Remote Sensing
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National Applications Office program on hold
MSNBC reported that the National Applications Office, set to open its doors on Monday, Oct. 1st, has been put on hold so that legal and privacy issues raised by some […]
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general, Human Geography, Remote Sensing
Spy Satellites to be Used Domestically
This story has been all over the traditional news – the US is opening up domestic use of spy satellites. The news is rather troubling for privacy concerns. As the […]
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US releases National Land Imaging Program plan
One of our readers, Michelle, emailed me a press release announcing the release of the US National Land Imaging Program plan, which is the result of the work done by […]
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general, Navigation, Remote Sensing
Galileo-GPS agreement in the works
The US and EU are working out an agreement (that may be signed as early as this week) to allow both US GPS and EU Galileo satellites to send data […]
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Remote Sensing Satellites Used to Find Egyptian Ruins
This is a nice mix of the new finding the old. Satellite sensors are being used to find possible sites for further exploration in Egypt. The remote sensing data makes […]
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general, GeographyAwareness, isde5, Remote Sensing
Planet Action – geospatial engagement
This is a great example of what ISDE5 is all about. SPOT Image in conjunction with partners ESRI, Infoterra, and Unesco is presenting Planet Action which is a participatory/educational site […]
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US wants to censor satellite imagery
The good folks over at Ars Technica are reporting an AP article that says the US Intelligence community wants to have the license to censor satellite imagery. The idea is […]
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First images from CARTOSAT-2 released
I know I have been quiet on the blogging front this week, as I am trying to cram in catching up on grading work, lecturing, and preparing presentation for the […]
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HDView – Gigapixel panorama photo viewer
The capture and use of ultra high resolution images is really only at the beginning stages, and one of the issues of course is how to let people actually see […]
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Cartography, general, Remote Sensing
Listening to the world…cool and funny
A little sonic cartography for your Friday listening pleasure. Ever wanted to know what the elevation of a trip from Tokyo to Rome sounds like, curious as to what satellite […]
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