Remote Sensing
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general, Remote Sensing, WebMapping
Armchair Archaeology using aerial and satellite imagery
Another article in National Geographic’s Digital Places series touches on a topic of special interest: geospatial technologies and archaeology. The article discusses how users of Google Earth and other web […]
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BBC NEWS | Aerial imagery inspires industry
BBC News is back at it with another column on geospatial technologies. This time they looks at the impact of geospatial technologies over the last couple years in response to […]
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general, Remote Sensing, space (not spatial)
Life on Mars…..?
Honestly, we just don’t know. Apparently the basis of most of our belief in the lack of life on Mars might be bad data. The Viking Mars Mission from 30 […]
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Education, general, GIS_Software, Physical Geography, Remote Sensing
Smithsonian offering Advanced Course on Conservation GIS
For those of you interested in using GIS and remote sensing in conservation-related activities, the Smithsonian National Zoological Park’s Conservation and Research Center is offering a week-long advanced GIS and […]
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Gadgets, general, Navigation, Remote Sensing
What cures traffic jams? Supply and demand!
At least that’s what researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are claiming. Their idea is to use some combination of GPS or RFID to track then cars enter […]
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Gadgets, general, Remote Sensing
Spy Plane on the cheap
Saw this one on HGTV’s I Want That: Tech Toys. The XB-39 Eagleye is a R/C plane with a built in digital camera allowing you to capture those high resolution […]
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Witness the Destruction
One of the greatest things about all this aerial/satellite photography we have around is the historical analysis possibilities. The New York Times has used aerial photography to document the destruction […]
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Stonehenge from above
English Heritage has released aerial images of Stone Henge taken from a ballon 100 years ago (August 1906). Head over and see the comparison with a modern aerial image. Just […]
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Columns, Remote Sensing, Reviews
Book Review – Remote Sensing for GIS Managers (Aronoff, 2005)
Recently, we received several books from ESRI Press for reference and review, and first up is Remote Sensing for GIS Managers (2005) edited by Stan Aronoff. Aronoff and his co-authors […]
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general, Physical Geography, Remote Sensing, WebMapping
Google Maps of Active Volcanoes
If you’re like me, when you go to plan your summer vacation, weird questions like, “Is there a major earthquake fault or active volcano in the area?” will eventually come […]
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