Friday, January 3rd, 2014
MAPPS, the association for private sector geospatial firms, today announced its 2014 conference schedule. MAPPS will host four conferences in 2014 that center on business development, education, technology applications, and public policy for owners, principals and senior executives of private sector geospatial firms.
Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
ZEB1 the world’s first truly mobile, hand held, rapid laser mapping system has been put through a rigorous testing process at the world’s deepest and most substantial gold mine. Owned and operated by Anglogold Ashanti the Mponeng Mine in South Africa is over 2 kilometres below sea level. The ZEB1 was demonstrated in an ‘up
Sunday, December 29th, 2013
David Helweg has been selected as the first permanent director of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Pacific Islands Climate Science Center, headquartered at the University of Hawai’i, Manoa. The center is one of eight regional DOI Climate Science Centers established and managed by the U.S. Geological Survey, to provide federal, state and local land
Sunday, December 29th, 2013
Environmental research and weather forecasting are about to get a significant technology boost as NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) prepare to launch a new satellite in February.
Friday, December 20th, 2013
Exprodat Consulting Ltd. has been approved by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance to the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Standards for its GIS consulting, training and software development in the oil and gas industry.
Thursday, December 19th, 2013
With emerging technologies, regulations and business development key concerns of geospatial businesses, MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the association for private sector geospatial firms, today announced the program for its 2014 Winter Conference to be held February 9-13 at The Lodge at Torrey Pines in La Jolla (San Diego), CA.
Thursday, December 19th, 2013
Civilian volunteers are making significant additions to the U.S. Geological Survey’s ability to provide accurate mapping information to the public. Using crowd-sourcing techniques, the USGS’ Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) project known as The National Map Corps(TNMCorps) encourages citizen volunteers to collect manmade structures data in an effort to provide accurate and authoritative spatial map data for the National
Thursday, December 19th, 2013
By using the Earth’s magnetic field, combined with new innovative technology, oil and gas drilling companies are increasing oilfield productivity while reducing development costs and environmental impacts.An article in the fall 2013 issue of Oilfield Review highlights this technology and its applications across the world. It also discusses the public-private collaboration between the U.S. Geological
Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
A Lockheed Martin team has completed the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument that will make crucial solar measurements when it flies on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) satellite missions, known as the GOES-R series.
Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
A new USGS study found that 15 percent of groundwater samples from 66 household wells across south-central New York contained methane at levels high enough to warrant monitoring or mitigation. Methane was more common and had higher concentrations in wells located in valleys rather than wells located in uplands. Valley wells that tap confined bedrock
