GeoEye, Inc., a premier provider of superior satellite and aerial imagery, location information products and image processing services, has introduced a new Information Services business line to join its existing Imagery Collection and Production Services lines of...
DATA FUSION: Analyzing Digital Acoustic Data in Motion
One of the greatest challenges facing the U.S. defense and intelligence community remains the ability to consume, analyze and produce actionable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. An increasing array of sensor systems and data types, demands for real-time...
BATHYMETRIC LIDAR: Patrolling Sovereign Waters with Accurate Nautical Charts Charting the Torres Strait
Shallow waters, changing tides and seabed instability create difficulties in nautical charting. A prime example is the Torres Strait, which separates Australia’s Cape York, Queensland, from Papua New Guinea. Linking the Coral Sea to the Arafura Sea, the Torres...
LiDAR Supplies High-Resolution Data to NGA
By Katherine G., Steve H., and Seana M., imagery scientists in the Office of Sciences and Methodologies, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (www.nga.mil), Bethesda, Md. As rebuilding efforts and military operations continue in Iraq and Afghanistan, the demand for...
EARTH OBSERVING-1 Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation
By Holli Riebeek, NASA’s Earth Observatory, Goddard Space Flight Center (www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard), Greenbelt, Md. Scheduled to fly for a year and designed to last a year and a half, NASA’s Earth-Observing-1 satellite (EO-1) celebrated its 10th anniversary on...
Earth Observation: Emerging Markets, Partnerships Set to Fuel Global Growth
By Adam Keith Euroconsult (www.euroconsult-ec.com), Montreal Office The number of civil and commercial Earth observation (EO) satellites expected to launch between 2010 and 2019 will more than double during the next decade, expanding to 280 from 135, creating a surge...
Caribbean Lux
Caribbean Lux - April 24th, 2003 The Caicos Islands  in the northern Caribbean are a popular tourist attraction, renowned for their beautiful beaches, clear waters, scuba diving, and luxury resorts. The islands lie primarily along the northern perimeter of the...
Ice Fall
Like distant galaxies amid clouds of interstellar dust, chunks of sea ice drift through graceful swirls of grease ice in the frigid waters of Foxe Basin near Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. Sea ice often begins as grease ice, a soupy slick of tiny ice crystals...
Dash E Kev
October 1st, 2000 The Dasht-e Kevir, or Great Salt Desert, is the largest desert in Iran. It is a primarily uninhabited wasteland, composed of mud and salt marshes covered with crusts of salt that protect the meager moisture from completely evaporating.
Coast of France
Coast of France France's famed Provence region meets the Mediterranean as a gentle curve intricately sculpted into sheltered bays and fringing peninsulas. The ancient port of Marseilles, the country’ s second largest city, nestles in the large bay at the lower left...
