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Sunday, November 24th, 2013

Exprodat Appoints Steven Feldman as Non-Executive Chairman

Exprodat, the petroleum GIS services, software and training specialist and Esri Gold Partner, has appointed geospatial industry expert Steven Feldman as Non-Executive Chairman.

Friday, November 22nd, 2013

Sneak Peek at the Sentinel-1A Earth Observing Satellite

  The media had a sneak peek at the first Sentinel satellite today ahead of its launch next spring. ESA is developing the Earth-observing Sentinel missions to meet the needs of Europe’s Copernicus programme.

Friday, November 22nd, 2013

NOAA’s Science on a Sphere Now in 100 Locations Worldwide

A glowing six-foot diameter sphere, suspended from the ceiling of NOAA headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., is the 100th Science On a Sphere installed around the world. The 3-D display system, which was unveiled today, illuminates awe-inspiring animations of planet Earth and is used by educators, curators and scientists alike to explore global environmental data,

Friday, November 22nd, 2013

Successful Swarm Constellation Launch Promises Magnetic Returns

  ESA’s three-satellite Swarm constellation was lofted into a near-polar orbit by a Russian Rockot launcher this afternoon. For four years, it will monitor Earth’s magnetic field, from the depth of our planet’s core to the heights of its upper atmosphere.

Thursday, November 21st, 2013

New River Gauge Provides Steady Stream of Information

A newly installed United States Geological Survey streamgage on the Chattahoochee River is providing rafters, flood forecasters and dam operators critical information about the river and its ever changing flow.

Thursday, November 21st, 2013

Measuring Landscape Disturbance of Gas Exploration in Four More Pennsylvania Counties

Landscape change in Pennsylvania’s Sullivan, Wyoming, Armstrong and Indiana counties resulting from construction of well pads, new roads and pipelines for natural gas and coalbed methane exploration is being documented to help determine the potential consequences for ecosystems and wildlife, according to two U.S. Geological Survey reports released today.

Thursday, November 21st, 2013

Lockheed Martin GPS III Satellite Prototype Communicate Successfully with GPS Satellite Constellation

The Lockheed Martin prototype of the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, the GPS III, recently proved it was backward-compatible with the existing GPS satellite constellation in orbit.

Thursday, November 21st, 2013

SSTL’s Low-cost Radar Satellite NovaSAR Wins IET Innovation Award

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) is delighted to announce that its unique space-based S-band radar system, NovaSAR, has won an Innovation award for Navigation and Surveillance Communications from The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Wednesday, November 20th, 2013

3-GIS Acquires Denmark-based Nyfors as Latests Network Solutions Customer

3-GIS, an Alabama-based software development company, announces Nyfors GIS as the newest customer to deploy the updated 3-GIS Network Solutions package. In partnership with Informi GIS, 3-GIS’s Denmark-based Value Added Reseller, 3-GIS has acquired Nyfors as their newest international customer. Based in Brønderslev Denmark, Nyfors will be the first European company to deploy the newly

Wednesday, November 20th, 2013

3D Laser Mapping and Orbit GT Partner to Improve Mobile Mapping Data

  3D Laser Mapping has signed a reseller agreement with Orbit Geospatial Technologies. Orbit GT products turn raw mobile mapping data into manageable, easy to use, GIS-integrated content that empowers companies to utilise mobile mapping information across an organisation. This agreement will allow 3D Laser Mapping to offer a truly end to end mobile mapping