A thick river of haze hovered over the Indo-Gangetic Plain in January 2013, casting a gray pall over northern India and Bangladesh. On Jan. 10, 2012, NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of the haze hugging the Himalayas and spilling out into the Ganges delta and Bengal Sea.
Just as the long-lived Landsat 5 satellite finally retires, NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission is scheduled to launch on Feb. 11, 2012, from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.
New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says surveillance drones could prove useful when sizing-up demonstrations and that the department is looking into it.
Research shows between 1979 and 2012, June snow cover extent decreased by 17.6 percent per decade compared with the 1979“2000 average, allowing Earth to absorb more of the sun's heat.
University of Tasmania researchers employ a wide range of sensors aboard unmanned aircraft to map and monitor different aspects of the environment at ultra-high resolutions on demand.
Toronto, Jan. 7, 2013—Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher® cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator® and PDF Maps for Apple iOS and LizardTech, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, today announced the...
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 3, 2013—CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, today released its annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis detailing the most significant natural disasters that struck the United...
Longmont, Colo., Jan. 7, 2013—DigitalGlobe announced the winner of the Top Satellite Image of 2012 contest. After a close race with the media-favored image of Mt. Fuji, Japan, the Burning Man Festival image had a late surge in the second round and clinched the win....
Overland Park, Kan., Jan. 8, 2013—AeroMetric has hired Scott Perkins as vice president of business development for Federal programs. Perkins brings over 30 years of experience to this position. Prior to joining AeroMetric, Perkins was president of T-Kartor USA, an...
Reston, Va., Jan. 7, 2013—The Council on Federal Procurement of Architectural and Engineering Services (COFPAES) has announced the election of Christopher M. Stone, P.E., F.NSPE, F.ASCE, LEED AP, as Chairman for 2013. Stone was elected chairman to a one-year term by...
