Mapping Minerals with Light

Mapping Minerals with Light

The spectacular exposed geology of northwestern China offers an ideal landscape for illustrating how satellite measurements can identify minerals from afar.

Aerial Imaging Primer: Moving Beyond the Base Map

Aerial Imaging Primer: Moving Beyond the Base Map

Aircraft have several advantages over satellite platforms when collecting imagery. For example, aircraft can collect data on specific dates and times. Another advantage is the ability to put new sensors in aircraft as technology advances.

An Oblique Perspective on Imaging Accuracy

An Oblique Perspective on Imaging Accuracy

Although oblique imaging products have been part of the mainstream mapping industry for more than a decade, none of the accredited mapping societies have provided standards that define accuracy requirements for oblique imagery.

Mobile Data Sharing Makes Every Worker a Sensor

Mobile Data Sharing Makes Every Worker a Sensor

More than a decade ago, the U.S. Army established the motto that every soldier is a sensor. Fast forward to today and that vision has become fact, with linked mobile devices and applications routing geospatial data back and forth between command and the field.

Baton Rouge Captures Trees and Other Assets Geospatially

By Mladen Stojic, president, Hexagon Geospatial (www.hexagongeospatial.com), Norcross, Ga. Situated on the Mississippi River, the city of Baton Rouge, La., offers a vibrant culture that comes from Louisiana State University (LSU), Southern University and numerous...

Creating National Maps with GIS and Satellite Imagery

Geospatial advances allow users to create national maps at unprecedented scales and speed. By Kumar Navulur, director, Next Generation Products, DigitalGlobe (www.digitalglobe.com), Longmont, Colo., and Mark Cygan, Map, Chart, Data Production and SDI Industry...

Entrepreneurial Blueprint Bolsters Satellite Development

The successful 2008 launch of the RapidEye satellites marked a turning point in the Earth observation industry. The lessons learned offer a roadmap to getting future satellite programs—government and commercial—from the drawing board to the launch pad. By Kevin P....

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