by PCI Geomatics. Installation and training, which took place in September of this year, were included in the delivery
Friday, November 8th, 2013
URISA is pleased to announce the presentation of one of its most popular Certified Workshops, GIS Program Management, via instructor-led web based training. URISA’s GIS Program Management workshop is regularly presented at URISA conferences, chapter events, and at regional conferences (last month in both Illinois and Kentucky). Normally a full-day classroom session, the workshop has
