NASA Tackles Complex Data Challenges The agency’s EOSDIS program manages some of the most intricate and diverse datasets on the planet. By Hampapuram Ramapriyan, assistant project manager, Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS), NASA Goddard Space...
Tom Painter is very interested in the purity of snow. Based at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of California, Los Angeles, he studies how much water is stored in snowpack and how that snow looks to satellites. He also studies the effects of...
The Earth Imaging Journal staff has watched geospatial technology evolve for nearly two decades, and we long have recognized the important contributions the industry has made across a host of critical disciplines. But never before has the power of “where†been...
By Frank Pabian, senior geospatial information analyst, Los Alamos National Laboratory (www.lanl.gov), Los Alamos, N.M. Socrates expressed the sentiment more than 2,400 years ago to “rise above the Earth, to the top of the atmosphere and beyond†to capture a full...
By Tim Little, Office of Corporate Communications, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (www.nga.mil), Bethesda, Md. Despite the usefulness of technology, the human element remains vital to intelligence gathering, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency...
Want to put the power of Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) in your hands? Lockheed Martin delivers capabilities and tools for actionable intelligence. We combine big data analytics with advanced geo-registration empowered by a cloud configuration. With Lockheed...
Simulation-based virtual training systems require geo-specific visual environments for realistic training of military and security forces, but scenarios often are based in areas of the world with limited map data availability. LAND INFO creates map datasets optimized...
Without compromising security, Hewlett-Packard (HP) recently introduced two Web-connected printers that transform large-format printing with a new ergonomic design, delivering an improved user experience for geospatial professionals. Designed based on customer...
Geospatial information is increasingly being used to drive critical decisions in government agencies of all sizes. In times of humanitarian crisis or disaster response, when it’s critical for federal agencies to collaborate with state and local governments,...
DigitalGlobe owns and operates the world’s most agile constellation of high-resolution commercial Earth imaging satellites. With five satellites orbiting the globe, DigitalGlobe collects more than 2.5 million square kilometers every day and can revisit the same...
