Modeling the World

Image processing innovations are creating value for decision makers. By Robert Schowengerdt, professor emeritus, University of Arizona (http://www.arizona.edu/),  Tucson, Ariz. He is the author of Remote Sensing—Models and Methods for Image Processing (2006), which...

Air Combat Command's GeoBase Mission

Advanced raster management speeds disaster response and other mission-critical data to U.S. Air Force operations worldwide. By Mike Cannon, Dave Williams and Matt Moore, AECOM (http://www.aecom.com/), Virginia Beach, Va. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is divided into Major...

Immediate Awareness Immediate Response

New Web-based platforms for delivering satellite imagery and other critical geospatial information to first responders are revolutionizing disaster management. By Tara Byrnes, director, North American channel, GeoEye (http://www.geoeye.com/), Herndon, Va. Sometimes we...

Disaster Response in JAPAN

Disaster Response in JAPAN

Geospatial Community to the Rescue Following the devastating March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan, a host of geospatial companies provided pivotal disaster response information and services. Many of the same companies and more will contribute to...

Sensor Fusion Benefits Complex Coastal Mapping

By Molly Reif, Lauren Dunkin, Jennifer Wozencraft and Christopher Macon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Joint Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (www.jalbtcx.org), Kiln, Miss. Sensor fusion advancements are being used to develop and enhance...

Homeland Security Challenges Create Geospatial Opportunities

By Michael F. Goodchild, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara (www.geog.ucsb.edu). Although traditional geospatial applications often have proceeded at a fairly leisurely pace, applications in emergency management almost always stress the...

Homeland Security Starts at Sea

By Guy Thomas, science and technology advisor, U.S. Coast Guard (www.uscg.mil), Washington, D.C. If oil is the world’s lifeblood, then oceanic commerce is its backbone. Since the 9/11 attack on the United States, many national and international organizations have...

EARTH OBSERVING-1 Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation

By Holli Riebeek, NASA’s Earth Observatory, Goddard Space Flight Center (www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard), Greenbelt, Md. Scheduled to fly for a year and designed to last a year and a half, NASA’s Earth-Observing-1 satellite (EO-1) celebrated its 10th anniversary on...

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