By Roger Gant, a contract employee supporting the InnoVision communication team for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Bethesda, Md. As technology continues to steadily multiply the amount of information available from current and future...
ISS Unveils New Window to the World
NASA’s Window Observational Research Facility enables spectacular views from the International Space Station.    By Mario Runco, Susan Runco, William L. Stefanov, and Brion Au, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. Like a human who just went through...
Streamlining Land Cover Classification
Combining multispectral aerial imagery with automated processing shows promise while revealing challenges. By Anna Gibson, University College of London Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (www.cege.ucl.ac.uk), London. Ordnance Survey, the...
Operational 3-D Creates Combat-Ready Results
By Heidi Hainsey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (www.usace.army.mil), Alexandria, Va. Imagine being thrown into a region of the world that’s completely foreign—no recognizable sights or sounds. Also include extreme weather. Now add a hostile force intent on...
Journey on the Waveform
A step-by-step description of a mobile mapping project reveals the tricks of the trade. By Joshua France, Riegl USA (www.rieglusa.com), Orlando, Fla., and Craig Glennie, University of Houston (www.uh.edu), Texas. The following project was motivated by a highway...
GIS/Remote Sensing Integration
User Expectations Drive New Applications  By James S. Blundell, vice president, Geospatial Products and Solutions, Overwatch Systems (www.overwatch.com), Sterling, Va. Combining the strengths of best-in-breed geographic information system (GIS) and image...
EIJ Interview: Les Dorr, FAA Spokesman
Integrating UASs into the National Airspace System EIJ: How many Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) currently are licensed to operate in U.S. national airspace on any given day? Dorr: None—we provide a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA), not a license. As...
Civil UAS Market Still at Grassroots Level
By Jeff Specht, publisher, Earth Imaging Journal (www.eijournal.com), Greeley, Colo. The market for unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) outside of the military is extremely small at the moment, but one of considerable industry interest. The long-term issue is whether the...
UAV Market Set for 10 Years of Growth
By Steve Zaloga and David Rockwell, Teal Group Corp. (www.tealgroup.com), Fairfax, Va. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) make up the aerospace industry’s most dynamic growth sector. UAV spending is on pace to double during the next decade from current worldwide...
Lava Flows at Nabro Volcano
At the Nabro Volcano in the East African nation of Eritrea, the flow of lava comes to life in this striking satellite image viewed with the infrared portion of the light spectrum.
