Remote Sensing

@Pictometry posted on Twitter: Students from the NYS GeoSpatial Summit 2012. http://t.co/qqobCZdm I looked around and learned Pictometry was the "Educational Sponsor" for the event. What does that mean? I dug up a post from Bruce Oswald in which Bill Johnson explains: Great news for...

The Register, an Australian-based UK technology publication, released a story regarding Google's newly formed relationship with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO, Australia's national science agency ). According to the article, "Google is teaming up with...

A thank you and request for more image reviewers from FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Mike Hall. ---- original post 11/1/12 ---- FEMA, via the had the Civil Air Patrol, take aerial imagery in New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts on Oct 31 2012. It is looking for help...

Here are some sources of maps to support recovery efforts of Hurricane Sandy NOAA: Hurricane Sandy Response Imagery Viewer - The aerial photography missions were conducted by the NOAA Remote Sensing Division. The images were acquired from a nominal altitude of 7,500 feet, using a Trimble...

The Spatial Industry Business Association (SIBA) of Australia and New Zealand has published its annual report. What is SIBA? "The Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA) is the peak industry body representing businesses that provide services and products in location intelligence, remote...

Here are various sources to track Hurricane Sandy as it approaches the east coast of the United States: Weather Channel - Storm Surge - New York City Google Crisis Maps - Storm Tracker NOAA National Hurricane Center - Storm Surge - East Coast NOAA National Hurricane Center - Probable...

The service comes in response to legal issues Google has run into in Germany. The country memorably allowed individuals to "opt out" of Street View display of their homes/businesses. Google and several other companies have joined together to launch the...

Bill Meehan Esri’s director of utility solutions responded to my query regarding more data about the sample used in the Esri study: Q: What professionals/organizations were surveyed (were they all Esri users? Users of any GIS tech? Who?) A Respondents were not necessarily Esri users. The...

NEURISA Day was Monday October 15 in Sturbridge, MA. The agenda included LiDAR in the morning, exhibitor speed networking before lunch, followed by tech trends and mobile tech in the afternoon. The attendees numbered just about 100 (it was a sell out) and fell into roughly equal thirds: local...

The Covington City Council [Georgia, USA] agreed Monday night to pay $35,240 to Omega Mapping Services of Woodbury to create the online database [of cemeteries]. The company will use survey grade equipment to map markers put in with ground penetrating radar. I wonder if anyone knows what...