Hallowell, Maine, Jan. 29, 2014—Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the release of Global Energy Mapper version 15.1. This minor release features a new option to the “Create Flattened Site Pad Plan†dialog box and improved...
GeoSpatial Experts Launches GeoJot+ for Windows Mobile
THORNTON, Colo., Jan. 28, 2014—GeoSpatial Experts’ popular GeoJot+ field data collection system now runs on Windows Mobile devices. Companies can seamlessly transfer GeoJot’s app component across Apple, Android, and now Windows Mobile 6.x devices such as...
Optech Says Farewell to Dr. Doug Houston
Toronto, Jan. 29, 2014—Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of high-accuracy 3D survey systems and productivity-enhancing workflow software, announces the retirement of Dr. J. Douglas Houston, Vice President Corporate Services. As one...
URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet Introduces Mentoring Program
Des Plaines, Ill., Jan. 29, 2014—URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet, a team of young professional members of URISA, has launched a new mentoring program for GIS professionals. Anyone in the GIS industry who feels they would benefit from a mentor, or would like to volunteer...
NASA, JAXA Prepare Rain and Snow Satellite for Launch
Greenbelt, Md., Jan. 27, 2014—The world enters a new era of global weather observing and climate science in February with the launch of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory, a new international science satellite built by NASA. GPM, a joint...
PCI Geomatics Delivers GXL Satellite Image Processing System to IGAC
RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 28, 2014—PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today that, through its Colombian reseller, GeoSpatial Engineering, it has delivered a GeoImaging Accelerator...
Ball Aerospace Completes WorldView-3 Integration
With the imagery sensor and associated electronics now integrated, the completed WorldView-3 satellite bus is ready for system-level performance testing, followed by thermal vacuum and environmental testing.
Professional-Grade Mapping Accomplished with UAS
Applanix and American Aerospace Advisors Inc. (AAAI) completed a successful series of test flights of AAAI’s RS-16 platform equipped with an Applanix DMS-UAV aerial photogrammetry payload.
Satellites Eye El Niño's Effect on Continental Evaporation
European Space Agency satellites have helped scientists discover that El Niño-induced droughts have caused global declines in evapotranspiration despite rising temperatures.
Hazardous Haze Fills Sichuan Basin
A layer of haze filled China's Sichuan Basin on Jan. 23, 2014, when NASA's Terra satellite acquired a natural-color image of the phenomenon.