After nearly a year and a half of operations, the European Space Agency's CryoSat satellite has yielded its first seasonal variation map of Arctic sea-ice thickness.
FAA Tells Who's Flying Drones in America
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released public records that show for the first time who currently is authorized to fly unmanned aircraft in the United States.
DigitalGlobe Delivers on EU Ag Deal
DigitalGlobe and its European partner satisfied two-thirds of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy needs for high-resolution imagery.
Jumbo European Science Satellite Stalls
After celebrating 10 years of service on March 1, Envisat has stopped sending data to Earth. The European Space Agency is working to re-establish contact with the satellite.
Satellite Shows Higher Numbers of Penguins
Images acquired by DigitalGlobe's QuickBird satellite validate 595,000 Emperor Penguins in 44 colonies”seven of them never seen before”along Antarctica's coastline.
Kansas State Drone to Study Crop Needs
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.
