Friday, November 22nd, 2013
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
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
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
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
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
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, 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 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
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
The EEA’s Environmental indicator report 2013 explores the implications of a transition to a ‘green economy’, defined as an economic system which uses resources more efficiently, enhances human well-being and maintains natural systems.
Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
Bon A. Dewitt, Rongxing Li, Richard A. Pearsall, Karen L. Schuckman and Douglas A. Stow have been named the 2014 ASPRS Fellow Award winners. The ASPRS designation of Fellow is conferred on active Society members who have performed exceptional service in advancing the science and use of the mapping sciences (photogrammetry, remote sensing, surveying, geographic
