RESTON, Va., April 23, 2014—Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a national security, health and engineering solutions company, announced it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) to provide...
Maryland Society of Surveyors Selects John M. Palatiello & Associates to Provide Association Management Services
Annapolis, Md., April 28, 2014—The Maryland Society of Surveyors (MSS) today announced it has retained the firm of John M. Palatiello & Associates, Inc. (JMP&A) to provide association management services. "JMP&A's significant experience in the...
OGC Adopts OGC Geo and Time Extensions Standard for OpenSearch
April 24, 2014—The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) Members approved "OGC OpenSearch Geo and Time Extensions" as an OGC standard. This document defines an extension to the popular OpenSearch specification so that users can easily take advantage of rich geospatial...
OGC Requests Host for Compliance Tools Infrastructure
April 24, 2014—To support the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Compliance Program, the OGC is accepting proposals from organizations that are able to host the OGC Compliance Tools Infrastructure. Proposals should describe how the hosting organization would:...
OGC Seeks Comments on Charter for Big Data Domain Working Group
April 24, 2014—The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) seeks comments on the charter for a new OGC Big Data Domain Working Group (DWG). The charter is available at http://external.opengeospatial.org/twiki_public/BigDataDwg/ . “Big Data†is an umbrella term...
Proteus Delivers Phase 1 of Abu Dhabi Land/Marine Mapping Ahead of Schedule
ABU DHABI, UAE, and BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM, April 28, 2014—Proteus, a provider of satellite-derived mapping and classification services, has delivered ahead of schedule the first phase of a fine-scale terrestrial and marine land use/land cover (LULC) and habitat...
Vega Is Readied for Its Third Arianespace Mission, Carrying a Pioneering Earth Observation Spacecraft
April 22, 2014—Vega Flight VV03, Arianespace’s Vega mission with DZZ-HR, Kazakhstan’s first Earth observation satellite, is entering the final preparation phase for a nighttime liftoff next week from the Spaceport in French Guiana. This will be the light-lift...
Satellites Capture China's Great Wall of Dust
A wall of dust was barreling across northern China on April 23, 2014. Images collected by NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites two hours apart show how fast the dust advanced.
Satellite Shows Lake Superior Still Mostly Ice Covered
Though North America is a full month into astronomical spring, the Great Lakes have been slow to give up on winter. Lake Superior leads the pack, with more than 60 percent of its surface ice covered.
Firms Testing Inspection Drones
Drones from Skycatch and more established companies are monitoring power lines, inspecting oil and gas pipelines, checking wind turbines for defects and pinpointing malfunctioning solar panels.