Ah yes, to drone or not to drone… Selecting one’s first drone errr UAV errr UAS can be a little daunting. Do you purchase from a local dealer who can guide and advise you and also hook you up with spare parts after an unexpected crash landing, or do you shop online and roll the […]
DigitalGlobe's 6th Satellite, WorldView 3, Takes Flight
Indeed a happy day in Longmont, Colorado today as Earth Imaging giant, DigitalGlobe, put their sixth satellite successfully into orbit today as WorldView 3 took flight from the Vandenberg Air Force Base launch site – congrats! See more at http://worldview3.digitalglobe.com/ and see also the official PR
Tasking your own satellite for data collection… there's an app for that!
Yes indeed, recently, at the ESRIUC, Esri business partner, Airbus Defense and Space showed off their newly launched service that enables ArcGIS users to easily task a satellite (Pleiades and SPOT) for data collection over any area of interest. the service is now available through the ArcGIS Marketplace and boasts that users will receive their […]
National Map's Historical Topographic Map Collection – 178,000 historical topographic maps of the US
Here’s a fabulous digital archive with tens of thousands of maps for your viewing and printing pleasure! Available in time for the Fourth of July and able to be accessed on all digital devices, the USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer brings to life more than 178,000 maps dating from 1884 to 2006. In 2009, USGS began the […]
Webinar Tip – Take Your Data to New Visualization Levels
Here’s details of a webinar of interest from Golden Software taking place this week at 2 times… Create stunning, multidimensional images by combining the functionality of Golden Software’s powerful visualization programs. Details – The Voxler Compatibility Webinar will demonstrate the benefits of uniting Voxler with Strater, Surfer, and Didger software programs. The host will utilize […]
CrowdSourcing Imagery to Help Find Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
A couple of efforts have been announced to help scour the vast collection of recently collected imagery for any sign of Flight 370 that may have been recorded by a data collection sensor. DigitalGlobe has a service known as Tomnod where the premise is that thousands of volunteers are asked to help scour through imagery […]
Lizardtech Announces Express Server 9 with ExpressZip and 10 Cool things
This week, Seattle-based Lizardtech, the experts in image compression, have rolled out Express Server 9. After 10 years in development, Express Server at R9 boasts a painless, automated upgrade process for users [think upgrade in minutes while retaining all of your existing system configurations and migrating all catalogs] and something new and very cool for […]
Visit Curtin University Australia via virtual 3D model
An impressive virtual 3D model flies you around the Curtin University campus (Australia) created with aero3Dpr. About the project… Based on advanced aerial photogrammetry techniques, aero3Dpro is a 3D modeling service from Australian mapping and survey company AEROmetrex. The unprecedented complexity, detail and accuracy contained in aero3Dpro models, combined with the ability to interact with […]
Sanborn Map Company Purchases Visual Intelligence iOne n-Oblique Sensor System Solution
Houston-based Visual Intelligenc eannounced today that Sanborn Map Company’s extensive evaluation of Visual Intelligence’s iOne n-Oblique Sensor System Solution for oblique and 3D imaging has resulted in a purchase. Sanborn is the first customer to deploy this new and innovative aerial digital camera system, the industry’s fastest, most stable, accurate, and economical sensor for oblique […]
DigitalGlobe First Look Webinar – Essential Imagery for First Responders
Over the past week while the massive flood was occurring in Colorado you may have heard DigitalGlobe touting a service called FirstLook – given that the floods were basically taking place right in the backyard of DigitalGlobe HQ I have to say that I was quite curious as to what the company would be doing […]
