Friday, June 11th, 2010
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) celebrates 25 years of space innovation today. The British company was incorporated on 11th June 1985 to commercialise small satellite research from the University of Surrey and has since become the most successful cash exit from a UK university spin-out when it was acquired by EADS Astrium last year.
Friday, June 11th, 2010
As Bosnia develops into a mature, representative democracy, the role of local governments and municipalities grows in importance. The Governance Accountability Project (GAP) for Bosnia and Herzegovina, supported by US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Swedish International Development Cooperative Agency (SIDA) and the Embassy of the Netherlands, is helping to build the capacity of
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Trimble and Definiens, a Germany-based company specializing in image analysis solutions, today announced Trimble’s acquisition of Definiens’ Earth Sciences business assets and licensing of its software technology platform in an all-cash transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed. Definiens’ Earth Sciences business includes eCognition® software, an advanced image analysis software suite for geospatial applications that facilitates
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Hunt Oil Co.’s $3.8 billion Peru LNG plant may spur natural-gas exploration and attract investment to the Andean country, company Chairman Ray L. Hunt said today. Peru is one of 18 countries worldwide to build a liquefied natural gas facility and has the largest such plant in South America, Hunt said. He spoke in Pampa
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Please join us for this informational web seminar to learn more about processing SAR (radar) data with the SARscape Basic module in ENVI. The SARscape modules are easy to use SAR-based processing modules that combine ENVI’s best tools for visualization and analysis with robust SAR processing support. You will learn how to use SARscape for common processing and analysis
Friday, June 11th, 2010
A new ESRI-powered mapping application allows anyone to freely create and share dynamicoil spill economic impact maps. The application allows individuals to visualize and understand the spill’s economic effects related to fishing, boating, tourism, and employment in the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico. They can quickly create a precise economic impact map of the
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
The project to “map the Earth in 3D” is now entering its final preparation stage as the German Earth observation satellite TanDEM-X is readied for launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. On 21 June, at approximately 04:14:02 CEST, the satellite is due to be launched in to orbit at an altitude of 514 kilometres
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
In a first of its kind effort, the Bureau of Reclamation Land Surveying and Geomatics Engineering Services Office built a detailed, highly accurate, as-built conditions model of Hoover Dam’s 75-year old Monument Plaza using a Leica ScanStation 2 high-definition laser scanner from Leica Geosystems. Monument Plaza includes the Winged Figures of the Republic, two 30-foot
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
On 11 May 2010 the Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts announced a new initiative to address the environmental information needs of the nation. The National Plan for Environmental Information is the first step on a long-term commitment to reform Australia’s environmental information base and build this critical infrastructure for the future.
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
You are invited to the following event: Mapping for Change Launch Event
