New Ice Island Formed at Pine Island Glacier
The longest and fastest moving glacier in West Antarctica calved a new iceberg in July 2013, as shown in this Terra satellite image.
Making Land Legible: Cadastres for Urban Planning and Development in Latin America
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— The traditional cadastre – a public land registry typically used to track ownership and property taxation – is being reimagined throughout Latin America as a powerful tool to promote fiscal stability and guide urban planning initiatives,...
The new Leica Pegasus TRK makes mobile mapping smart, autonomous and easy
(Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 09/05/2022) Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced the introduction of the reality capture mobile mapping system Leica Pegasus TRK, introducing artificial intelligence, autonomous workflows and intuitive...
Northrop Grumman Cryocooler on Board NASA’s OCO-2 Satellite
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Aug. 20, 2014—A cool thing about space: cryogenic refrigerators from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) that chill satellite sensors to hundreds of degrees below zero Fahrenheit (degrees F) for maximum sensitivity. A new NASA satellite...
Counting down to Smarter Data, Smarter World 2021
Cambridge, UK, 26th October 2021, (www.1spatial.com) 1Spatial, the global geospatial software and solutions company, is counting down to this year’s Smarter Data, Smarter World, which takes place over the course of two days; 10th and 11th November....
Hexagon Acquires AutonomouStuff, Bolstering its Leadership Position in Autonomous Solutions
NACKA STRAND, Sweden: Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital solutions, announces the acquisition of AutonomouStuff, one of the world's leading suppliers of integrated autonomous vehicle solutions. Â Founded in 2010, US-based AutonomouStuff is pioneering turn-key...
Liteye C-AUDS Chosen to Defend Critical Infrastructure by the US Government
Centennial, Colorado - Centennial, Colo. — Liteye Systems, Inc., is pleased to announce the selection of its Containerized Anti-UAS Defense Systems (C-AUDS) as the first system of systems chosen for integration with the USAF developed MEDUSA Command and Control...
Airbus Training Peruvian Team to Operate Country's First EO Satellite
In preparation for PeruSat-1, which is being built by Airbus Defence and Space, 30 Peruvians spent time in Airbus' Toulouse, France, facilities to be trained in satellite operations.
More Satellite Evidence: Arctic Sea Ice Declining
New measurements from the European Space Agency's ice mission validates that the volume of Arctic sea ice has declined by 36 percent during autumn and 9 percent during winter between 2003 and 2012.
