Florida Researchers Monitor Crops with UAS

Florida Researchers Monitor Crops with UAS

University of Florida researcher Reza Ehsani and others are using a miniature unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to view crops from above, giving farmers a promising, inexpensive way to obtain much-needed clues about what's really happening between the leaves and branches.

LiDAR 3-D Mapping Aids Colorado Ice Age Researchers

LiDAR 3-D Mapping Aids Colorado Ice Age Researchers

A group of 27 scientists has joined the 50-person dig team at the Ice Age fossil site near Snowmass Village, Colo. With only a week left in the dig at Ziegler Reservoir, the fossil excavation is accelerating to its completion.

GEOINT in the Palm of Your Hand

GEOINT in the Palm of Your Hand

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency continues to pursue better ways to make imagery more readily available to the warfighter, including tapping into cloud computing. Which hand-held devices could benefit from this trend?

Helicopter-Mounted LiDAR Aids Transmission Line Compliance

Helicopter-Mounted LiDAR Aids Transmission Line Compliance

North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) now requires transmission line owners to document the condition of their assets. Merrick & Company says its helicopter-mounted LiDAR is speedier and more cost effective than fixed-wing aircraft for this highly specialized task.

New York City Powered By the Sun?

New York City Powered By the Sun?

City University of New York has compiled a 3-D city model with LiDAR data collected by Colorado Springs-based Sanborn to estimate the amount of solar energy that falls on each square meter of New York's five boroughs and determine the solar energy potential for every building citywide.

Chilean Volcano Plume Travels Around the World

Chilean Volcano Plume Travels Around the World

Since its eruption in early June, several NASA satellites have captured images of the Chilean Volcano Puyehue-Cordón Caulle and tracked its ash plume around the world. The NASA Goddard FLICKR image gallery shows the progression of the plume around the southern hemisphere.

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