Does U.S. Policy Promote a Leadership Role in the Remote Sensing Satellite Industry? By J. Christian Kessler, NorthRaven Consulting, Seattle. For decades, the United States led the world in building and operating remote sensing satellite systems. On cue with U.S....
Harnessing Data to Streamline GEOINT Analysis
By Rosemary Heiss, Office of Corporate Communications, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (www.nga.mil), Springfield, Va. More than 90 percent of the stored data in the world has been created in the last two years, according to a recent Financial Times...
Planet Action Empowers Work-Study Success
Five university students working with project managers in Mexico, Colombia and France  leverage Planet Action resources to achieve winning results. By Mary Jo Wagner, freelance writer, editor and media consultant, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Energized by...
Exploring Wide-Format Options for Geospatial Output
Refer to this simple checklist when shopping for a wide-format printer to ensure the right machine for your organization’s needs. By Andrew Vecci, Canon Solutions America (http://csa.canon.com), Chicago. Organizations that require hard-copy output from their...
What Is the Future of Geospatial Data Management?
Progressive organizations need a unified approach to manage geospatial data. By Mladen Stojic, vice president—Geospatial, Intergraph (www.intergraph.com), Norcross, Ga. Today’s progressive organizations rely on comprehensive geospatial data to drive smarter...
LiDAR Best Practices
Following a few simple guidelines can unlock the cost-saving benefits of collecting and using LiDAR data. By Jason Caldwell, director of strategic accounts, and Sanchit Agarwal, director of mapping operations, Sanborn (www.sanborn.com), Colorado Springs, Colo. Light...
Emerging Markets Driving Long-Term Earth Observation Growth
Emerging Markets Driving Long-Term  Earth Observation Growth By Adam Keith, director, Space, Euroconsult (www.euroconsult-ec.com), Montreal. Growth can be seen at each level of the global Earth observation (EO) value chain, from manufacturing, launch and data to...
From the Publisher
Can Geospatial Innovation Save the World? Despite the recent proliferation of brainy electronic gadgets, computers on steroids and robots that can perform better than humans, innovation in its broadest sense could be facing significant headwinds. From roughly the...
Modeling the Future of GEOINT
By Laura Lundin, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (www.nga.mil), Office of Geospatial Intelligence Management, Springfield, Va. For many organizations, shrinking budgets and constrained resources mean slashing existing programs and limiting...
Imagery Updates
Climate Models Project Increase in U.S. Wildfire Risk Scientists using NASA satellite data and climate models say drier conditions likely will cause increased fire activity acrossthe United States in coming decades. Other findings about U.S. wildfires, including their...
