Remote Sensing
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Cartography, general, Remote Sensing
LIMA – Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica
I’m not sure when this actually was actually first made available, but today I saw the press release about the USGS’ Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA), which was generated […]
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YouTube – 1946 video from V2 rocket
I saw this on MobuzzTV and thought it fits our them of all things geospatial. The video shows high altitude footage from a V2 rocket test back in 1946. YouTube […]
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general, Physical Geography, Remote Sensing
Halifax to map coastline to predict global warming impact
As the evidence of the impact of global warming continues to mount, some places are taking the initiative to better understand local impacts and try to mitigate them. One example […]
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general, Remote Sensing, space (not spatial)
U.S. National Research Council releases report on remote sensing
The National Research Council has released its report on the state of US Earth Observation satellite operations, which discusses the 29 current missions, including Landsat, and offers recommendations for continuing […]
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Funny
A commerical for NCIS showed a low res image from Google Maps satellite view. One person said the area they were looking at was “Off the map” the other called […]
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general, Remote Sensing, space (not spatial)
Indian Space Research Organisation will launch 4 satellites tomorrow
Yes, I am posting about a non-CES or Macworld event, the planned launch of the ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C-7). The vehicle will be carrying 4 satellites, including […]
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general, Remote Sensing, space (not spatial)
Google wants to show us the universe
It seems that Google Maps and Google Earth just aren’t enough for Google – they want to show us the universe! So, to accomplish that lofty goal, Google has joined […]
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Education, general, LBS, Remote Sensing
GITA’s Location for Education – a great program for teachers
I was glancing through my issue of GITA’s Conference News that came today and I noticed a little writeup about the expansion of GITA’s “Location for Education” program, which allows […]
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Discussions about satellite imagery on natn
So on the premier Net@Nite with Leo Laporte and Amber MacArthur they discussed Google Maps/Earth and the surveillant issues. That happened around the 25 minute mark.
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Data, general, Remote Sensing, space (not spatial)
New Smithsonian Exhibition on Earth from Space
The National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian is debuting a new exhibit starting today entitled Earth from Space. The exhibit features a gallery of remotely-sensed images of the […]
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