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Entering a New Age of SAR Sustainability
Canada’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission expands on RADARSAT’s heritage to benefit a broad range of global consumers. By David Belton, general manager, MDA Geospatial  Services (www.mdacorporation.com), Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. In January 2013, the...
Modernizing the Geospatial Experience
Finally, the geospatial sector is on the leading edge of providing a modern user experience that’s relevant to the world. By Mladen Stojic, vice president,Geospatial, Intergraph (www.intergraph.com), Norcross, Ga. A new, younger generation of users is entering the...
Peering Beneath the Surface
A Mediterranean pilot study validates the use of high-resolution satellite imagery for bathymetry and seabed classification. By Helen Needham, hydrographic director, Proteus FZC (www.proteusgeo.com), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Â Knut Hartmann, project manager,...
Creating Cost-Effective Situational Awareness
Modern LiDAR and optical data fusion techniques are helping cash-strapped state and local governments optimize post-disaster mitigation efforts. By David A. Gonzalez, Exelis Visual Information Solutions (www.exelisvis.com), Boulder, Colo. Higher volumes of complex...
Aerial Mapping Best Practices
By Sanchit Agarwal, director of mapping operations; Brad Arshat, director of strategic accounts; and Shawn Benham, senior project manager, Sanborn (www.sanborn.com), Colorado Springs, Colo. From the glorious past of plane table surveying and analytical plotters to...
Industry Updates
Astrium Seeks Partner for New Real-Time EO Satellite Astrium is speaking to countries outside Europe, including Singapore, about partnering to develop GO-3S, the company’s new geostationary Earth observation (EO) satellite. Gregory Pederson, Astrium sales and...
Imagery in the News
Space Station’s New EO Sensor Springs into Action Rio San Pablo, as it empties into the Golfo de Montijo in Veraguas, Panama, is the “first light†from the International Space Station’s new ISERV Pathfinder Earth observation (EO) system. The image was acquired...
Industry Overview
Budget Woes Could Affect Technology Transfer As a result of the $85 billion broad-brush sequester, which officially kicked in March 1, 2013, NASA’s share of the federal cuts for fiscal year 2013 is nearly $900 million, a budget reduction from $17.8 billion to...
