Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Solar flares and other space phenomenon can quickly impact communications, electronic systems and GNSS operations on earth. The South Korean government has initiated a new space weather system that will provide up-to-date information about space weather for...
Friday, February 24th, 2012
Real water we all know about, but virtual is something many of us may not be familiar with. Scientists have conducted research that aims to understand the available water for use on the planet, and the virtual...
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Scientists from Australia’s national science agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), are setting out to survey Australia’s 35,000-kilometre coastline to measure marine debris and its impact on sea life. The work is part of the...
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Research into making Global Positioning Systems (GPS) more reliable and accurate has turned to camera technology and mathematical algorithms that its creator says will make navigation cheaper and simpler. The research is being done by Dr. Michael...
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
The Queensland government has recently provided a Community Intelligence Map (CIM) that provides a portal for the public to search for information when disasters happen. The map is an adjunct of the Total Opeartional Mapping (TOM) system...
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Sea ice is an important contributor to global climate changes. Specifically, sea ice thickness helps to understand ocean circulation and heat transfer. The ability to capture more information about global sea ice thickness has advanced considerably and...
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Intergraph and ERDAS are two well known brands in the geospatial industry. Recently Hexagon AB purchased Intergraph for $2.1B USD, effectively bringing GeoMedia GIS software into the wider Hexagon domain - filling a large hole across the...
