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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

Sentient's AI-enabled Vidar Surface sensor. (Photo: Sentient)

Estonia confiscates drones for Russia, sends them to Ukraine

October 19, 2022

Plus: Visual AI radar aids drone searches, and a drone is released into Hurricane Ian Just when you […]

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This article is tagged with Flight MH370, Florida, Hurricane Hunters, Hurricane Ian, Insitu ScanEagle, National Hurricane Center, NOAA, Orion P-3D, Russia, Sentient Vision, Ukraine, Ukraine War, vidar sensor and posted in Opinions, UAV/UGV

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NV5 Geospatial marks 65 years serving Alaska with geospatial projects

July 11, 2022

Work supports climate change research, the 2020 Juneau landslide, and effects of the Exxon-Valdez oil spill NV5 Geospatial […]

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This article is tagged with climate change, Exxon-Valdez, government contracts, Juneau landslide, NOAA, NV5 Geospatial, oil spill, orthoimagery, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic, USGS and posted in Latest News, Mapping, Survey

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Applanix: NOAA’s eye for hurricanes

June 27, 2022

Applanix, a division of Trimble, has been working with the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since the early 2000s to develop its response for emergency and coastal mapping activities.

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This article is tagged with Applanix, CORS, Digital Sensor System, direct georeferencing, ground control points, Lead’Air, NOAA, orthophoto, RTN, Trimble RTX and posted in From the Magazine, Mapping

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The effects of geoid changes in NGS’s new, modernized 2022 NSRS

June 1, 2022

The new, modernized NSRS has a time-dependent component. This includes the geoid model.

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This article is tagged with Alaska, earthquake, GeMS, geoid change, geoid model, Geoid Monitoring Service, geophysical drivers, Kevin Ahlgren, modernized NSRS, Mount St. Helens, NGS, NOAA, NOAA CORS Network, NOS NGS 64 Report, NSRS, Oklahoma, Ring of Fire, time-dependent, xGEOID20 tool and posted in Opinions, Survey

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Space weather matters

May 19, 2022

The largest source of error in GNSS positioning is the delay suffered by the signals as they pass through the ionosphere traveling from the satellites in orbit to receivers on or near Earth’s surface.

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This article is tagged with coronal mass ejections, geomagnetic positioning, geostorm, GNSS constellations, GNSS positioning, ionosphere, NOAA, position error, solar storms, space weather and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions

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