Expert Feature - Geospatial technology in 5 to 10 years - It's quite interesting to try to think ten years out, and there's quite a bit of detail I had to cut out to get to 1000 words. I'll expand on some of these topics in future posts and in some of my upcoming talks - Read on in this contribution from industry expert, Peter Batty (@pmbatty)
Feature - Value Case for Google Fusion Tables - Fusion Tables has been floating around Google Labs for a couple of years, graduating in 2010 and recently footing some improvements. You can access Fusion Tables while logged in under the Google top bar: More > Even more > Innovation. Read on for more on Fusion Tables in this contributed article...
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NASA is keeping a close watch over Hurricane Frances as it churns toward the United States. International Space Station cameras are capturing spectacular images of the storm from above.
During the welcome address, keynotes, and numerous industry sessions at the recent ESRI user conference there was allot of interesting numbers tossed into the discussion. The following are some interesting numbers that speak for themselves.
This is the first in a series of articles designed to provide the reader with an overview of CarbonTools, the new toolkit for open geospatial application development based on OGC standards. Read on as the authors explain their vision of the project.
NASA Satellite imagery in 3 and 4 dimensions; The University of Maryland's Global Land Cover Facility, one of the world's largest suppliers of free online satellite data, now distributes user-ready editions of land surface topography data from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). This document serves to introduce the user to the data and help locate data sources.
The pitch... Autodesk® DWF™ Composer is an enabling solution design to improve the efficiency of the entire design review process by enabling the coordination and communication of digital design information with published DWF™ data.
Whether they are sampling water along the Saint John River, measuring air pollutants from a Halifax factory, or monitoring harlequin duck habitat in Labrador, Environment Canada’s employees in the Atlantic Region are working hard to enhance the quality of the natural environment around them.