Bethesda, Md., March 4, 2013—The results of the 2013 election have been tallied by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Tellers Committee and they reported that Lynn Usery, U.S. Geological Survey, won the election to become ASPRS Vice...
Kappa Mapping Hires Director of Business Development
March 8, 2013, Bangor, Maine—Kappa Mapping President Claire Kiedrowski today announced the December hire of Mark R. Bradstreet as Director of Business Development as to the company. A certified photogrammetrist, Bradstreet was the owner and lead consultant for...
PCI Announces Professional Online Training
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, March 4, 2013—Throughout the year our top instructors deliver expert training in a convenient on-line format. A full host of course materials and demonstration data are provided. A high-speed internet connection is all that is...
Merrick Utilizes LiDAR in Large Sinkhole Plain
Aurora, Colo., March 7, 2013—Merrick & Company (www.merrick.com) collected and processed light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data for the Illinois Sinkhole Plain within Monroe, Randolph, and St. Clair Counties in East St. Louis, IL.  The data collection effort...
QCoherent Software Awarded GSA Contract
Huntsville, Ala., March 6, 2013—GeoCue Corporation is pleased to announce the award of a Government Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 70 contract (GS35F213A) to our subsidiary, QCoherent Software LLC. This award allows United States Federal, State and Local...
SPOT 6 Now Commercially Available
Toulouse, France, March 4, 2013—Launched in September 2012, SPOT 6 is the newest member of the SPOT family of satellites to be commercially available. SPOT 6 is an earth observation satellite offering a resolution of 1.5 meters with a wide 60km swath. Uniquely...
Atmospheric Lows and Highs Create Catalina Eddy
On Feb. 17, 2013, NASA's Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image of an atmospheric eddy off the coast of Southern California. The swirling, circular cloud pattern is known to meteorologists as a Catalina eddy or coastal eddy.
ESA's GOCE Satellite Captures Earthquake Sounds
Earth observation satellites often map changes in Earth's surface caused by earthquakes, but never before have sound waves from a quake been sensed directly from space”until now.
NASA Satellite Observes Australia Flooding
Tropical Cyclone Rusty made landfall in northwestern Australia in late February 2013, prompting the Australian Bureau of Meteorology to issue a flood warning for the catchment of the De Gray River.
Space Debris Strikes Russian Science Satellite
A piece of space debris left over from a 2007 Chinese missile test collided with a Russian satellite earlier this year, rendering the satellite unusable, according to a researcher on March 9, 2013.
