Tag: Remote Sensing
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Gatewing X100 Light Unmanned Aircraft Remote Sensing Solution
This video shows the Gatewing X100, an unmanned aircraft for aerial terrain mapping, in action. So much of the technology we use in land surveying and mapping is bleeding edge, technology gee whiz wonderment, so you’d think that we’ve seen it all and there’s nothing left to knock our socks off – And then comes…
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Professional Land Surveyor News: MAPPS Seeks Legislation in Congress to Authorize “Imagery For The Nation”
MAPPS Seeks Legislation in Congress to Authorize “Imagery for the Nation” “Making America Prosperous (MAP) Act” Would Create National Geospatial Image Maps A bill to authorize the program known within the geospatial community as “Imagery for the Nation” is being presented for introduction in Congress, MAPPS announced today. “‘Map it once, use it many times’ is…
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Vandenberg Successfully Launches Delta II Rocket Carrying WorldView-2 High-Resolution Remote-Sensing Satellite
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Vandenberg successfully launched a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex late last week. The rocket carried WorldView-2, a high-resolution, remote-sensing satellite, into polar orbit. With confirmation of the payload’s delivery into orbit and signal acquisition, the launch was pronounced a success. Col. David Buck, the 30th Space Wing commander,…
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USGS Astrogeologists Contribute to “Moon in Google Earth”
Astrogeologists at the U.S. Geological Survey here provided critical data sets used in the latest release of planetary exploration tools from Google, Inc. The updated software enables users to explore the moon in high detail, including the Apollo 11 landing site. Google Inc. and NASA Ames Research Center consulted USGS scientists, cartographers, technicians, and programmers…