The Federal Aviation Administration announced on June 9, 2014, that the state of Nevada's unmanned aircraft system (UAS) test site is ready to conduct research vital to integrating UASs into the nation's airspace.
Blue Marble Releases Global Mapper LiDAR Module with Powerful LiDAR Transformation Options
Hallowell, Maine, June 4, 2014—Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the release of the LiDAR Module for Global Mapper version 15.2. This interim release features added support for the transformation (shift/rotate/scale) of LiDAR point...
Esri CityEngine Increases the Power of Virtual Design
Redlands, Calif., June 4, 2014—Esri has released CityEngine 2014, the latest version of its advanced 3D GIS urban design software. Architects, planners, and urban designers can make better decisions by using CityEngine to create more realistic city models and...
NATO HQ Launches Interactive Web Map Based on Esri Technology
Redlands, Calif., June 2, 2014—The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has just released “NATO on Duty,†an interactive, multimedia web map based on Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) software. “The purpose of the map is to illustrate to the...
OGC Extensions to Web Coverage Service Standard Improve Access to Earth Data
May 29, 2014—The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) Membership has approved six OGC Web Coverage Service (WCS) Interface Standard extensions as official OGC standards. These WCS extensions significantly expand the ability of researchers, environmental managers,...
Orbit Logic to Add WorldView-3 to Direct Access Facility Planning Software
GREENBELT, Md., June 2, 2014—Orbit Logic announced today a contract award from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) to add DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 super-spectral, high-resolution imaging satellite into its Direct Access Facility Collection Planning...
SpyMeSat Mobile App Now Offers High-Resolution Satellite Imagery
GREENBELT, Md., June 10, 2014—Orbit Logic announced today that the iPhone version of their SpyMeSat mobile app will now offer in-app purchase of recent high resolution satellite imagery. SpyMeSat users will be able to use their mobile device to preview a recent...
Enhanced Sea-level Prediction System to Improve Coastal Flooding Plans
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, June 4, 2014—As the Gulf Coast begins another hurricane season, researchers with the Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science (CBI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will be improving the data collection system to allow for...
Unmanned Aircraft Series Sets Record for Mission Hours Flown in One Week
SAN DIEGO, May 28, 2014—Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) series, which includes the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk, set a new record for mission hours flown in one week, logging 665 hours...
In Memoriam Carolyn J. Merry, PhD., ASPRS President 2010-11
BETHESDA, Md., June 5, 2014—It is with deep sorrow that we inform you of the loss of a respected and long-time member, Past President, friend and mentor, Carolyn Jean Merry, PhD., retired Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic...
