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Seen & Heard: Finding Nemo, weighing bears

December 5, 2022

“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 Australia, InSAR, interferometric synthetic aperture radar, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Parks Service, nautical charts, New South Wales, NOAA, NSW Gravity Model, polar bears and posted in From the Magazine

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COSMIC-1 mission for GPS radio occultation comes to an end

May 29, 2020

The COSMIC-1 program ended on May 1, when the last of six tiny satellites were decommissioned. The satellites […]

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This article is tagged with COSMIC-1, COSMIC-2, GNSS-RO, NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Office of Naval Research, radio occultation, Taiwan, UCAR, weather forecasting and posted in GNSS, Latest News

Existing NOAA nautical chart of Nantucket Harbor, Mass., overlaid with revised shoreline features collected by Dewberry. Image courtesy of Dewberry. (Image: Dewberry/NOAA)

Dewberry selected for NOAA shoreline mapping contract

May 28, 2020

Dewberry has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the agency’s Shoreline Mapping Services contract. […]

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Photo: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) (PRNewsfoto/Raytheon Company

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

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Examining silver linings in GPS amidst natural disasters

November 1, 2017

Here in the U.S., this past summer saw an unprecedented number of emergency situations. Hurricanes blasted Texas, Florida, […]

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This article is tagged with Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, mapping, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, natural disaster, NOAA, Tracy Cozzens, UAV, Waze and posted in From the Magazine

The SuperSwift sUAS has a forward-located, spacious, interchangeable nose-cone payload bay. (Photo: Black Swift)

NOAA picks Black Swift sUAS for fire observation

August 1, 2017

Aircraft to Provide Wildfire Measurements in Support of NOAA Fire Weather Forecasting The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]

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This article is tagged with data collection, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, small unmanned aircraft system, UAS, UAV, wildfire observations, wildfires and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, UAV/UGV

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NOAA seeks new members for hydrographic advisory panel

March 27, 2017

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking new members for its Hydrographic Services Review Panel, […]

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This article is tagged with Hydrographic Services Review Panel, hydrographic surveying, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, nautical charts, NOAA and posted in Latest News, Mapping, Survey, Transportation

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Trump administration proposes slashing NOAA funding

March 4, 2017

The Washington Post reported March 3 that the Trump administration proposes slashing the budget of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]

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This article is tagged with climate change, federal budget, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Trump administration and posted in GIS News, Imagery, Mapping, Technology