Suomi NPP Showcases  Low-Light Sensor Capabilities The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite captured these nighttimeviews of the Persian Gulf region on Sept. 30, Oct. 5, Oct. 10 and Oct. 15, 2012. The images are...
State of the Industry: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
In 2008, Earth Imaging Journal asked its Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) members to analyze the remote sensing industry’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT). At the time, big players suchas Google and Microsoft were entering the market. The...
Internal Waves”Deep, Complex and Often Dangerous
Moving tens of meters below the sea's surface off the northern coast of Trinidad, subtle sea arcs known as internal waves, visible here from the International Space Station, can make navigation hazardous, especially for smaller craft.
Satellites Collide”A Look Back
Feb. 10, 2013, marks the fourth anniversary of an active U.S. Iridium satellite colliding with an inactive Russian Cosmos 2251 satellite, raising public awareness of the space debris problem.
Japan's New Spy Satellites Aimed at North Korea
Japan launched two spy satellites on Jan. 27, 2013, continuing a series of clandestine space missions devised to keep tabs on North Korean military activity.
Small Drones Eye Canadian Cattle, Crops
A fledgling company in southern Alberta is using small drones to monitor sugar beets, potatoes and even cattle to help farmers better manage crops and livestock.
One Orbit, Four Bubbling Volcanoes
Separated by only 180 kilometers, Kamchatka's Shiveluch, Bezymianny, Tolbachik and Kizimen volcanoes were seen erupting by NASA's Terra satellite during a single pass on Jan. 11, 2013.
Geoscience Australia Deploys Altus High-Precision GNSS Surveying Instruments
Torrance, Calif., Jan. 31, 2013—Geoscience Australia has taken delivery of six APS-3G high-precision satellite surveying instruments from U.S. manufacturer Altus Positioning Systems. The Altus APS-3G GNSS RTK receivers are being used primarily for rapid-response...
Blue Marble Releases Global Mapper 14.1
Hallowell, Maine, Jan. 30, 2013—Blue Marble Geographics (www.bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the release of Global Mapper version 14.1. This update to the company’s popular desktop GIS translation software offers many new and improved features and...
Contex Launches PageDrop Cloud-Based Solution for Scanning from Any Mobile Device
Rockville, Md., Jan. 31, 2013—Contex, the world's leading developer of wide format scanning and imaging solutions, today announces PageDrop, a cloud-based application to process wide format scans. The new solution is based on customer feedback from users that wanted...
