Remote Sensing

We learned of the name change to Google Maps Engine at the Location Intelligence Conference, but I guess it was not the right venue to announce free licenses for non-profits. We didn’t think “Earth Builder” reflected the true capabilities of the product or vision that we have for easily...

In a brief report entitled "U.S. could lose aging eyes in the sky," CNN listed the challenges with aging earth observation satellite system this way: Tights budgets, growing costs and failed launches hurt satellite programs, report finds "We'll be hobbling through the year 2012," Idaho...

A staffer from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) was fetted with monetary bonuses for his work on the imagery analysis that led to the capture of Osama Bin Laden. Per Senior Executives Association spokeswoman Carol Bonosaro, who speaks on behalf of senior government...

Exelis shared this information on May 1 (but I didn't get it until May 3): Exelis Visual Information Solutions proudly announces the release of ENVI 5, the next generation of ENVI, the company’s industry-leading image analysis software which is used across industries by professionals who...

The USGS Center for LIDAR Information Coordination and Knowledge, aka CLICK, will shut down its bulletin board May 9 due to securty mandates from the Deparment of Interior. You might remember CLICK had a near brush with death last fall (APB coverage). - via LiDAR News TerraServer, that great...

The Texas Forest Service and Texas A&M University have unveiled a new Web application that will forewarn residents when conditions are ripe for wildfire. The free application — dubbed TxWRAP — is designed to help homeowners and communities determine wildfire risk so they can act before a wildfire...

Several Indian news sources area reporting on the launch of India's RISAT-1, an earth observing satellite to monitor weather and crops. Launched Thursday by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the satellite carries on board a synthetic aperature radar (SAR) sensor. According to the...

NOLAYouthMap.org is a new project from the Partnership for Youth Development, a local nonprofit that works with the full spectrum of after-school and summer programs in the metro area, helping them provide better experiences for local kids. Eric Jensen is the group’s director of youth...

NRO Principal Deputy Director Betty Sapp will head the National Reconnaissance Office. She'll be the first woman to do so and will take on the post after current head, Bruce Carlson, steps down. AOL Defense obtained an e-mail by Sapp on Friday that indicated her new role. - Executive Gov

The Space Enterprise Council of TechAmerica, a lobbying organization in Washington, D.C., is hosting a forum on the state of commerical remote sensing and specifically on the status of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's EnhanceView contract. The forum will be held Friday April 27, 9 -...