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 …

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 …

SkyBitz launches Remote Asset Management & Tracking Solution
SkyBitz®  announced the launch of its newest asset management solution based on its patented Global Locating System (GLS) technology. The SkyBitz GLS400 Mobile Terminal is the next generation of the company’s machine-to-machine (M2M) asset tracking solution that provides a lower overall total cost of ownership (TCO) through increased …

Tallysman Wireless has entered the GNSS antennas and RF modules marketplace with the launch of its TW120 GPS Inline Amplifier. An industrial-grade low-noise, low-power amplifier with 25dB gain, the TW120 is specially designed to tightly filter and boost weak GPS L1 signals, while maintaining low antenna noise figures. According to the company, the TW120 enables …