DMCii is using satellites to acquire new images of the Congo rainforests from space, validating a system that can map the vast Congo Basin every year to measure changes in its forest cover. If adopted, the new system will provide more accurate and up to date information for forest management, policy making and programmes such …

The geoNorge portal allows users to download maps and other county specific data through the Norway web digital download central system. Users can login to access these data collected in a central system. By accessing the system, users can consult and download files on elevation data, administrative boundaries, transformation formulae, as well as related topics …

RapidEye announced that it has completed a baseline image campaign covering the Helmand river basin in Afghanistan. Covering over 250,000 square kilometres, the Helmand river basin is the largest in Afghanistan, accounting for almost half of the country’s territory. It is the world’s largest opium production region. The project was initiated to obtain baseline imagery …

Starting with the January 2010 issue of the ASPRS journal, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (PE&RS), ASPRS members will have access to the full digital version of the journal online.  This digital edition is complete with peer-reviewed articles, just as they appear in the printed version. Members will have to log into the ASPRS website …

Telops announced that it has developed its own line of advanced infrared cameras, designed specifically for the research scientist and infrared expert. This line of products includes two infrared cameras. The FAST-IR is the fastest infrared camera available on the market. Being the first 1000fps full frame solution, it allows unprecedented thermal imaging of dynamic …

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LORAN-C signal termination
LORAN-C was originally developed to provide radio-navigation service for US coastal waters and was later expanded to include complete coverage of the continental US as well as most of Alaska. It was approved …

Decade of Innovations – 2010 – 2020
The Government of India has declared so.
Indian Science needs money.
It also needs a change in mindset.
The country needs to develop an innovation eco-system.
Where innovators can produce newer solutions.
To meet the needs of society.
However, the need is to liberate Indian science.
From the shackles and deadweight of bureaucracy and in-house favouritism.
The …

March 2010

Munich satellite navigation Summit

9-11 March

Munich, German

www.munich-satellite-navigation-summit.org

Geoform+’2010

30 March- 2 April

Moscow, Russia

www.geoexpo.ru

Digital Preservation of Archaeological Heritage

10-12 March, 2010

IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, India

arch3d@iitk.ac.in
www.iitk.ac.in/arch3d

CARIS 2010

22-25 March

Miami, Florida, USA

www.caris.com/caris2010

April 2010

XXIV FIG International Congress 2010

11 – 16 April 2010

Sydney, Australia

www.fig2010.com

Geo-Siberia 2010

27-29 April

Novosibirsk, Russia

www.geosiberia.sibfair.ru

ASPRS 2010

26-30 April

San Diego, CA, USA

www.asprs.org/SanDiego2010

May 2010

TIDES 2010

20-21 May

Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

derc@mail.pccu.edu.tw

International Conferences on Integrated Navigation Systems

31 May -02 June …

Intermap Technologies announced its high-resolution NEXTMap digital elevation data is being used to develop an advanced terrain and obstacle solution in advance of the ICAO’s eTOD (Electronic Terrain Obstacle Data) initiative. The process for collecting the NEXTMap dataset is currently undergoing certification by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). NEXTMap data will ultimately enable an …

FoursquareX announced that it is utilizing the new location feature built into Snow Leopard, the newest version of Mac OS X, to allow for check-ins to the Foursquare application via the desktop, eliminating the application’s sole availability on mobile phones. FoursquareX is one of the first applications to utilize Snow Leopard’s built-in Core Location feature …