Des Plaines, Ill, Nov. 8, 2013—URISA is pleased to announce the presentation of one of its most popular Certified Workshops, GIS Program Management, via instructor-led web based training. URISA’s GIS Program Management workshop is regularly presented at URISA...
CryoSat Reveals Recent Greenland Ice Loss
12 July 2016 — In the most detailed picture to date, information from ESA’s CryoSat satellite reveals how melting ice in Greenland has recently contributed twice as much to sea-level rise as the prior two decades.Between 2011 and 2014, Greenland lost around one...
IBM and NASA Release Open-Source AI Model on Hugging Face for Weather and Climate Applications
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y.— IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new AI foundation model for a variety of weather and climate use cases, available in open-source to the scientific, developer, and business communities. Developed by IBM and NASA, with...
Satellites Paint Picture of Maritime Activity
The European Space Agency (ESA) has helped coastal authorities track up to 70 percent more ships and pick up nearly three times more ship positions via satellite than previously possible.
L3Harris Completes Sale of Visual Information Solutions Business
MELBOURNE, Fla.-L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has completed the sale of its Visual Information Solutions (VIS) business to NV5 Global Inc. (NASDAQ: NVEE). The VIS business is a global provider of commercial geospatial software, technology and services used to...
Flir Si2-Series Acoustic Imaging Cameras Now with Integrated GPS for Precise, Location-Based Inspections
Flir, a Teledyne Technologies brand, today announced built-in GPS for its Si2-Series acoustic imaging cameras. The upgrade adds precise location data to predictive maintenance inspections, helping service providers and reliability teams streamline workflows across...
USGS Releases New JavaScript Library for Plotting Water Data for the Nation
A new JavaScript library, called GWIS (Graphing Water Information System), can create time-series plots of information measured at U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic data collection sites across the United States. Developed by the USGS Texas Water Science Center,...
SkyWater Technology Foundry Executive to Speak at Sensors Expo
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – SkyWater Technology Foundry announced that its Chief Technical Officer, Dr. Scott Nelson, will be a featured presenter at the annual Sensors Expo and Conference. Held on June 27-29, 2017 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif., the...
xCraft and ASSURE Leaders Featured as Keynotes During UAS Tech Forum
OKLAHOMA CITY - JD Claridge admits he has always had an affinity for things that flew. After all, he was just seven years old and living in northern Idaho when he attempted to build his first aircraft: a glider made out of duct tape and rebar he got out of his barn....
Brazil Introduces Agricultural Drones from XAG to Plant Trees
CURITIBA, Brazil - A forest restoration project using XAG Agricultural Drones has been initiated in Brazil, which is a pioneer in experimenting the scope of planting seeds of native tree species by drone. The trial will help demonstrate the effectiveness of drone...
