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Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

AEROmetrex Collects 1,000,000th UltraCam Frame

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

Carl Pulfrich Award 2013 Application Criterion

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 Rover Prototype Set to Explore Greenland Ice Sheet

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

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

MAPPS Commends Reintroduction of “Map It Once, Use It Many Times” Act in Congress

MAPPS, the national association for private sector geospatial firms, today commended Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) for reintroducing H.R. 1604, the “Map It Once, Use It Many Times” Act on April 17.

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

SSTL Appoints Toru Yunoki as Telecommunications Business Development Manager

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has appointed Mr Toru Yunoki as Business Development Manager for its Telecommunications products.  In his new role, Mr Yunoki is responsible for promoting SSTL’s range of telecommunications solutions, including GEO platforms, subsystems and services to the global market.  

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Current Meter at Stevens Improves Safety in New York Harbor

NOAA is using data from a new current meter in New York harbor, operated by one of its academic partners, New Jersey’s Stevens Institute of Technology, to provide enhanced real-time information to mariners travelling through the nation’s second busiest port.

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

World’s Major Development Banks Look Closer at Earth Observation

International development banks often invest in regions where projects can be difficult to monitor and evaluate. Earth-observing satellites are proving to be important tools for the development sector. From 800 km high, satellites enable objective observations consistently over space and time. They can detect changes in land cover, monitor water quality and identify pollutants, evaluate

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

NOAA Environmental Data Management (EDM) Framework

The NOAA Environmental Data Management (EDM) Framework defines and categorizes the policies, requirements, activities, and technical considerations relevant to the management of observational data and derived products by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These data are an irreplaceable national resource that must be well-documented, discoverable, accessible, and preserved for future use. This

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Rising Seas Could Threaten Many Acadia NP Marshes

More than 800 acres of uplands in and near Acadia National Park will likely be flooded by the ocean if sea level rises 2 feet during this century, leaving 75 percent of the saltwater marshes along this part of central Maine’s rugged coast with very little upland area to migrate into, according to a new

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Helping to Preserve Water Resources around Wichita, Kansas with New Groundwater Model

A new model to better describe groundwater changes and chloride movement in the Equus Beds aquifer, a primary water-supply source for the Wichita, Kansas area, has been completed by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of Wichita.