The Kansas State University Department of Agronomy will use its new unmanned aircraft system to study plant productivity, monitor plant growth stages, assess plant health, and map plant composition.
GeoEye Enters Pipeline Monitoring Partnership
At a time when pipelines are a political hot button, Houston-based Willbros Group says it will collaborate with GeoEye to develop a cloud-based pipeline integrity management solution.
U.S. Budget Battle Has Far-Reaching Consequences for Geospatial Industry
By Kevin D. Pomfret, executive director, Centre for Spatial Law and Policy (www.spatiallaw.com), Richmond, Va. The defense industry has known since last year that the Department of Defense would need to make cutbacks. With deficits and debt becoming increasing...
DHS Demos New Day/Night Surveillance System
Logos Technologies successfully showcased its Kestrel day/night wide-area persistent surveillance system at a Department of Homeland Security demonstration in Nogales, Ariz.
U.S. State Department Eyes Its Own Drones
The State Department wants to acquire its own fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles to help protect diplomats posted to Iraq and other dangerous countries.
NASA, ESA Team on Arctic Mission
Marking another remarkable collaborative effort, the European Space Agency and NASA representatives met over the Arctic Ocean recently to perform some carefully coordinated flights directly under CryoSat orbiting above.
India to Launch Spot 6 Satellite
India's PSLV rocket will launch the Spot 6 commercial Earth observation satellite later this year under a contract announced April 3 by the Indian Space Research Organisation.
Geohazards Meeting Focuses on Earth Observation
International experts will meet next month to discuss how space-based technology can help users prepare for, respond to and mitigate the risks of natural disasters.
NASA Satellites Bring Ocean Currents to Life
The swirling flows of Earth’s perpetually changing ocean come to life in a new NASA scientific visualization that captures the movement of thousands of ocean currents.
Government Spy Satellites White Elephants?
Delays and cost overruns in military and spy satellite programs are well known, and things aren't getting any better, according to a March 29 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
