Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
In the coming weeks we will be announcing the business value survey from the OGC. It would be extremely helpful if your organization (OGC member or not) could help us promote and drive responses to the survey. This means any and all marketing, communications or outreach staff highlighting the availability of the OGC survey internally and
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
A new member of GeoMax’s complete and fully integrated GNSS RTK positioning system is the Zenith10 & Zenith 20 series with integrated GPRS/GSM and UHF radio. The system gives the user full flexibility and offers Compass & Galileo readiness. The Zenith10 & Zenith 20 series comprises of only two components: a GNSS antenna and a handheld computer. They can be
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Global soil resources are limited. Soils are the basis for food security. Soils are being degraded and are less productive ‐ urgent need protection and sustainable management. E.g. Worldwide 24 billion tons of fertile soil disappears each year (UNCCD, 2011). Just in Somalia, an average of 100 tons/ha of topsoil per year is lost (SWALIM, 2009). Read More
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
DigitalGlobe, a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. jointly announced today they successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for DigitalGlobe’s next generation remote-sensing satellite, WorldView-3. The successful CDR was completed in late August and keeps WorldView-3 on schedule for a planned launch in the middle of
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
The City of Paris signed an enterprise license agreement (ELA) with Esri France, making ArcGIS software available throughout the city. The agreement enables the city to build an enterprise-wide geographic information system (GIS) to increase efficiency and improve services.
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has today announced completion of the development phase of its new low-cost Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite system. Called NovaSAR-S, the system offers customers coverage of any spot on Earth in all conditions – seeing through cloud cover across both day and night.
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Future Earth observation scientists: learn about using satellite data for science and applications development. An ESA series of advanced thematic training courses in remote sensing applications was held in Krakow, Poland last month. Those who were not able to attend can now watch the video replays of the presentations and discussions.The course aimed to train the
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
PCI Geomatics announces that it has appointed Lotus (H&R) as its exclusive distributor for Taiwan. “We are pleased to be working exclusively with Lotus (H&R) for distribution of our Geomatica, GeoImaging Tools and GeoImaging Accelerator (GXL) products in the Taiwanese market,” said Brad Schmidt, Vice President, Sales and Marketing at PCI Geomatics. “Lotus (H&R) is led
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
SeaZone maintains a constant dialogue with its customers and many have asked if administration and data preparation fees can be removed for Charted Raster. We have now done just that! From October 1, 2011 there will be no administration or data preparation fees for Charted Raster orders anywhere in the world. Single purchases can now be made for
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Kuwait International Airport is planned to significantly increase capacity and establish a new regional air hub in the Gulf – the project’s strategic aims will be matched by a state-of-the-art terminal building, which will provide the highest levels of comfort for passengers and will set a new environmental benchmark for airport buildings. Its design is
