Friday, March 2nd, 2012
This abstract describes a systematic procedure for analysing corrugated asbestos-cement roofing sheets with Remote sensing test, Open Source data and other analysis (e.g. chemical and medical test) in order to analyse the asbestos fiber air dispersion that can cause lung cancer. To develop this procedure, we should implement test field and laboratory measurements and gathered airborne hyperspectral
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Poland has not yet complied with EU legislation on water protection, including monitoring of water quality. On the recommendation of Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik, the Commission is sending an additional reasoned opinion to ask Poland to correctly implement the EU’s Water Framework Directive (WFD). This is the third time Poland has been reminded of the need to
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
GAF AG provides time-critical satellite information for the Crisis Management Service (EMS) of the European Commission under the ” GMES Initial Operations (GIO): EMS mapping in Rush Mode ” (NL/1112747911) Munich, 1 März.2012 The GAF provides information on the signing of an agreement with the European Commission to provide time-critical Earth observation services in crisis and disaster.
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Scientists from Aarhus University are working with private companies on developing modern satellite technology to improve the logistics of agricultural field work. Agricultural contractors and large farms have a whole army of agricultural machinery and operations to control. This requires fine-tuning of logistics as excess driving is inefficient and costs both time, money and fuel. A
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Leica Geosystems today announced additional features for the Leica mojoMINI and Leica mojo3D to further enhance product usability and compatibility. Upgrades include an improved look and feel of the mojoMINI display, data import and export for the Leica mojo3D and an extra lightbar option for both products. The 4.3 inch touch screen has undertaken several modifications.
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Esri was named winner of a 2012 IBM Beacon Award for Best Industry Solutions for Government in recognition of Esri Maps for IBM Cognos. This honor is awarded each year to a select number of IBM business partners to recognize information technology excellence, commitment to skills attainment, industry knowledge, and innovative solutions based on IBM
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Optech Incorporated, the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce its new CS-10000 camera. With its unique and patented features, the CS-10000 embodies the latest advances in photogrammetric technology. Seamless integration with Optech’s airborne lidar sensors creates the most efficient and flexible aerial survey platform available today.
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
MundoGEO Magazine, the most important publication in the geospatial industry in Latin America, is going to be available soon in digital version in Spanish. The launch of the e-magazine is going to happen in March. You can follow the lastest news of it on MundoGEO Web Portal.
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
A new study concludes that fossil fuel emissions are likely contributors to a substantial amount of organic carbon found on glaciers in Alaska. Fossil fuel emissions, which contain organic carbon, can speed up the rate of glacier melt when deposited on glacier surfaces. In addition, the organic molecules associated with these deposits can be transported
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Another innovative project involving collaborative mapping and cyberscience will see the light this year thanks to support from the Open Society Foundations. The Foundations, established by George Soros, have the mission “to increase public access to knowledge, facilitate civil society communication, and protect civil liberties and the freedom to communicate in the digital environment.” The
