Monday, January 30th, 2012
Over three miles above the Peruvian rainforest, a team of scientists crammed themselves into a small research aircraft along with a laser-emitting device known as a Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging). The Lidar was used to bounce laser beams off the lush green canopy below at a rate of 400,000 times per second, allowing the
Monday, January 30th, 2012
With HTML5 & WebGL it is possible to render 3D content directly in the Web browser without the need for Plugins or Applets. A demonstrator has been put online by the GIScience Research Group (http://giscience.uni-hd.de) at the University of Heidelberg, that shows how to stream large point clouds that have been derived from laser scanning
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Proposals to encourage more online commerce would make it easier to shop on the Internet across the EU – contributing to economic growth and job creation. Electronic commerce offers many potential benefits for consumers and businesses: lower prices, increased access to goods, development of innovative services and creation of new jobs.
Monday, January 30th, 2012
AN Aylesbury mum has appeared in the Guinness Book of Records after having a hand in creating the world’s biggest atlas. Leanne Kelman, 38, of Hambledon Close, is just one of 88 cartographers worldwide to have been involved in the record-breaking project to create the Earth Platinum map, published last week. Read More
Monday, January 30th, 2012
What is unique about travelling to congresses is having exclusive tours of local facilities. These on-site visits also give you a chance to do in-depth networking with like-minded professionals. There are four tours available for Friday 21 September.
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Don’t miss the beautiful city of Rome. The registration for the FIG Working Week has now opened. Please note that until 21 February 2012 you can register at the Early Bird rate. The registration fee includes participation in the General Assembly (6 and 10 May), three conference days (7-9 May) lunches, coffees, exhibition and an extraordinary welcoming
Monday, January 30th, 2012
The inaugural NT Spatial Excellence Awards will be presented at the NT Spatial 2012 conference dinner on the 22nd March at the Darwin Convention Centre. The goal of the awards is to recognise and promote the achievements and excellence of those in the surveying and spatial sciences. There are a variety of categories for individual and project based
Sunday, January 29th, 2012
Two years ago, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO, released a study claiming that inconsistencies between satellite observations of Earth’s heat and measurements of ocean heating amounted to evidence of “missing energy” in the planet’s system. Where was it going? Or, they wondered, was something wrong with the way researchers
Saturday, January 28th, 2012
U.S. government agencies are working together to look for ways to reduce the cost of future Landsat missions as a result of congressional direction included in the 2012 budget passed in December. “Although Congress has provided $2 million to the U.S. Geological Service for Landsat 9 program development, they have also requested that the Administration
