September 23, 2015 — The Imaging Source, international manufacturer of machine vision cameras and software, has just introduced its new software for on-screen measurement and image capture, IC Measure. IC Measure is a versatile, high-performance application for the...
Global Mapper V17 Released with New Multi-View Interface and Enhanced Cartographic Layout Tools
Hallowell, Maine, September 23, 2015 — Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the availability of Global Mapper version 17. This major release offers numerous new and improved geospatial tools, functional upgrades, and performance...
Earth-Observation Market Reports Released
A pair of Earth-observation industry market reports were published almost simultaneously in September 2015, and both were optimistic as to the current and future states of satellite-based remote sensing.
New Smallsat Technologies Targeted for Wildfire Response
Aquila Space is building briefcase-sized satellites that can capture and send back images of more than 12 million square miles of Earth daily. Meanwhile, its Silicon Valley partner Astro Digital is developing software that allows anyone to process and analyze the data.
Drones Monitor Chimpanzee Habitat in Tanzania
Ecologist Jeff Kerby is using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs), or drones, to count chimpanzee nests and monitor their habitat in Tanzania's Ugalla Forest. Such counts typically are performed on foot, but UASs allowed researchers to cover a much larger area at reduced time and cost.
University Coalition Developing UASs to Improve Weather Forecasting
Oklahoma State University (OSU) as well as the universities of Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kentucky will share a $6 million, four-year grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) that improves weather forecasting by studying atmospheric physics.
Geographic Information Systems Core to Utilities’ Enterprise IT Strategies, According to New IDC MarketScape
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., — In a new IDC MarketScape report, IDC Energy Insights found that with the advances in data management, Web, mobile, and integration technologies, utilities are renewing their interest in geographic information systems (GIS) software as a means to...
Copernicus – What Happened
September 22, 2015 — Using satellites to predict plant and crop diseases is just one of the fresh ideas produced over a week-long camp dedicated to creating mobile apps using Earth observation data. Twenty-three developers from nine countries, representing...
Forestry Applications for Teledyne Optech Airborne Lidar at SilviLaser 2015
September 22, 2015 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that our academic partners will give exciting presentations on the use of Teledyne Optech lidar systems for forestry applications at the SilviLaser 2015 conference running from September 28th to 30th in La...
East View Geospatial Acquires Rights to Senegalese Maps and Data
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA, September 22, 2015 — East View Geospatial (EVG) has obtained the rights to Senegal's nationally produced maps and data, through a partnership agreement with Senegal's National Mapping Agency (NMA); Agence Nationale de l'Aménagement du...
