MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct., 22, 2013—East View Geospatial (EVG) announces a new partnership with PlanetObserver, the leading provider of geospatial data and satellite imagery found within the European market today. PlanetObserver's products will be hosted on EVG's new...
Intergraph’s Proven, Scalable Delivery Methodology Leverages Established Best Practices to Improve Project Quality
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 23, 2013—The newly expanded Intergraph® Global Professional Services Consultancy and Delivery Organization has launched the improved Global Professional Services Methodology (GPSM) to provide consistent and predictable delivery results for...
Leica Geosystems AG Achieves ISO 9001:2008 and ISO14001:2004 Recertification
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, Oct. 28, 2013—For Leica Geosystems, "when it has to be right" is more than just a tagline. Continuous improvements and regular internal reviews ensure that Leica Geosystems' internal processes are clearly structured and traceable. With the...
Russian Volcano Action Intensifies
Located on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, Klyuchevskaya (also spelled Kliuchevskoi) is one of the world's most active volcanoes. Erupting since Aug. 15, 2013, the volcano’s intensity surged in October.
Energy Producers Gear up for Sentinels
The oil and gas industry is eyeing the use of Earth observation satellites as it explores new frontiers. The European Space Agency's upcoming Sentinel suite of satellites will facilitate these new endeavors.
Satellites Confirm Smaller Ozone Hole
The ozone hole over Antarctica was slightly smaller in 2013 than the average for recent decades, according to data from NASA's Aura satellite and the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite.
Flying a UAS Isn't As Easy As It Looks
The recent crash of a ConocoPhillips unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in Arctic airspace underscores the fact that flying a UAS can be more complicated than it appears.
Life Reclaims Mount St. Helens
Comparing current satellite images with images from nearly 30 years ago show a striking example of how life literally can rise from the ashes and re-colonize a patch of land.
Astrium Unveils First WorldDEMâ„¢ Sample Data
Toulouse, France, Oct. 17, 2013—Astrium, world’s second-ranking space company, released the first WorldDEM™ sample data sets for evaluation purposes, enabling potential customers to begin testing data for varied applications including line-of-sight analysis, 3D...
Blue Marble Releases Fully Managed Version of GeoCalc SDK
Hallowell, Maine, Oct. 16, 2013—Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the release of a fully managed .NET version of the GeoCalc 6.6 software development kit (SDK). Now .NET developers can get all of the accuracy and power of the GeoCalc...
