Redlands, California—February 23, 2016—Esri released the latest version of ArcGIS Full Motion Video (FMV), a technology designed to work with video from drones, manned aircraft, and stationary video surveillance cameras. The release of ArcGIS FMV continues to...
NASA UAS Monitors Pacific Storms
Extreme weather predictions on the U.S. West Coast could become more accurate with help from NASA’s Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
Satellites Help Antarctic Researchers Navigate Icy Seas
The crew aboard the Dagmar Aaen, a research ship traveling around the Antarctic Peninsula to investigate how climate change is impacting the local environment, is receiving high-resolution radar images from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to help navigate the icy waters.
Zeroing in on the Market for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Velodyne LiDAR Announces New Puck LITE
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (Feb. 22, 2016) — Aiming at the burgeoning market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Velodyne LiDAR today unveiled its new Puck LITE™ -- at 590 grams, the world’s lightest 16-channel LiDAR sensor. Puck LITE will make its public debut on...
Faster Detection of Landmines Using Radar
Every 20 to 30 minutes, somewhere in the world, a person – often a child – steps on a landmine. It is estimated that over 100 million anti-personnel mines are buried worldwide and a further 200 to 250 million are thought to remain in military storage facilities....
EPA Releases Online Mapping Tool for Drinking Water Sources
CALIFORNIA, Feb. 22, 2016 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released an online mapping tool that provides users with information about their watershed and water supplier, as well as information about any possible sources of pollution that could...
New YellowScan Surveyor: World’s Lightest and Most Accurate LiDAR Solution for Civil Engineering & Mining Professionals
Denver, CO, USA – February 22, 2016 – YellowScan is pleased to announce the global launch of its new LiDAR UAS surveying solution with highest accuracy and most dense geo-referenced point cloud data: 3cm accuracy – 300 000 shots/s – 1.5 kg R&D development...
XXIII ISPRS Congress : Program Details
XXIII ISPRS Congress : Program Details FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FORM ISPRS, TIF, Congress organizers and sponsors are prepared to offer financial support to those participants who would otherwise not be able to attend the Congress. Please use the financial assistance form...
Maptek Technology Helps Secure Optimum Mining Outcomes
All facets of mining increasingly rely on capturing and using quality data. Effective data management and analysis improves production and increases profitability. Mining technology specialist Maptek develops robust systems that apply mining data to more accurately...
Trimble Adds Scalable GNSS Receiver to its Geospatial Portfolio
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 22, 2016—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the addition of a new scalable GNSS receiver to its geospatial portfolio—the Trimble® R9s GNSS receiver. Geospatial professionals now have another option to consider when searching for a...
