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 …

DigitalGlobe signs agreement with Microsoft
DigitalGlobe has signed an agreement with Microsoft to launch the Clear30 program, an initiative to distribute high-resolution, 30-cm aerial imagery of contiguous landscapes, initially in the U.S. and Western Europe. http://media.digitalglobe.com

ISRO’s Desk
India to launch satellites to study climate change
India shall soon be launching two dedicated satellites in polar orbit to study climate change through atmospheric research and detection of greenhouse gases. It will make India one of the few countries in the world to have such advanced facility to study the impact of climate change due to emission of greenhouse gases. www.thaindian.com

JAXA and DLR co-operation
JAXA and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) signed a letter of intent concerning mutual cooperation for satellite disaster monitoring. Both parties confi rmed a mutual intention to use JAXA’s ALOS and DLR’s TerraSAR-X – both of which carry a SAR instrument – to improve response to disasters. They will exchange data as required on requests for emergency observations. They also agreed that will start collaborative research related to disaster monitoring. www.jaxa.jp