Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA and Japan Release Improved Topographic Map of Earth

PASADENA, Calif. – NASA and Japan released a significantly improved version of the most complete digital topographic map of Earth on Monday, produced with detailed measurements from NASA’s Terra spacecraft. The map, known as a global digital elevation model, was created from images collected by the Japanese Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, or…

October 22, 2011
Professional Land Surveyor News: The U.S. Air Force Chose Raytheon To Develop A New Element Of The Global Positioning System (GPS), Called The Advanced Control Segment (OCX), Which Will Improve The Accuracy Of Information From GPS Satellites

The U.S. Air Force chose Raytheon to develop a new element of the Global Positioning System (GPS), called the Advanced Control Segment (OCX), which will improve the accuracy of information from GPS satellites. February 25, 2010 The U.S. Air Force selected Raytheon for a contract of $886 million to develop a new element of the…

February 26, 2010
Global Climate Change: Sea Level Viewer

Global Climate Change: Sea Level ViewerGlobal Climate Change: Sea Level Viewer. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology video showing how satellites can measure sea surface height. The NASA video identifies sea level changes associated with a recent view (June 2008), Large El Niño (November 1997), Hurricane Katrina (August 2005), Indian Ocean Tsunami (December 2004) and…

January 30, 2009