High in Argentina's Andes Mountains, Laguna (lake) Verde shows off a range of colors created by a host of microscopic organisms in this astronaut photo taken from the International Space Station.
ESA Biomass Mission Proceeds Despite Challenges
The European Space Agency will finance a satellite to measure the global forest biomass and carbon, although such data collection over North America and Europe will be impossible.
Fire Severity Mapped from Space
Images from the Landsat Data Continuity Mission will help determine severe erosion, landslide and flood risks across more than 24,000 scorched acres in California's Santa Monica Mountains.
University Maps Coast with Drones
When it comes to surveying and mapping, a Nicholls State University professor is bullish on unmanned aircraft system technology carrying a camera and other monitoring equipment.
World's Largest Tropical Ice Cap Rapidly Receding
Glaciers and ice caps are excellent recorders of climate change, but satellites show that when they recede quickly, they can become potent symbols of warming trends throughout the world.
Centaur Receives C4ISR Award for Innovation
MANASSAS, Va., May 8, 2013—Aurora Flight Sciences' Centaur Optionally Piloted Aircraft was awarded the "Big 25 Award" from C4ISR Journal on April 26 during the annual C4ISR Journal Conference. Centaur was selected under the "Innovations" category due to its unique...
Esri, Witt O’Brien’s Introduce Online Platform for Contingency Planning and Response
Redlands, Calif., May 7, 2013—Esri and Witt O'Brien's, LLC, have built a new GIS cloud service that will increase an organization's capabilities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from incidents. For the first time, emergency management personnel can visualize...
Leica GR25 WLAN-Enabled GNSS Reference Server Provides Unique Internet Sharing
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, May 8, 2013—The Leica GR25 GNSS Reference Server has now been enhanced with a standard on-board WLAN module to extend its Ethernet and mobile wireless internet connectivity options. This is accompanied by the new RefWorx on-board firmware...
DAT/EM Systems International Hires Patrick Teagarden
Anchorage, Alaska, May 7, 2013—DAT/EM Systems International has hired Patrick A Teagarden as Technical Support and UAS Specialist. In 1982, Patrick Teagarden enlisted in the US Army as a SIGINT Intelligence Analyst and afterwards continued as a government contract...
JACIE in Conjunction with ASPRS for 2014
BETHESDA, Md., May 9, 2013 -- The Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation (JACIE) team will hold the 2014 JACIE Workshop in conjunction with the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky on March 23-27,...
