Policy makers and science and industry representatives are discussing how to make large amounts of Earth observation (EO) data accessible to a wider user community.
Eyeing Fragile Coral Reefs from Space
Landsat satellites were designed to gather images of Earth's land surfaces, but during the last four decades, the satellites also have been useful for observing blue parts of the planet.
Drone Research Could Aid Atlanta Traffic Management
A Georgia Tech University researcher is exploring the potential for using Earth observation drones to supplement the Georgia Department of Transportation's network of traffic cameras.
Low-End Derecho Hits Eastern United States
During a 15-hour period, the storm system, comprising bands of fast-moving thunderstorms, generated nearly 400 reports of damaging thunderstorm winds. Here's a peek below the clouds.
Leica FlightPro Software Improves Flight Efficiency for Leica Geosystems, Z/I Imaging Airborne Sensors
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, June 6, 2013—Leica Geosystems, the world’s leading manufacturer of airborne mapping solutions, announced today Leica FlightPro, a new state-of-the-art flight management and sensor control system that makes survey flights more effective and...
Leica XPro 5.3 Enhances Workflow for ADS Airborne Sensors with Higher Automation
Heerbrugg,Switzerland, June 6, 2013—Leica Geosystems, the leading manufacturer of airborne mapping solutions, announces major enhancements to its superior line sensor workflow Leica XPro. The new version v5.3 of the XPro data processing software produces even better...
Safe Software Releases FME 2013 SP2
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 6, 2013—Safe Software, makers of FME®, the leading spatial data transformation technology, today announced the availability of FME 2013 Service Pack 2 (SP2) that includes the latest fixes and updates for FME Desktop and FME...
WSN Releases Risk Management Solutions through ArcGIS Online
Redlands, Calif., June 5, 2013—Esri announces that Wall Street Network (WSN) has released the first of a dozen risk management solutions, based on ArcGIS Online, called XtremeGIS. XtremeGIS provides access to information including global tropical cyclone event and...
Advisor to Prime Minister of India to Keynote Esri User Conference
Redlands, Calif., June 13, 2013—Esri is honored and humbled to announce that Sam Pitroda, a revolutionary leader in transforming telecommunications, water, literacy, immunization, dairy production, and oil seeds in India, will bring his vision to the Plenary Session...
Learn to Build and Deploy Mapping Apps on Android Devices
Redlands, Calif., June 17, 2013—You can build and deploy lightweight mobile geographic information system (GIS) applications for Android devices using Esri's ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android. To find out how, watch the live training seminar Getting Started with ArcGIS...
