March 11, 2014
An Australian team working on a project to zap orbital debris with lasers from Earth says perhaps we’re only a couple of decades from a "cascade of collisions" among low-Earth-orbiting satellites.
March 11, 2014
A recent field campaign shows that a potential new satellite could understand where greenhouse gases come from, how they disperse in the atmosphere and how they affect climate change.
March 5, 2014
Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2014—DAT/EM Systems International introduces the capability to process high-resolution CartoSat-1 satellite imagery in its flagship digital photogrammetric workstation, Summit Evolution. Designed for geo-engineering (mapping) applications calling for high-resolution panchromatic imagery with high pointing accuracies in India, the CartoSat-1 Satellite (IRS P5) was built by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and
March 5, 2014
Toronto, March 3, 2014—Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of high-accuracy lidar 3D survey systems and productivity-enhancing workflow software, is pleased to announce the launch of our new and improved website. The new website introduces a brand-new look with the goal of making it much easier to find information about the
March 5, 2014
HORN, Austria, Feb. 26, 2014—This new, innovative App, the first of its kind, allows users to experience LiDAR data in a completely new environment. It also allows easier LiDAR data demonstrations through the use of an iPad. RIEGL’s RiALITY App enables users to visualize and navigate through point clouds acquired with RIEGL laser scanners. As
March 5, 2014
Canberra, Australia, Feb. 26, 2014—A much anticipated session at Locate14 will be the panel discussion ‘Open Spatial Data - Behind the Policy Challenge’ held on Tuesday, 8 April. Along with the preliminary program, information on the panel session has been released on www.locateconference.com. The panel session will be chaired by Julian Carver, founding member of Open NZ
March 5, 2014
Reston, Va., Feb. 26, 2014—MAPPS, the national association for geospatial firms, will host a series of four webinars to educate the membership and the geospatial community on issues that MAPPS members will discuss with their Congressmen and Senators during the MAPPS Federal Programs Conference April 1-2, 2014. The series will kickoff Thursday, February 27 with
March 5, 2014
Richmond, BC, Feb. 27, 2014—MDA’s Information Systems group (MDA) announced today that they will be hosting an exciting range of informative geospatial webinars. Throughout 2014, you are invited to join MDA’s geospatial experts for an engaging series of webinar discussions on our range of advanced solutions using spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). March 27: MDA
March 5, 2014
Sheboygan, Wis., Feb. 25, 2014—Photo Science Inc., a Quantum Spatial Company, has been honored with the 2013 MAPPS Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Grand Award for its project entitled, "Coastal Resilience Data for American Samoa." The project was presented on February 12, 2014 during an awards ceremony at the MAPPS Winter Conference at the Lodge
March 5, 2014
Berlin, Germany, Feb. 27, 2014—Upon successful completion of the 2013 North American agricultural monitoring program, BlackBridge officially launches its agriculture solutions on a global level. New programs are already being implemented for subscribers in the UK and South America, and new regions will follow later this year, including North America, where the program will start
5th Anniversary Special Edition
