Thursday, May 26th, 2011
China this week indicated that improved development of surveying and geographic based data systems such as GIS are integral to the future economic development of that country. The Chinese Vice Premier pointed to the need for more...
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
RapidEye announced today that a partnership agreement has been signed between RapidEye and the
ImageSat International. The agreement allows ImageSat to use RapidEye imagery to colorize their panchromatic 0.7 meter resolution imagery to produce a colorized product.
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
In March, the Philippines filed an official protest with China following a standoff involving forces from both countries in the Reed Bank, just east of the Spratlys. Philippine officials say Chinese patrol boats threatened a survey ship...
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has signed a contract for $2.5 million (CAD) with ScanEx Research and Development Center (ScanEx) to provide RADARSAT data information to multiple ground stations in Russia over three years. The information will be used by Russian...
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Fires in remote regions of Siberia are creating a large quantity of smoke. NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of the fires on May 24, 2011 at 02:55 UTC (10:55 p.m. EDT). The image was created from...
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
Location-based services such as mobile maps, mobile GPS navigation and more specific so-called "check-in" apps are becoming one with the "smart" world of phone and tablets, utilizing geographical positions attained via the mobile Internet. AutoNavi Holdings Ltd, a...
Friday, May 20th, 2011
If you have trouble viewing this newsletter, click here to view in a browser ASM Website Calendar Submit Editorial Hexagon Aims to Build a Smarter World As the company gets ready to host the Hexagon 2011 Event,...
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
The Jakarta government is preparing an earthquake microzonation map. The map, drafted together with the National Earthquake Map Revision (RPGN) team, is expected to serve as a guideline for earthquake detection and mitigation. Read More
Monday, May 16th, 2011
The bureau chief, Nguyen Tuan Hung said that his agency completed the first stage of the project. A website of Vietnamese maps is under construction. The website will provide online maps of Vietnam at difference ratios. The site...
