Tuesday, September 10th, 2013
NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration has launched a new online mapping tool for the Great Lakes that will give decision makers, resource managers, and environmental responders better information as they clean up hazardous materials and restore the coastal and estuarine environments.
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013
With a catalogue of triumphs that range from delivering novel information about winds at the edge of the atmosphere to mapping the structure of Earth’s crust 200 km below our feet, ESA’s GOCE satellite is in the limelight at this week’s Living Planet Symposium. Carrying the first 3D gravity gradiometer in space and orbiting lower
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013
Lena Halounová, Chairperson of the Czech Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, to take part in the 6th International Conference “Earth from Space – the Most Effective Solutions.” Lena Halounová is one of the leading specialists in the field of remote sensing, GIS and cartography representing achievements of the Czech school in these spheres in
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013
A new report by the U.S. Geological Survey evaluates how well the USGS streamgage network meets needs for streamflow information by assessing the ability of the network to produce various streamflow statistics at locations that have streamgages (gaged) and that do not have streamgages (ungaged).
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013
URISA is pleased to announce a GIS-Pro 2013 Virtual Conference for those who cannot make it to GIS-Pro 2013 in Providence, RI next week. URISA is building on the success of previous live events at GIS-Pro to offer a virtual conference experience. Take the opportunity to attend alone or better yet, gather your whole staff,
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013
To help community and local hospitals respond to the challenges of health care delivery and use municipal budget efficiently, the Elder Friendly Navigation System is established for offering an easy access to health and medical information.
Monday, September 9th, 2013
Hexagon, the parent company of Leica Geosystems and Z/I Imaging, is very pleased to announce that the Carl Pulfrich Award 2013 has been awarded to Prof. Dr. Nicholas C. Coops, Vancouver, and Prof. Dr. Norbert Haala, Stuttgart. Professor Coops has made outstanding contributions to solve mapping problem in biodiversity, especially in using remote sensing technologies
Monday, September 9th, 2013
The largest Living Planet Symposium ever held has begun. Scientists and users are gathering in Edinburgh, UK, this week to present their latest satellite findings on Earth’s environment and climate based. With over 1800 participants, it is building on the symposia held in Bergen (2010), Montreux (2007) and Salzburg (2004).
Monday, September 9th, 2013
A resource planning and performance reporting tool from specialist British GIS software developer Cadcorp, is to play a central role in helping Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) save lives – and money. HFRS is already one of the most cost efficient fire services in England. In deploying the Cadcorp Workload Modeller application, it is
Monday, September 9th, 2013
As previously announced during its teaser campaign, Astrium Services, Europe’s leading space technology company, has today launched a new video designed to communicate the diversity and value of its range of Earth observation services, connect to existing and potential customers while strengthening its identity in a highly competitive geo-information market.
