Monthly Archives: July 2015
Data Leading a Geospatial Revolution
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The V1 Video team interviewed Scott Jachimski, director of Data Science at Booz Allen Hamilton, at the GEOINT Symposium in Washington, D.C. We spoke about data science and the need to improve our ability to leverage the mass amounts of data that we’re collecting. Booz Allen Hamilton is leveraging analytical workflows and bringing disparate data together in a “data lake” approach that brings them out of silos to allow the data to help tell you what to do.
App Aids Satellite Imaging Awareness
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The V1 Video team interviewed Alex Herz, president of Orbit Logic, at the GEOINT Symposium in Washington, D.C. We talked about the company’s satellite imagery planning and scheduling capabilities as well as its new foray into apps to make satellite imagery more accessible to everyone. The SpyMeSat mobile application lets smartphone users know when imaging satellites are overhead, what their capabilities are, and has recently added tasking so users can order images directly from their phones.
Analytics, Ease of Use and Accessibility at Esri
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The V1 Video team interviewed Brian Lehman, director of Defense Business Development at Esri, at the GEOINT Symposium in Washington, D.C. We spoke about task-driven workflows that streamline multi-step processes, incorporating automation to ease the tedious nature of some lengthy geospatial processing and analysis functions. The company has developed a number of analytic tools that also ease integration, harnessing the power of geography to integrate intelligence data.
7_9 Earth Imaging Broadcast (California Fires, Drone Mayhem and More)
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This Earth Imaging-themed GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses the California Lake Fire and its mapping by satellites as well as amateur drone use that disrupted firefighting; NASA's work to develop drones with sense-and-avoid systems; satellite sensors using gravity to detect depleting groundwater basins; electromagnetic survey data for geology; industry news from Orbit Logic, 4D Mapper and Lockheed Martin; thoughts on amateur drone use; and more.
7_30 Spatial Broadcast (Esri UC Highlights, NASA News and More)
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This GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses highlights from the Esri User Conference; NASA news from the Kepler mission and a near-Earth-sized planet as well as satellite data noting plankton's effects on clouds and climate; industry news from SAP, Esri, Nepal and LizardTech; thoughts on the Kepler mission and the possibilities of life beyond Earth; and more.
7_23 Infrastructure Broadcast (AEC Market Reports, Smart Cities and More)
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This Infrastructure-themed GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses an optimistic AEC market report; a $16 billion commitment from the state of Washington for transportation improvements; a new LADOT public Web map for smart communities; laser scanning in Mexico; industry news from SmarterBetterCities, Topcon Positioning Group and PaveXpress; thoughts on seeing Informed Infrastructure in action in Chicago; and more.
7_16 Asia Pacific Broadcast (New Satellites, Drones Catching Tax Cheats and More)
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This Asia Pacific-themed GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses new Asian geospatial satellites from India, China and Japan; V1 Media's upcoming Webcast on Earthquake safety; laser scanning to map and preserve Japanese castles and Malaysian caves; drones used in Indonesia to catch tax cheats; industry news from MDA and Google; thoughts on digital preservation; and more.
