Thursday, June 17th, 2010
EVC is proud to announce that we can supply LiDAR data covering Bogota, Colombia. The data is made available through our business relationship with a private geospatial firm based in Bogota. The area of coverage is 550km2 with a 23cm vertical accuracy. This type of data set is extremely detailed and would be very useful for those looking
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
The ILMF team are delighted to announce the dates for ILMF 2011. It will be held from February 7 – 9, 2011 at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans, Louisiana. The eleventh in the series that has long established itself as the premier LiDAR event attracting professionals from around the world with one focused
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Reference systems and frames are of primary importance for many Earth science applications, satellite navigation as well as for practical applications in geo-information. A precisely defined reference frame is needed for the quantification of, e.g. Earth rotation and its gravity field, global and regional sea level variation, tectonic motion and deformation, post-glacial rebound, geocenter motion,
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Organised jointly by the European Commission, the Spanish Ministry of Marine Affairs, the Principality of Asturias, and the City Council of Gijón, EUROMARES 2010 brought together hundreds of scientists, industry representatives, policy makers and maritime authorities to discuss ‘Marine and maritime research and innovation as a keystone for the integrated assessment and sustainable use of
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
EU-funded researchers have helped develop an early warning system that will protect vulnerable communities from tsunamis and avoid future terrible losses of life such as that suffered in Indonesia and Sri Lanka in December 2004, when an estimated 230 000 people were killed. EU support for the research came from the DEWS (‘Distant early warning
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Do you want to know what people are think about that new town plan, do you want to ask peoples views on a new product, perhaps you are carrying out a straw poll or do you want to collect data to input into a scientific model? If the questions can be asked or surveyed, all
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
A slideshow presentation from the British Cartographic Society’s Annual Conference 2010, held in Nottingham. Read More
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
IBM has upgraded their augmented reality application for the 2010 Wimbledon games. Named Seer, this application produces augmented reality views of geo-specific information, showing everything from the length of queues for Champagne or strawberries and cream to the location of the nearest cash machine. Read More
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Professor Ian Dowman retired from UCL as a full time Professor of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in 2009. To mark 40 years of teaching and research at UCL the department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering will host a seminar with international speakers on Monday 28th June, followed by a reception. The topic of the
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Solar energy is coming to the Valley in a whole new way for homeowners looking to save money on their electricity bills. Today, getting a solar power system for the home is just about as easy as purchasing a book on Amazon, and is more affordable than ever before. Sungevity, the Oakland-based company that’s behind
