Changes in World’s Forests Portrayed in High Definition
Astrium’s SPOT 6 satellite qualifies for European Copernicus programme
Astrium, the world’s second-ranking space company, has announced that Astrium Services’s SPOT 6 high-resolution satellite has been qualified by the European Space Agency (ESA) to take part in the Copernicus Earth observation programme. Copernicus – known as GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) when it was founded in 1998 by the European Union and […]
Mason opt for Spheron 3d Camera technology at Olympics
One year on from the 2012 Olympic Games and SpheronVR is today finally pleased to reveal how its customer, Mason Land Surveys Ltd opted for Spheron technology for the task of digitally recording all buildings and structures in the new Olympic Park in East London. ‘This was to be a site plan and an […]
PCI Geomatics Delivers Historical Airphoto Processing (HAP) System in Sabah, Malaysia
RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada—November 7, 2013: PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, today announces that it has successfully delivered to the Sabah Lands and Surveys Department (SLSD) a Historical Airphoto Processing (HAP) system, a customized workflow developed by PCI Geomatics. Installation and training, which took place in September of this […]
Satellite Data Yield New Understanding Of How Galápagos Volcanoes Are Formed
HAWAI`I ISLAND, Hawaii — The chance transit of a satellite over the April 2009 eruption of Fernandina volcano — the most active in South America’s famed Galápagos archipelago — has revealed for the first time the mechanism behind the characteristic pattern of eruptive fissures on the island chain’s volcanoes, according to a new study by […]
A New Frontier: ViewSat launching across North America via Galaxy 19
ViewSat, a global satellite transmission company, is poised to continue a highly successful period of growth with capacity secured across North America, reaching 7 million people. Currently enjoying considerable coverage in Africa, Asia, Europe and the MENA region, ViewSat now looks to further increase the reach of the 100+ television and radio channels it supports. […]
Tuck Mapping Integrates Leica RCD30 Camera with Applanix POSTrack
For the many current owners of the POSTrack system, the availability of integration by Lead’Air makes the Leica RCD30 a more affordable and attractive choice among medium-format digital cameras.
Trimble Launches New Geospatial Solutions for Aerial Imaging
ESSEN, Germany, Oct. 8, 2013—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today new additions to its aerial imaging portfolio—the Trimble® AX60, a new airborne LIDAR system; and an updated version of its Inpho® processing software. The announcement was made today at INTERGEO 2013, the world’s largest conference on geodesy, geoinformatics and land management. The Trimble AX60 is a […]
October 15: Deadline for PANalytical NIR’s Goetz Instrument Support Program
Innovative proposals submitted by October 15 have a chance to be awarded a FieldSpec 4 portable spectroradiometer to augment research
Astrium Enhances TerraSAR-X Resolution and Coverage Capabilities
8 October 2013 – Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, has launched two new TerraSAR-X imaging modes. The enhanced imaging capabilities facilitate the delivery of higher resolution imagery as well as the coverage of larger areas. The new Staring SpotLight mode features a resolution of down to 25 cm – unrivalled by any other commercial […]