Monthly Archives: September 2014
NASA Earth at Night
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In daylight our big blue marble is all land, oceans and clouds. But the night - is electric. This view of Earth at night is a cloud-free view from space as acquired by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership Satellite (Suomi NPP).
NASA Intro to LIDAR
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Want to know the 3D shape of terrain on another planet? Want to study the height and density of Earth's forests? An amazing tool called LIDAR can help! Learn more in this video.
Shocking Images of Environmental Devastation in Peruvian Rainforest
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Güido Lombardi, a Peruvian journalist, tells in his news radio program at RPP Noticias the impressions that he got after overflying the affected areas by the illegal mining in Madre de Dios, in the Peruvian rainforest. These images where captured by the Carnegie Airborne Observatory.
NASA NIMBUS: Recovering the Past
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50 years ago, NASA launched Nimbus to study Earth from space. Now, experts at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (part of CIRES), are recovering valuable data and images from old, long-lost film, and expanding their understanding of sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic. Learn more from CIRES on the 1-year anniversary of Nimbus' first image:
GeCo in the Rockies Keynote Discusses Power of Words for Location
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Chris Sheldrick from what3words delivered the keynote address at the GeCo in the Rockies event held Sept. 22-26, 2014, in Grand Junction, Colo. Sheldrick talked about how short combinations of words (three exactly) could be used to pinpoint every location in the world to within nine square meters.
9_25 Asia-Pacific Broadcast (South China Sea, Earth Observation Data and More)
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This Asia-Pacific-focused GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses ongoing land and sea disputes in the South China Sea and how mapping is playing a role; China achieving its goal of decreasing foreign-sourced Earth-observation data; a near-miss for Vietnam's first Earth-Observation satellite; industry news from Supergeo, Esri and JSC Russian Space Systems; opinions on territorial disputes; and more.
How Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Works
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NATO continues to develop key capabilities to protect the security and freedom of its members. Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) is one of these capabilities. It is a combination of processes, systems, and people, including air, ground, maritime, and space assets, which feed into one “fused” report.
9_10 Location Surveillance Broadcast (Phone Tracking, Global Road Map and More)
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This GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses location surveillance and how portals are providing cellphone locations as a paid service; the Global Road Map and its quest to limit environmental impact; Canada's investment in a global survey of surface water; NATO's Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capability; industry news from Esri, Ocean Optics and PCI Geomatics; opinions on location surveillance; and more.
