A new dataset called Bedmap2 gives a clearer picture of Antarctica from the ice surface down to the bedrock below. Bedmap2 is a significant improvement on the previous collection of Antarctic data—known as Bedmap. The product was a result of work led by the British Antarctic Survey, where researchers compiled decades worth of geophysical measurements, such as surface elevation measurements from NASA's Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite, known as ICESat, and ice thickness data collected by Operation IceBridge.
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National Geographic Society’s 125th Anniversary Gala was June 13. Several folks who are well-known were honored for outstanding contributions: Felix Baumgartner, Howard G. Buffett, James Cameron, Sylvia A. Earle, Alex Trebek and Edward O. Wilson. Also...Read more
DigitalGlobe, Colorado’s highest-flying tech company—literally—reportedly plans to add more than 500 jobs and is considering relocating its corporate headquarters within the Denver-Boulder area. - Xconomy
Homer Township [IL] officials this week voted to send a letter to the Will County Board in support of a resolution banning the use of aerial photos of private property for code enforcement. Those against the use of imagery, used and taken without the property...Read more
High Resolution Digital Elevation Models — from Satellite Imagery
Producing Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) from remote sensing imagery is very important for a variety of mapping applications including orthophoto generation, terrain modeling, volumetric analysis,...Download this paper