Between 2001 and 2014, the annual forest loss rate in Cambodia increased by 14.4 percent: a total of 1.44 million hectares”5,560 square miles”of forest. In broad swaths of the country, densely forested landscapes”even those in protected areas”have been clear-cut during the last decade for rubber plantations and timber.
A composite image of Earth and its moon, as seen from Mars, combines the best Earth image with the best moon image from four sets of images acquired on Nov. 20, 2016, by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—  Intergraph Government Solutions (IGS) today became Hexagon US Federal, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure serving the U.S. federal government market. The new name allows the company to more closely identify with a...
Des Plaines -- This year, the theme is disaster response. The challenge is to develop a map which shows us how GIS could be, or has been used in a disaster response scenario, either real or imagined. Maps could show disaster preparation; use of GIS during a disaster...
LAS VEGAS — FLYPRO, a global pioneer and leader in the intelligent sports drone industry, returned to CES this year, on the back of the firm's success at the annual global technology event in 2016. CES 2017, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year,...
HUNT VALLEY, Md. — Textron Systems Support Solutions, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) business, announced today that it has been awarded a $206 million contract from the U.S. Army for Shadow® Tactical Aircraft System (TUAS) Contractor Logistics Support (CLS). CLS...
Cambridge, 10 January 2017 (www.1spatial.com) 1Spatial plc, global leaders in managing geospatial data, will be hosting a series of free FME World Tour events in the UK, Australia and Singapore. The sessions will help users and newcomers to FME to understand how best...
VANCOUVER, Jan. 10, 2017 - UrtheCast Corp. (TSX:UR) ("UrtheCast" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has signed a contract to provide engineering services and space hardware for US$3.9 million. "This contract highlights the continued success of our...
Edinburgh/London, 10 January 2017 - Sustainability software and data company Ecometrica has won a contract worth more than £14 million from the UK Space Agency's recently launched International Partnership Programme (IPP). The 'Forests 2020' project is set to help...
The British Association of Remote Sensing Companies is delighted to announce that the Satellite Applications Catapult has taken advantage of the new Observer Membership class and joined the Association. From their offices on the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire, the...
