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Thursday, January 10th, 2013

Lockheed Martin Delivers GOES-R Weather Satellite Core Structure for Propulsion System Integration

Lockheed Martin delivered the core structure for the first in a series of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s next-generation geostationary weather satellites to the company’s Mississippi Space and Technology Center on NASA’s Stennis Space Center where it will undergo propulsion system integration.

Thursday, January 10th, 2013

NASA to Hold Jan. 10 Media Briefing on Next Landsat Mission Launch

NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EST today, about the upcoming launch of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). The briefing will be held in the James E. Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington. The news conference will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. 

Thursday, January 10th, 2013

MDA Awarded $706 Million Contract for Three Radar Satellites

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a provider of essential information solutions, today announced the signing of a $706 million contract with the Canadian Space Agency to build, launch and provide initial operations for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM). The contract is expected to extend over a period of seven years and brings MDA’s current

Thursday, January 10th, 2013

DigitalGlobe Obtains Antitrust Clearance in Connection With GeoEye Combination

DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE:DGI), a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, today announced that it has received antitrust clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with DigitalGlobe’s pending combination with GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY).

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

GeoEye Announces First Sale of Stereo Imagery Products to the Government of India

GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY), a leading source of geospatial information and insight, announced that it received an order from the Government of India for stereo imagery from the high resolution GeoEye-1 satellite to support development of India’s freight railway corridor. Stereo imagery provides three-dimensional viewing and feature recognition for a number of engineering applications, including

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

1Spatial & LSI Partnership Awarded Important U.S. Census Bureau Contract

1Spatial, a geospatial company which manages the world’s largest spatial data and its US partner, LSI, has signed a contract to supply the U.S. Census Bureau with licenses and associated services in preparations for supporting their Geographic Support System.

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

USGS Issues an App Development Challenge

USGS scientists are looking for your help in addressing some of today’s most perplexing scientific challenges, such as climate change and biodiversity loss. To do so requires a partnership between the best and the brightest in Government and the public to guide research and identify solutions.

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

Bluesky’s Old Aerial Photos Help Geomatics Students Monitor Landforms

Historical aerial  photographs are being used by undergraduates at Nottingham Trent University to  help them understand some of the essential facets of remote sensing technology.  Images from the Bluesky archive are used to demonstrate the effects of  topography  and other features on unprocessed aerial images and help students  understand the process of orthorectification. Aerial photographs are also used  for research

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

The OGC Seeks Comments on Candidate GeoPackage Standard

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) seeks public comments on the current draft of the candidate OGC GeoPackage (GPKG) Standard. The GPKG Standards Working Group will consider all comments when preparing a final draft of the candidate standard.

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

Automated Digital Imaging for Environmental Monitoring

Recent improvements in the affordability and availability of high-resolution digital cameras, data loggers, embedded computers, and radio/cellular modems have advanced the development of sophisticated automated systems for remote imaging. Researchers have successfully placed and operated automated digital cameras in remote locations and in extremes of temperature and humidity, ranging from the islands of the South