Taiwanese GIS software supplier SuperGeo says it plans to release image server software, SuperGIS Image Server, which will feature on-the-fly image processing, in addition to managing and publishing large quantities of image data, according to the company.
U.K.-based aerial survey specialist Bluesky has launched a digital map layer accurately modeling the location and extent of trees and their proximity to buildings.
ITT Visual Information Solutions' ENVI software product and add-on SARscape Modules for ENVI now provide tools and support for processing the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data and imagery generated by the Italian Space Agency's COSMO-SkyMed satellite.
NASA and Japan have released a new digital topographic map produced with detailed measurements from NASA's Terra spacecraft; the map covers more of the globe and in more detail than any previous global digital elevation map, according to NASA.
Germany's RapidEye AG has named Washington, D.C.-based MDA Federal (formerly Earth Satellite Corp. (EarthSat)) as one of its distributors in the United States; MDA Federal gained distribution rights for products and services to some U.S. government markets as part of the agreement.
DigitalGlobe's WorldView-2 high-resolution 8-band multi-spectral satellite is scheduled to launch on October 6th, 2009 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the company announced.
The Vegetation Drought Response Index (VegDRI) has expanded across the 48 states of the continental United States, and its creators are looking to the public to document its veracity, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center and the USGS.
Members of the Pennsylvania chapter of MAPPS (PA-MAPPS) ? the first state chapter of the organization ? have elected a new slate of officers and directors and adopted a strategic plan at its annual membership meeting earlier in June.
Pictometry International Corp. has promoted Alex Hepp to vice president of International business development, where he will be responsible for growing Pictometry's international product sales and working directly with the company?s international licensees.
