The National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking a new organization to build its National Ecological Observatories Network (NEON), as it has lost confidence in NEON Inc., which has been running the project since its inception in 2007.
Climate Scientists Studying Arctic with HALO Research Aircraft
Scientists from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are investigating the complex processes involved in climate change and their impact on the polar atmosphere using the High Altitude and Long Range (HALO) research aircraft.
$7 Million Xprize Motivating Ocean Mappers
The latest Xprize offers a total of $7 million for teams that advance ocean-mapping technology.
XXIII ISPRS Congress – Extended Deadline for Paper Submission!
December 15, 2015 — The deadline for Abstracts has been extended up to 7th January, 2016. Submission for Youth Forum is also open till 7th January, 2016. Use ISPRS template available for download here. Unfortunately, the deadline of submission for Full Papers...
Deal Sealed for New Sentinel-1 Satellites
December 15, 2015 — ESA has ensured the continuation of the Sentinel-1 Earth observation satellite series for Europe’s Copernicus environmental programme by ordering two more satellites. The €400 million contract was signed today with Thales Alenia Space of...
UN-GGIM: Europe is to Lead Work to Determine Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes
December 15, 2015 — The mandate to develop this work, which is critical for supporting sustainability, disaster response, land management, and environmental resilience, was given to UN-GGIM: Europe during the 5th Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on...
AGU Recognizes Esri Contributions to Science
Redlands, California—December 15, 2015 — Dawn Wright, chief scientist at Esri, will deliver a named honors lecture at the 2015 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 14–18, at the Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California. The AGU...
1Spatial Helps London Fire Brigade Achieve 95% Faster Processing of Route Queries with FME
Cambridge, UK, December 15, 2015 —1Spatial plc, the spatial big data company, enabled London Fire Brigade (LFB) to create faster, automated routes queries, which reduced processing time from 40 working hours to just two. Routing is critical for fire crews. Each...
3D Laser Mapping Expand Presence With New UK Headquaters
December 15, 2015 — 3D laser Mapping, global providers of 3D mapping and monitoring solutions have moved their UK headquarters to new offices, keeping up with the continual expansion of the company. This is the third move since the company began, in 1999. Located...
Septentrio Introduces Next Generation GNSS Reference Receiver PolaRx5
Leuven, Belgium and Torrance, CA – December 14, 2015 — Septentrio, a leading provider of accurate and reliable GNSS receivers announces today the launch of its next generation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for precise scientific and geodetic...