Monthly Archives: July 2014
Spike Kickstarter Video from ikeGPS
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Spike is the world’s first laser accurate Smartphone measurement solution enabling you to safely and accurately measure an object up to 600 feet (200 m) away. With a simple snap from your Smartphone, you can measure height, width, and area from a photo, and capture target location. Measurement and location are saved with the picture, and can be easily shared via email as a PDF or Spike File (XML).
7_30 Asia-Pacific Broadcast (Deforestation, Beijing Smog and More)
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This Asia-Pacific-focused GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses deforestation in Indonesia; IBM joining Beijing's fight against smog; Asian effects on mobile-device charging; Pakistan's move toward space technology; satellite imagery use in Australian vineyards; industry news from Spatial Dimensions, ScanEx, Maptek and Esri; geospatial insight into Indonesian politics; and more.
NASA | Landsat’s Global Perspective
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On July 23rd, 1972, the first Landsat spacecraft launched into orbit. At the time, it was called "Earth Resources Technology Satellite," or ERTS, and was the first satellite to use a scanning spectrophotometer. Previous satellites relied on film cameras (ejecting the exposed film to be caught by planes) or transmitted the signal from television cameras. The scanning sensor and its successor sensors on subsequent Landsat satellites revolutionized how we study our home planet. Celebrating this anniversary, this video is a "greatest hits" montage of Landsat data. Throughout the decades, Landsat satellites have given us a detailed view of the changes to Earth's land surface. By collecting data in multiple wavelength regions, including thermal infrared wavelengths, the Landsat fleet has allowed us to study natural disasters, urban change, water quality and water usage, agriculture development, glaciers and ice sheets, and forest health.
