Logan, Utah, Aug. 12, 2014—Juniper Systems recently unveiled Cedar Tree Technologies, a new rugged handheld company founded by Juniper. Cedar Tree, based in Corvallis, Oregon, brings ruggedness, affordability, and intuitive software to its customers—mainly...
MDA Continues to Provide RADARSAT Information in India
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 12, 2014—MDA’s Information Systems group (MDA) today announced that it has signed a contract with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of India to continue to provide RADARSAT information until June 2015. NRSC has...
NM Group Selects Leica RCD30 Cameras to Capture Electrical Utilities
NORCROSS, Ga., Aug. 5, 2014—Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce that NM Group has selected three sets of its latest Leica RCD30 aerial medium format cameras as a multi-angle camera system to capture infrastructure assets with the highest quality. These systems...
Dueling Blooms
As the seasons and years pass on Earth, different species tend to dominate the landscape at different times. Such is the case in summer in the surface waters of the Barents Sea, north of Scandinavia and Russia. NASA satellites recently captured a transitional moment between one form of microscopic, plant-like organisms (phytoplankton) and another as summer water conditions changed.
Where Can You Fly a Drone?
They’re available online and in stores, some for less than $100. But whether and where owners are allowed to fly those drones falls into a legal gray area.
White House Aims to Improve Earth Observation
The White House released a new plan to better coordinate how the government conducts, manages and maintains its Earth-observing scientific systems.
NASA's New Carbon Counter Collects Its First Data
Just a little more than a month after it was launched, the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 satellite has been maneuvered into its final orbit and has produced its first science data.
Police Satellites on the Horizon?
Soon it will be cost effective for police forces to buy their own satellites, predicts Ray Purdy, expert on satellites and the law at University College London.
Canon Announces Océ PlotWave 500 Large-Format Printing System
MELVILLE, N.Y., Aug. 4,2014—Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the launch of the Océ PlotWave 500 large format printing system. Featuring the Océ ClearConnect touchscreen interface for fast and easy walk-up printing, copying...
New Esri Book Proposes Changes to U.S. Land Records System
Redlands, Calif., July 30, 2014—Modernizing American Land Records: Order upon Chaos examines the history of American land concepts, governance, and records systems and their use. The book considers institutional land record trends and the latest technical...
