April 24, 2013
DAYTON, Ohio, April 16, 2013—Woolpert, a national geospatial, infrastructure management and design consulting firm, recently announced it has purchased its first unmanned aerial system (UAS), the Nova Block III, from partnering UAS firm Altavian. The Nova Block III is an all-electric system that collects high-resolution, accurate imagery with the capability to delivery data in real
April 24, 2013
The Canadian Space Agency announced two weeks ago that Radarsat-1, Canada’s first and oldest Earth observation satellite, experienced a technical anomaly. It’s unlikely the satellite will recover.
April 24, 2013
President Obama’s National Science and Technology Council released a framework for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation’s Earth observation enterprise.
April 24, 2013
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is adding drone surveillance to its security measures ahead of the G8 Summit near Enniskillen, scheduled for June 17 and 18, 2013.
April 24, 2013
On April 21, 2013, three smartphones destined to become low-cost satellites rode to space aboard an Antares rocket from NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia.
April 17, 2013
Most of the Earth science satellites developed or operated by NASA during the last few decades, including the new Landsat Data Continuity Mission, were launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Here’s a look.
April 17, 2013
You don’t just launch a satellite into orbit and voilà, it takes measurements. Once in orbit, there are a series of check-out procedures to make sure it performs in space as it did in ground tests.
April 17, 2013
The European Space Agency’s Proba-V miniature Earth observation satellite is at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, where it is being prepared for an April launch atop a Vega launcher.
April 17, 2013
Oregon State University researchers believe unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) could help farmers better manage resources in the field, lowering their costs while increasing yield of high-value crops.
April 16, 2013
Lawrence, Mass., April 10, 2013—SPECTRAL EVOLUTION field spectrometers and spectroradiomaters deliver direct access to the USGS Spectral Library and 19 vegetation indices. UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy is an increasingly popular tool for environmental and vegetation studies, including: Agricultural analysis Ecosystem changes Forestry research Glacial change Plant species identification Snow and ice studies Canopy studies Photosynthesis efficiency Soil
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