Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
Georgia’s groundwater levels showed a general decline between 2010 and 2011 in response to low rainfall and increased pumping, according to a recent USGS publication. The greatest declines in the aquifers were in the southwestern part of the state where groundwater levels dropped as much as 18 feet in the Upper Floridan aquifer, 22 feet
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has successfully completed the delivery of the payloads for the first four Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites of the European Galileo GNSS system to prime contractor OHB System AG. The payloads were shipped to OHB in Bremen, Germany for integration of the payload to platform and the start of the
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
We’ve all been there: stuck in traffic, frustrated that you chose the wrong route on the drive to work. But imagine if you could see real-time traffic updates from friends and fellow travelers ahead of you, calling out “fender bender…totally stuck in left lane!” and showing faster routes that others are taking.
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
COM.Geo 2013 Seachable Program Sessions are available at COM.Geo 2013 website: http://www.com-geo.org/conferences/2013/prog_all.htm. All of presentations is able to be located by key words. In addition, Program At-a-Glance is available on the conference website as well: http://www.com-geo.org/conferences/2013/program.htm.
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
Blue Marble Geographics will be exhibiting at the GeoDATA 2013 Seminar in Dublin, Ireland on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013. Come and see first-hand the latest enhancements found in Global Mapper 14.2. Some of the major improvements include several scripting updates, improved Volume Measurement tools, a new right-click option to the vector data search dialog, many
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce that the new Z/I DMC IIe large format frame camera series can be operated fully integrated inside a Leica Geosystems aircraft installation. The Z/I DMC IIe is based on the proven sensor design of the Z/I DMC II using large format single CCD technology and includes integrated Novatel GNSS/IMU
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
Most species at greatest risk from climate change are not currently conservation priorities, finds an IUCN study that introduces a pioneering method to assess the vulnerability of species to climate change. The paper, published in the journal PLOS ONE, is one of the biggest studies of its kind, assessing all of the world’s birds, amphibians
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
Partnership for a Connected Illinois, Inc. (PCI), a nonprofit organization that collects and publishes broadband data usage to ensure that all citizens in Illinois have access to the Internet, is using TerraGo geospatial collaboration software and GeoPDF maps and imagery to produce maps of broadband coverage for the state. In addition, it is using TerraGo
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
Essential education and valuable professional connections will be the takeaways at GIS-Pro 2013: URISA’s 51st Annual Conference for GIS Professionals. GIS-Pro 2013 will take place September 16-19, 2013 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
MAPPS, the association for private sector geospatial firms, today announced the program for the 2013 Summer Conference to be held July 22-26 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, ME. The conference will focus on business, management, marketing, technical, policy, and workforce issues relevant to the geospatial market. The agenda is designed by and for private
