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Track Wildfires Across Western U.S. with Interactive Maps

August 5, 2015 - By

Esri has published an interactive Wildfire Public Information Map and a 2015 California Wildfire Activity Map. Wildfire Public Information Map The Wildfire Public Information Map provides continuously updated information about wildfires and their perimeters from the U.S. Geological Survey and other agencies. It provides live weather warnings and wind information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as well as live weather radar... read more

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Establishing Orthometric Heights Using GNSS — Part 2

August 5, 2015 - By

GNSS-derived ellipsoid heights are the basis for GNSS-derived orthometric heights, so it makes sense to make these ellipsoid heights as close to error free as possible. This article will discuss guidelines for detecting, reducing andr eliminating error sources in ellipsoid heights. It will focus on guidelines for establishing accurate ellipsoid heights in a local geodetic network. (Part 2 of a series) read more

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INTERGEO in Stuttgart Looks to Mapping’s Future

August 4, 2015 - By

GPS World staff will cover the 2015 INTERGEO Trade Show, being held Sept. 15–17 in Stuttgart, Germany. The show opens with keynote speeches by Chris Cappelli (Esri) on location platforms and Georg Gartner (Vienna University of Technology) on the future of the map. INSPIRE examines geo-issues from a European perspective, providing practical examples and focusing on further development of this European directive. Other central themes include geodata as a... read more

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Researchers to Test Water Drone for Bridge Inspections

August 3, 2015 - By

A research team at Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) College of Engineering and Computer Science has received a $187,000 grant from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to develop autonomous waterborne vehicles that can assist in bridge inspections. Although the technology is still in the early stages of development, the long-term aim is that the unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) could be... read more

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Researchers to Test Water Drone for Bridge Inspections

August 3, 2015 - By

A research team at Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) College of Engineering and Computer Science has received a $187,000 grant from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to develop autonomous waterborne vehicles that can assist in bridge inspections. Although the technology is still in the early stages of development, the long-term aim is that the unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) could be... read more

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Final GLONASS-M Satellite Passes Tests

August 3, 2015 - By

News courtesy of CANSPACE Listserv.   The last of the GLONASS-M satellites (serial number 61) has been built and has passed all acceptance tests, reports the July 20 issue of Sibirskii Sputnik (Siberian Satellite), the internal newspaper of ISS Reshetnev. It will join eight other GLONASS-M satellites in storage on the ground awaiting launch between now and 2017. Following the launch... read more

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Topcon Partners with Ascending Technologies on UAS

August 3, 2015 - By

Topcon Positioning Group announces a worldwide distribution partnership with unmanned aerial system (UAS) provider Ascending Technologies. The agreement gives Topcon exclusivity for the global distribution of the AscTec Falcon 8 rotary-wing model, plus the GeoEXPERT and the InspectionPRO sensing and feature packages. “We are excited to add the brand new Topcon Falcon 8, powered by Ascending Technologies, to our scope of aerial... read more

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New Esri Book Covers Aerial Imaging Basics for GIS

August 3, 2015 - By

Satellites, aircraft and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) collect imagery that can be displayed and analyzed within a geographic information system (GIS) to extract important information. To familiarize GIS professionals and students with the advanced earth imaging technologies available today, Esri has published Essential Earth Imaging for GIS. The book is a field guide to Earth imaging, providing guidance to efficiently and... read more

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