Sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean swing back and forth every few years (sometimes more) like an irregular pendulum. The warm phase is known as El Niño; the cool phase—which it has been in for the past two winters—is called La Niña. According to NOAA’s April 2012 ENSO Diagnostics Discussion, La […]
How tough is the Job? The question of whether to use a non rugged phone
The question of whether to use a non rugged phone or IPad for data collection is coming up more often than ever. It’s a reasonable question since these devices are very powerful, seemingly cheap, have great apps and are easy to use. I love my Android phone, but I’ve come to realize it has its […]
Feature – A pioneering system for monitoring rockslides on Norway’s fjords.
This feature article comes from The American Surveyor Magazine…
Feature – Value-added Application Service of Biodiversity Database — i35
With special geographic environment, Taiwan germinates plentiful species of flora and fauna.
St. Charles Parish Overcomes GNSS Signal Shadow Issues with Trimble Floodlight Technology
Trimble Floodlight satellite shadow reduction technology enables St. Charles Parish Waterworks crews to maintain productivity in all mapping environments
International Space Station (ISS) Keeps Watch on World’s Sea Traffic
As the International Space Station circles Earth, it has been tracking individual ships crossing the seas beneath. An investigation hosted by the European Space Agency (ESA) in its Columbus module has been testing the viability of monitoring global maritime traffic from the station’s orbit hundreds of miles (kilometers) above since June 2010.
LiDAR Feature – 3D Scanning LiDAR Market Disruption: Alive and Well
Key Points: 1. This past year has seen the emergence of two disruptions in the 3D Scanning LiDAR market. 2. FARO’s Focus 3D LiDAR Scanner is a low-end disruptive entrant to the stationary 3D scanning market. 3. The PrimeSense 3D Sensor is a non-traditional LiDAR delivering unique value to a new market. It is already […]
Visual Eye-Candy Reveals What’s happening on MapQuest
Mapquest is boasting some of their numbers from 2011 via an interesting infographic.
City of Troutdale Oregon Makes Huge GIS strides
An interesting GIS feature hit the latest edition of American Surveyor Magazine. The article explores how smaller towns and cities have been reluctant to make the move to a GIS, often citing it as both too daunting and far too cost-prohibitive. From the article… As the benefits of a comprehensive GIS effort have become more and […]
Application Feature – Integrated Information of Highway Bus Routes
In recent years, people need traffic information more urgently because of having closer social contact with each other.