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Seen & Heard: Self-driving cars get smarter, Antarctic Peninsula turns green and more

December 27, 2024

“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and […]

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This article is tagged with 1124, Antarctica, autonomous cars, autonomous robots, hurricanes, November 2024, Seen & Heard and posted in Featured Stories, Featured Stories, From the Magazine, Latest News

A photo taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian shows the massive destruction on Fort Myers Beach. (Photo: felixmizioznikov/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)

Drones key to Hurricane Ian response

November 16, 2022

Not to harp on an event that’s already passed out of the headlines and national coverage, but Hurricane […]

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This article is tagged with drones, emergency response, flooding, Florida, Fort Myers, Hurricane Ian, hurricanes, recovery, search and rescue, T-Mobile, Verizon and posted in Opinions, UAV/UGV

Artist's illustration of a GNOMES satellite. (Image: Blue Canyon)

GNOMES-3 GNSS radio-occultation satellite launched

May 5, 2022

A new GNSS radio-occultation (RO) satellite is now in orbit. The GNOMES-3 — GNSS Navigation and Occultation Measurement […]

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This article is tagged with GNOMES-2, GNOMES-3, hurricanes, NOAA, PlanetiQ, Pyxis-RO, radio occultation, weather forecasting and posted in Latest News, Space & Earth

Hurricane Ida assessment imagery and data are now available. Ida was Category 4 Atlantic hurricane from Aug. 26 to Sep. 4. (Screenshot: NOAA)

Applanix joins with NOAA on hurricane assessment imagery

December 29, 2021

Applanix, a Trimble Company, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have collaborated to provide critical information […]

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This article is tagged with aerial imagery, Applanix, Digital Sensor System, direct georeferencing, disaster management, emergency response, first responders, Hurricane Henri, Hurricane Ida, hurricanes, Lead’Air, National Geodetic Survey, NOAA and posted in Latest News, Space & Earth

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Raytheon, NOAA win award for unmanned hurricane tracker

March 5, 2018

Raytheon Company and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration received Aviation Week magazine’s Laureate Award for using the […]

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This article is tagged with Coyote, hurricanes, Laureate Award, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Raytheon, Raytheon Company, Raytheon Coyote UAV, UAV and posted in Latest News, UAV/UGV

Satellite imagery aids rescue efforts for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria

November 28, 2017

Free and rapid imagery was provided through the USGS Hazard Data Distribution System. The calls for assistance started […]

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This article is tagged with Earth Observation, EROS, Harvey, Hazard Data Distribution System, hurricanes, Irma, Maria, USGS and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Imagery, Technology

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Track Hurricane Joaquin with Maps, Social Media

October 1, 2015

Esri is providing a continuously updated hurricane map that shows the projected paths, storm surge, weather warnings and precipitation […]

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This article is tagged with Esri, hurricanes, NOAA and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News

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CoreLogic Introduces Proprietary Wind Verification Technology

March 30, 2015

CoreLogic has introduced wind verification technology that will improve the accuracy and timing of insurance claims related to severe […]

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This article is tagged with CoreLogic, hurricanes, insurance, property damage, thunderstorms, wind, windstorm and posted in GIS News, GIS Software