Monday, May 14th, 2012
Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce that the Optech CS-15000 aerial digital camera has won the Geospatial Technology Innovation Award in Photogrammetry 2012. Presented on April 24 in Amsterdam, the award recognizes exemplary innovation in the global geospatial industry. Candidates
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Its construction now complete, the science instrument that is the heart of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) spacecraft — NASA’s first mission dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide — has left its nest at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and has arrived at its integration and test site in Gilbert, Ariz.
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
1Spatial is delighted to announce that the 2012 FME World Tour is coming to London on Thursday 14th June, with Safe Software’s Ken Bragg confirmed as the headline speaker. 1Spatial and STAR-APIC will be co-hosting a free, one-day event at the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) headquarters in central London. Aimed at educating new and
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Aerial mapping company Bluesky has launched a new solar power marketing service that pinpoints properties with the greatest potential for solar power generation. Pre-addressed postcards sent directly to home owners show their property from the air and include predicted power generation from solar panels. These customisable mailing campaigns can be produced by Bluesky for solar
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
LizardTech, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and reflects on how it all started with the introduction of MrSID two decades ago.
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
As the climate has warmed, many plants are starting to grow leaves and bloom flowers earlier. A new study published in the journal, Nature, suggests that most field experiments may underestimate the degree to which the timing of leafing and flowering changes with global warming.
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Government, commercial businesses, community leaders, nongovernmental organizations, and the academic community will gain an understanding of the breadth of geographic information system (GIS) solutions available for implementing a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) at the Global Geospatial Conference 2012 (GSDI 13) being held May 14–17, 2012, in Québec City, Canada.
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce the release of the new airborne Optech CZMIL Coastal Zone Mapping and Imaging Lidar system.
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Dr. Simon Y. Berkovich , Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, The George Washington University, and Senior Advisor in COM.Geo Advisory Board, will deliver a keynote “On Clusterization in ‘Big Data’ Streams” at COM.Geo 2012 conference which will be held on July 1-3, Washington, DC.
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
GeoEye (NASDAQ: GEOY) released the following statement in response to the announcement by DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI) that its Board of Directors has rejected GeoEye’s acquisition proposal. On May 4, 2012, GeoEye announced a proposal to acquire DigitalGlobe for $17.00 per share in total consideration, payable $8.50 per share in cash and $8.50 in GeoEye
