Friday, May 3rd, 2013
COM.Geo 2013 is a professional development opportunity for researchers, decision-makers, developers, and application users to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences and concerns in the field of computing for geospatial. The workshop is a great opportunity to get involved in a more focused discussion. The workshop Location Based Access Control on Geospatial
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
As lingering spring rains soak eastern Iowa, crews from the U.S. Geological Survey continue efforts to make sure the streamgaging network is providing basic scientific information needed by water-resource managers and the community.
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Blue Marble Geographics, in partnership with the University of Southern Maine, is pleased to announce the release of COAST v1.0. COAST is a free software tool built on the Global Mapper SDK for use in modeling storm surge and sea level rise in relation to adaptation strategies and the cost-benefit analysis of those strategies. Blue
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
From urban development and demographic change to the energy revolution – no relevant social challenge was ignored at the third INTERGEO round table on geospatial innovation in Karlsruhe. Experts from the worlds of science and business attending the event agreed that it is only possible to tackle the complex challenges facing society with precise, well-prepared
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and the OpenMI Association (OA) have announced a call for public comment on the Open Modelling Interface Version 2 (OpenMI) and its accompanying reference manual. This standard defines a means by which independently developed computer models of environmental processes, or indeed any processes, can exchange data as they run and
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
GIS technical expert, Paola Peroni will be making a fascinating presentation at the forthcoming 2013 Esri Petroleum GIS Conference explaining how ArcGIS can be used to evaluate and identify climate-related risks to oil and gas projects.
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
USGS The National Map Topographic Data are now available on mobile devices that are using the Android or iOS operating system. Android and iPhone users can now use their mobile devices as digital topo maps, leveraging USGS maps together with the power of GPS to zoom in on their precise location while hiking, biking, running,
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Microsoft customer, AEROmetrex, has achieved the impressive milestone of collecting 1,000,000 frames of UltraCam aerial imagery. As an early adopter of digital mapping technology, AEROmetrex has owned and operated UltraCam digital systems for eight years.
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
The Carl Pulfrich Award was established to promote outstanding scientific, application- oriented design and/or manufacturing activities in the field of photogrammetry and remote sensing, including earth imaging applications. The biennial award and donation honors the memory of Dr. Carl Pulfrich, a member of the scientific staff at Carl Zeiss from 1890 to 1927, during which
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
NASA’s newest scientific rover is set for testing May 3 through June 8 in the highest part of Greenland. The robot known as GROVER, which stands for both Greenland Rover and Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research, will roam the frigid landscape collecting measurements to help scientists better understand changes in the massive
