Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
The Esri Canada User Conferences, which are among the country’s most important annual events for the geospatial community, will start on Tuesday, September 18, in Regina, Saskatchewan. The conferences will be held in eight cities across Canada this fall and will continue through spring 2013. The events will focus on The Power of Where, which
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
The British Geological Survey (BGS) is to use a state of the art laser scanner to map volcanoes, glaciers and other natural phenomena. The RIEGL VZ-1000 purchased from 3D Laser Mapping will be used around the world to collect data that will be used to create photorealistic fly-throughs, 3D height models and highly accurate area
Monday, September 3rd, 2012
A new technology is being deployed by U.S. Geological Survey scientists this weekend to map urban flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac. Called “terrestrial lidar,” or “T-lidar”, this new capability will enable scientists to collect highly detailed information in select population areas in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama where the hurricane had the greatest impact.
Monday, September 3rd, 2012
NOAA has selected the University of Colorado-Boulder to continue a federal/academic partnership that extends NOAA’s ability to study climate change, improve weather models, and better predict how solar storms can disrupt communication and navigation technologies.
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
How do people sift important weather information out of the incessant buzz of 24/7 social media, text messages, smart phone app alerts, overflowing email inboxes, the blogosphere, and traditional print and broadcast media? Four new research awards funded by NOAA seek to answer this question and to improve the way potentially life-saving weather warnings reach
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Through a partnership with Blom UK, Bluesky is now able to offer BlomOBLIQUE aerial images of hundreds of European cities with more coming online every month. The photographs, taken at an angle of approximately 45 degrees, allow for sides of building to be seen and easier interpretation of the environment by non-specialist users.
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Hurricane response crews from the U.S. Geological Survey are installing more than 120 storm-tide sensors at key locations along the Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Isaac.The storm-tide sensors, frequently called storm-surge sensors, will be secured to piers and poles in areas where the hurricane is
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Following the successful acceptance review, Astrium, Europe’s leading space company, has brought the third and fourth Galileo IOV (In-Orbit Validation) satellites to the European Space Agency (ESA) in Kourou, French Guiana. The arrival of the two satellites in Kourou on the 7th and 17th of August 2012 represents an important step for the European flagship
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
Dr. Stephen Jackson has been selected as the center director for the U.S. Department of the Interior Southwest Climate Science Center, headquartered at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
SuperGIS Network Server 3.1, the server software developed by SuperGeo, performs complete network analysis functions and network analysis calculation ability via web services to improve productivity for organizations.
