Eric D. Colburn, PLS

Professional Land Surveyor News

Professional Land Surveyor News-Hemisphere GPS Announces New Earthworks(R) Dealers

Yesterday, in Scottsdale, AZ,  Hemisphere GPS (TSX: HEM) announced the addition of three new Earthworks dealers to the company’s distribution network. These three channel partners cover the territory including mid-Atlantic and Western States and represent the Hemisphere GPS Earthworks product portfolio, including the X200 excavator machine guidance system.

John Bohlke, General Manager of Earthworks at Hemisphere GPS said:

“We are excited to partner with these successful and very capable dealers and look forward to expanding our business,” and “The new dealers will provide added value to our customers through the installation, support, service and sale of our Earthworks products.”

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A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket lifts off with the NASA/NOAA GOES-P from Space Launch Complex-37 at 6:57 p.m. EST. High resolution (Credit: The Boeing Company)

Here’s a news article from earlier this month that I missed, but thought was interesting. Besides, the picture of the rocket taking off is pretty cool, too!

Newest NOAA Geostationary Satellite Reaches Orbit

GOES-P has improved severe weather, solar storm detection capabilities

March 4, 2010

NOAA and NASA officials announced a new Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), launched tonight, successfully reached its initial orbit, joining four other GOES spacecraft that help NOAA forecasters track life-threatening weather and solar activity.

The new satellite, GOES-P, lifted off at 6:57 pm EST from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, and separated from the launch vehicle at11:18 pm EST. The first signal from the satellite was captured at the same time.

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Professional Land Surveyor News

March 9, 2010

Applanix Introduces Shoreline Mapping Solution

LONDON, – OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2010 – Applanix introduced today the latest LANDMark™ Marine mobile mapping solution. LANDMark Marine enables the creation of seamless models of near shore environments by providing a highly accurate georeferenced point cloud which integrates with equivalent multibeam sonar data.

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Lowell will also serve as Chief Hydrographer for the United States

November 2, 2009

NOAA Corps Capt. John E. Lowell, Jr., new director of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey with Capt. Steven R. Barnum, former director of NOAA's Office of Coast Survey. High resolution (Credit: NOA

NOAA Corps Capt. John E. Lowell, Jr., has been named the new director of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey. He will simultaneously serve as the U.S. national hydrographer. In his dual roles, Lowell will be responsible for overseeing NOAA’s hydrographic services, including the mapping and charting of all U.S. navigational waters, as well as represent the United States in international hydrographic efforts.

“We’re delighted that John Lowell has been named to this important leadership post within the National Ocean Service,” said John H. Dunnigan, assistant administrator of NOAA’s National Ocean Service. “He brings to the position a wealth of experience through a wide variety of assignments during his 26-year NOAA career. His experience and leadership will serve the nation well as we focus on important changes that will improve navigational safety and coastal protection.”

Lowell takes over the director’s helm after serving for the past three years as chief of the Office of Coast Survey’s Marine Chart Division. In that position, he oversaw the testing and acceptance of a new system that will revolutionize the production of nautical charts. The new chart system, which is undergoing a five-year transition period, will improve the quality, consistency, and timeliness of providing nautical charting data to the nation.

Graduating in 1982 from the Florida Institute of Technology, Lowell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Oceanographic Technology. He recently completed the JFK Harvard Senior Executive Fellowship program.

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ARLSRUHE, Germany, Sept. 22 /CNW/ – (TSX: HEM) Hemisphere GPS and
Handheld Group jointly announced their strategic partnership today from the
InterGeo Conference in Karlsruhe, Germany. Through this partnership,
Hemisphere GPS offers a custom version of its advanced GPS receiver
technology to the GIS data collection market as the Handheld-branded Kenaz
DGPS receiver. The new Kenaz DGPS receiver offers superior accuracy for
handheld mapping and is specifically designed to work with the popular TDS
Nomad(TM).

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