January 8, 2015
AURORA, Colo., Jan. 8, 2015—American Sentinel University was recognized by Military Advanced Education (MAE) as a top school supporting the military community in its 2015 MAE Guide to Colleges & Universities. This distinction measures best practices in military and veteran volunteer education. The university is ranked in the top 15 percentile of surveyed colleges, universities and
January 8, 2015
Newly released US Topo maps for Arizona now feature mountain bike trails, segments of the Arizona National Scenic Trail and Public Land Survey System data. Several of the 1,880 new US Topo quadrangles for the state now display these selected new features along with other improved data layers. “Having recently returned to Arizona, I am
January 7, 2015
Redlands, Calif., Jan. 7, 2015—Technology giant Esri swept two of three awards at TM Forum’s Digital Disruption December 2014 conference in San Jose, California. Both awards honored contributions to the Internet of Things, a futuristic idea for connecting smart devices to have a positive effect on society. “Managing and understanding the interaction of all the connected
January 7, 2015
MINNETONKA, Minn., Jan. 7, 2015—East View Geospatial, a provider of content-rich cartographic products, has publishedTerrain Analysis of Ukraine in e-book form. The electronic publication contains more than 150 color topographic maps supplemented with locally sourced reports on demographics, roads, terrain, soils, hydrology, vegetation and climate. A searchable online database of the e-book’s content is also offered, and
January 7, 2015
Jan. 7, 2015 — Optech is pleased to announce that the latest laser and camera 3D sensing technology will be on display January 11-15, 2015 in booth 760 at the 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) in Washington D.C. In addition to mobile solutions that capture survey-grade data from roads, rails and
January 7, 2015
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 7, 2015—The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) presented a number of prestigious awards during the Pecora 19 Symposium in conjunction with the Joint Symposium of ISPRS Technical Commission I and IAG Commission 4 in Denver, Colorado, November 17 -20, 2014. On Tuesday,
January 7, 2015
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), in collaboration with Airbus, have completed a successful world première – for the first time, they have used lasers to visualise the airflow over the wing of a passenger aircraft in flight. They have developed a method that captures the movement of
January 6, 2015
A new data warehouse has been created at the University of West Hungary to combine Earth data on physical, chemical and biological processes. The Earth System project aims to combine different areas of study for a better understanding of Earth as a single complex system.
January 6, 2015
The yearly International Consumer Electronics Show, which takes place every January in Las Vegas, has proven to be a popular launchpad for new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology. This week promises similar announcements, with image-capturing robots gaining ground thanks to notable commercial exceptions for filmmakers and surveyors in recent months.
January 6, 2015
In the last week of 2014, both China and Russia launched Earth observation satellites. Russia launched Resurs-P on Dec. 26, and China launched Yaogan Weixing-26 on Dec. 29. Each satellite is part of a larger constellation, with preceding satellites in the same series.