On Jan. 15, 2013, NASA's Aqua satellite captured a trail of serpentine cloud shapes snaking across the eastern Pacific Ocean. Some were natural clouds, while others were ship tracks”clouds seeded by particles in ship exhaust.
NASA: The Climate Dice Are Now Loaded
President Obama made addressing climate change a prominent policy vow during his second Inaugural Address, as NASA validates that Earth's long-term global-warming trend continues.
NASA's Terra Satellite Shows China Choking
Residents of Beijing and many other cities in China were warned to stay inside in mid-January 2013 as the nation faced one of the worst periods of air quality in recent history.
Satellites Reveal Lingering U.S. Drought
The deep drought in the United States that has fueled wildfires, damaged crops and caused near record-low water levels on the Mississippi River has lingered well into January.
Spy Satellite Telescopes Could Aid Dark Energy Search
A pair of powerful telescopes from a failed spy satellite program, donated by the National Reconnaissance Office to NASA, could be repurposed to probe space for dark energy.
Avenza Releases PDF Maps 1.6 Update on iTunes App Store
Toronto, Jan. 8, 2013—Avenza Systems Inc., the leading developer of cartographic software –including MAPublisher® for Adobe® Illustrator® and Geographic Imager® geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop®– is pleased to announce the release of PDF Maps 1.6, the...
Esri Press Publishes Python Scripting for ArcGIS
Redlands, Calif., Jan. 9, 2013—Python Scripting for ArcGIS is a technical guide that provides a clear, step-by-step process for the creation of Python scripts to enhance ArcGIS 10.1 capabilities. "Python scripting is a fundamental tool for GIS professionals to...
Introducing exactEarth Ship Maps
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 8, 2013—exactEarth rolled out a new website dedicated to exploring the exciting world of Satellite AIS-exactEarth Ship Maps. We’ve combined maps, multimedia and storytelling to take viewers on interactive tours of the world’s...
LizardTech Releases Free GeoViewer Application for Android
SEATTLE, Jan. 10, 2013—LizardTech®, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, announced the release of its free GeoViewer application for Android devices, designed to view geospatial imagery and vector overlays. With this...
SimActive Introduces New Aerial Triangulation Module
Montreal, Canada, Jan. 15, 2013—SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to introduce aerial triangulation (AT) as part of its Correlator3D™ photogrammetry suite. SimActive’s AT is an automated process based on unique...
