Since 1972, the Landsat program has allowed scientists and analysts to observe the world beyond the power of human sight, monitor changes to the land, and detect critical trends in the conditions of natural resources. To learn more about who uses Landsat imagery and the value these users see in Landsat imagery, the U.S. Geological […]
DigitalGlo be Announces Top Satellite Images of 2013 Contest
Digitalglobe has just launched their annual Top Image of the Year contest, showcasing satellite images of natural disasters, political issues, natural wonders and current events from 2013. DigitalGlobe has compiled the 20 most noteworthy images into a Facebook album and is enlisting its fans to vote for the winner. Voters can “like” as many images […]
Sanborn Map Company Purchases Visual Intelligence iOne n-Oblique Sensor System Solution
Sanborn Map Company Purchases Visual Intelligence iOne n-Oblique Sensor System Solution After Extensive Evaluation – Leading Aerial Firm First to Deploy Industry’s Fastest, Most Accurate and Economical Oblique/3D Sensor
BlackBridge Launches Ortho Take Product
Berlin, Germany, November 18, 2013 – BlackBridge has officially launched its newest ortho product, the level 3B Ortho Take. This new product provides image takes that have been bundle adjusted and orthorectified to fully cover an area of interest. This ready-to-use product offers users the ability to see more and do less by minimizing […]
Landsat satellite data used to inventory 21st century forest dynamics around the globe
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]