28th Jan 2010 – As many as 500 responders and relief workers in Haiti are now using GIS software

The intense public debate on how rapidly the Himalayan glaciers are retreating highlights the necessity for the constant monitoring of glaciers worldwide by satellites. Considering the valuable role satellites can play in determining the state of Earth’s glaciers, the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) has called for the systematic monitoring of glaciers by satellites in …

NIIT GIS Ltd has entered into a strategic relationship with ITT Visual Information Solutions (ITT VIS). As part of this partnership, NIIT GIS Ltd. will become the exclusive distributors of the ENVI suite of image processing software products for India, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka. This suite of ITT VIS products includes ENVI, …

VisionMap launched its stereoscopic mapping technology designed for integration with small tactical unmanned aerial vehicles. It has released its new lightweight MIST system for the rapidly growing small UAS market that provides security authorities with intelligence and reconnaissance mapping. According to VisionMap’s representative, the approximately 22 pound tactical UAV data collection system is designed to …

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 …