Just south of China's Tien Shan mountains, in northwestern Xinjiang province, a remarkable series of ridges dominate the landscape. The highest hills rise up to 1,200 meters (3,900 feet) above the adjacent basins, and they are decorated with distinctive red, green and cream-colored sedimentary rock layers. The colors reflect rocks that formed at different times and in different environments.
The intense cold snap that gripped much of central Canada and the United States in early January 2014 brought thick and widespread ice to the Great Lakes.
The European Space Agency's Earth Explorer satellite will carry some of the most challenging technology ever put into orbit.
Researchers are using unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology to scan rock formations in remote areas to better understand what lies beneath the surface and improve understanding of subsurface oil reservoirs.
NASA’s Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is in the western Pacific region to track changes in Earth's upper atmosphere and help researchers understand how they affect climate.
Jan. 13, 2014, Berlin, Germany—BlackBridge is pleased to announce that it is now an authorized reseller of Intermap’s NEXTMap World 30 Digital Surface Model (DSM). Customers now have the opportunity to purchase data that enables a wide variety of applications and...
Rockville, Md., Jan. 14, 2014—Contex, the world's leader of wide format scanning and imaging solutions, today announces six new multifunction product bundles developed with HP to meet the needs of the technical market. The latest collaboration delivers a powerful...
HERNDON, Va., Jan. 13, 2014—Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), in use with the U.S. Army since 1996, recently surpassed 100,000 combat flight hours in service. The MQ-5B Hunter, which is currently deployed supporting...
Lausanne, Switzerland, Jan. 13, 2014—Pix4D releases Pix4Dmapper today, the new software package with a groundâ€breaking and fully integrated editing tool providing extended CAD and GIS possibilities. The rayCloud, Pix4D’s latest innovation, included in...
Des Plaines, Ill., Jan. 8, 2014—The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) is accepting applications for its Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards through April 11, 2014. The awards recognize exceptional achievements in the application of...
