The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency aims to bolster its support of military and intelligence operations, intelligence analysis, homeland defense and humanitarian and disaster relief.
Military Wants Drone App Store
The U.S. military has dozens of different drones in its arsenal, each with its unique controller, but one Pentagon office thinks that's archaic and wants controls that can handle an entire fleet at once.
NGA Extends DigitalGlobe Services through August 2013
DigitalGlobe says the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will exercise the company's service level agreement (SLA) under its EnhancedView contract for another full year.
ESA Satellite Observations Identify Piracy Trends
Earth observation data from the European Space Agency's GlobWave project reveals that Mother Nature seems to be slowing down the rate of successful pirate attacks on the high seas.
French Nuclear Group Adds Helicopter Drone
The Group of Robotics INTervention on Accidents, which maintains a fleet of robots in case of a nuclear accident, has acquired a miniature INFOTRON unmanned aerial system.
U.S.-Argentine Satellite Mission Measures Ocean Salt
The Aquarius mission is painting a picture of ocean salinity”the amount of dissolved salt in the water”which is critical to many ocean aspects, ranging from climate to the global water cycle.
Loss of Envisat Satellite Affecting European Union Program
The European Union's Global Monitoring for Environment and Security program already is feeling the loss of Envisat, adding further urgency to launch the planned Sentinel mission.
Sending Drones into the Eye of the Storm
Beginning this summer and for several years, NASA will send drones dubbed severe storm sentinels above severe storms to uncover hurricane formation and intensity-change information.
Aqua Satellite Spots Australian Anti-Storm
High-pressure weather systems often bring fair weather and relatively clear skies. In early June 2012, a high off the coast of Tasmania did just that”and in spectacular fashion.
Colorado Wildfire Exceeds 37,000 Acres, Claims Life
On June 11, at the same time the wind forced Colorado's massive High Park fire to blow back on itself, authorities confirmed what they had feared for a day”the 37,000-acre blaze had taken a life.
