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Eduspace website offers clearer window on the worl
04 March 2010, 3:11pm
For the past 12 years, ESA’s Eduspace website has been a window on the world for secondary students and teachers. Now the website has been completely redesigned and updated, so that it provides an even more valuable introduction to Earth observation and its applications.
ESA highlights satellite data for EIB
25 February 2010, 5:20pm
The European Investment Bank has an annual lending portfolio of around 75 billion euros, operating globally in more than 130 countries. The Bank has been increasingly mainstreaming environmental considerations into its lending portfolio, boosting the need to monitor the impact of the projects it funds. As its environmental commitments have increased, so too has the demand for geospatial information.
Navigation systems and smart phones are here!
19 February 2010, 9:42pm
The web continues to evolve. First we had the static web, then the social web, and now we have already moved into the real-time web. This development has already shown signs of several repercussions on the travel industry.
OGC candidate 3D Standards
17 February 2010, 11:45am
OGC publishes a new set of candidate 3D standards: Web 3D Service (W3DS), WVS and 3D Symbology Encoding (3D SE).
Delivery of Predictive Regional Geological Mapping
09 February 2010, 12:10pm
Development of non-renewable resources in northern Canada represents one of the most important economic drivers to provide for the well-being of communities in the North and for the benefit of all Canadians. The project - "Operational Delivery of Predictive Regional Geological Mapping Products from Calibrated and Validated EO-derived Data Sources" - which ended in February 2009, investigated a science-based and structured integration of EO data into the corporate geological mapping practices. A measure of success will be the types of published EO-based geological map products.
First satellite map of Haiti earthquake
14 January 2010, 8:46pm
A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on 12 January, causing major casualties and damage. The quake was followed by several aftershocks with magnitudes over 5.0.
The Proven Benefits of OGC Standards
11 January 2010, 4:11pm
The population of end users who benefit from the use of OGC standards today is global - much to the credit of the growing complement of geospatial technology practitioners in organizations who have been advancing OGC standards as members. As our members envisioned, uptake of OGC standards is now sufficient to make further deployment inevitable. In one user domain after another, "it just makes sense" to extend standards-based Internet and Web resources with geospatial data and processing services. It's not hard. It just requires using software equipped with interfaces that implement OGC's open standards.
NAVTEQ Reveals Data On The State Of Navigation
07 January 2010, 4:00pm
NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, is sharing insights gleaned over the course of the past year to provide a state of the industry perspective on consumer use of navigation. While 2009 was a year in which consumers were given an increasing number of choices regarding how they experience navigation and other location-based information, the aim of this analysis was to provide a quantifiable look at actual usage, as well as some related consumer wants and demands.
New Hi-Res Bathymetry Model of English Channel
04 January 2010, 8:14pm
The UK's SeaZone Solutions took a major step forward in December 2009 towards its aim to create a high resolution and accurate bathymetry model of the UK Continental Shelf by completing the first phase of its Bathymetry Improvement Programme for the northern English Channel between South Foreland and Land’s End.
Emergency Response Digital Map Platform
30 December 2009, 12:14pm
Taiwan Power Company and the Atomic Energy Council, which is under the Executive Yuan, have thrown much effort and funding into developing a set of emergency response systems for the three nuclear plants that are currently operating in Taiwan.
“EARTH FROM SPACE” CONFERENCE REPORT
28 December 2009, 1:15pm
Over 500 participants from Russia, CIS and foreign countries gathered at the 4th International Conference “Earth from Space – the Most Effective Solutions” convened on 1-3 December 2009 at the Moscow Region “Vatutinki” recreation centre of the RF President Administration. The organizers of the conference were ScanEx RDC and NGO Transparent World. Sponsors included ImageSat Int. N.V., SPOT Image S.A., Infoterra GmbH, MDA Corporation, e-Geos, and Yandex. Representatives from 270 organizations of 27 countries took part in the conference. The majority of the participants (88%) were from Russia, represented by 40 country regions. Commercial companies outnumber other organizations (36%), followed by government agencies (27%) and scientific and educational institutions (28%).
Plotting Climate Change Hot Spots
21 December 2009, 11:46am
One picture is worth a thousand words, so they say. A striking new map exposes Southeast Asia’s vulnerability to extreme climate hazards.
New Results from a Terra-ific Decade in Orbit
19 December 2009, 12:31pm
December 18, 2009, marked the tenth year since the launch of Terra, one of NASA's "flagship" Earth observing satellites. But the decade is more than just a mechanical milestone. With each additional day and year that the satellite monitors Earth, scientists achieve a lengthened record of Earth's vital signs. It's that record that helps scientists assess the health of Earth's ocean, land, and atmosphere, and determine how these systems are changing.
Earth from Space: As the wind blows
18 December 2009, 11:09am
This Envisat image shows the wind fields over the North Sea around Denmark and northern Germany. The image is centred over the Jutland Peninsula of Denmark, with the German state of Schleswig-Holstein in the lower half.
Forests take centre stage at Copenhagen
17 December 2009, 3:43pm
As the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen approaches its conclusion, negotiations are focusing on the role of forests in mitigating climate change. The new 'Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation' policy has gained widespread support as a central element of any new agreement.
Update on INSPIRE Directive Implementation
16 December 2009, 1:30pm
As of 15 December 2009, here is the status of the EU’s INSPIRE Directive, which is designed to build an interoperable, cross-border Spatial Data Infrastructure for the 27 EU Member States. The Directive covers five areas: metadata (creation and publishing), data and services interoperability, network services specifications, monitoring and reporting, and data sharing. While the Directive exists as an official EU legal document, additional legislation is being prepared, in the form of Implementing Rules, covering the specific ways in which the Directive is to be implemented in all Member States. These are published either as Commission Regulations (which take effect immediately) or as Decisions, which may require further legislation on the part of a Member State to implement them. The official text of the Directive is available at the link below.
ESA and World Bank move to closer collaboration
15 December 2009, 7:31pm
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. At first glance, this may not appear to be connected to space technology, but large development projects and the state of Earth’s environment are intrinsically linked.
Symology Insight Version 3.1 for asset management
11 December 2009, 4:40pm
Cadcorp business partner, Symology, begins roll-out of its latest infrastructure asset management system, Insight Version 3.1. The new version includes enhanced embedded mapping/GIS functionality provided by Cadcorp SIS.
Sailors braving treacherous waters for science
01 December 2009, 12:08pm
Scientists working to validate data from ESA’s water mission SMOS, launched in November, will get help from skippers competing in the SolOceans around-the-world single-handed race.
ESA supports the European launch of "Oceans" film
25 November 2009, 8:50pm
Oceans cover nearly three-quarters of Earth's surface, yet they remain the least explored territories of our planet. Oceans, a new film produced by filmmaker Jacques Perrin, captures the mysterious and fascinating marine world like never before.
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Each month we select a hot topic and a leading figure in the industry to write about it.A suggested new aspect for the New Generation of Digital Earth - Human behaviour and decision making
Based on harmonised methodology, survey on decision making mechanisms and identification of decision nodal points, monitoring and analysis of the socio-economic and environmental impact of power, the influence of human interest groups from local to global should be also part of the aspects in the new generation Digital Earth.
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