Thursday, July 8th, 2010
The growing need for earth observation, and the limited reach of government-sponsored earth observing satellites and systems, has given rise to a rapidly emerging new field of community remote sensing. This...
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
The quick availability of geoinformation can provide many benefits for disaster and risk management related efforts involving floods, earthquakes, cyclones, wildfires and the like. This information often originates from many sources...
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
A major announcement in the geospatial marketplace took place this week when Hexagon announces its acquisition of Intergraph. The move continues the growth of Hexagon via acquisition, and adds a software...
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
The Russian cadastral system took a step forward in the fall of 2009 as a new directive was put forward that included the elements cadastral products and services were expected to include. The connection between...
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
The World Cities Summit took place in Singapore this past week, culminating with a closing session on July 1, 2010. The theme of this international gathering of mayors and urban planners...
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
China's State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping has now begun the licensing of online mapping services, having just announced the operators that have made the cut. The country felt they needed...
Friday, June 25th, 2010
The TanDEM-X satellite was successfully launched recently. It is expected to provide a 12 m resolution digital elevation dataset for use around the globe. It marks yet another step in the...
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
New airborne remote sensing techniques and tools are helping scientists gain a better understanding of earthquakes. Airborne sensors provide the advantage of being able to cover a great deal of ground,...
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
