Satellites Can Detect Shifting Land, Save Lives

Satellites Can Detect Shifting Land, Save Lives

As shown by the March 2014 Oso, Wash., mudslide that killed 41 people, subsidence, rockfalls and landslides can cause devastating human and economic consequences. But satellites can help.

Australia launches lunar exploration mission

A collection of South Australian space, remote operation and mining companies are part of a national mission announced today to send nanosatellites and exploration sensors to the Moon in 2023 in a bid to find water and other resources. An initiative of South...

CryoSat Sets New Standard for Measuring Sea Levels

Trying to measure sea levels around rugged coastlines is not always an easy task. ESA’s CryoSat satellite is making a difference with its radar altimeter. Sea level is a very sensitive indicator of climate change, reflecting components of the climate system such as...

Slagboom & Peeters Purchases Second UltraCam Eagle

Graz, Austria, March 19, 2013—Slagboom & Peeters has contracted with Microsoft’s UltraCam business unit and subsidiary to purchase an UltraCam Eagle digital aerial camera system with an 80mm lens. This transaction marks the company’s second UltraCam Eagle...

SimActive Automates Drone Data Processing

Montreal, Canada, April 17th, 2018 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is proud to announce increased drone data automation in Correlator3D™. New automated profiles include configurable options with a predefined set of...