Remote sensing

Planet Labs: Democratizing the Data of Earth, Daily
May 16, 2016

THE ADVENT OF MASS-PRODUCED, MINIATURE satellites is radically changing Earth observation by vastly increasing the imagery’s...


Companies Pick Up Where Google Earth Enterprise Leaves off
May 16, 2016

The waves created by Google’s announcement that it will stop supporting Google Earth Enterprise (GEE) in the spring of 2017...


Data Management & Visualization: Married Or Separated?
March 21, 2016

Large users of geospatial data are searching for alternatives to Google Earth Enterprise (GEE), which Google will discontinue...


Satellite Imagery for Precision Agriculture
March 13, 2016

Precision agriculture consists primarily of using geospatial technologies to map spatial variations in crop and soil conditions...


Wetlands Worth their Weight
March 2, 2016

"Wetland" is a generic term covering a wide variety of habitats that are wet for at least some period of time each year,...


The Urgency of Building Bridges Between EO & Satcom
August 12, 2015

Currently, billions of individuals in every major world region— and billions of dollars worth of commerce—are supported...


Moving Forward with UAS Mapping
June 16, 2015

For geospatial professionals, the most exciting aspect of the current explosion in unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) is using...


Sensor Fusion: Deriving Information from Data
April 9, 2015

The current explosion in the variety, capability and sheer number of sensors is generating a flood of data intended to enhance...


Developing the Map of the Future
April 9, 2015

Geospatial technology is changing. Now geographic information system (GIS) software is ingesting, organizing and visualizing...


Monitoring Polar Changes: Scientists Deploy Many Tools to Measure Sea Ice Thickness
December 29, 2014

The extent of the polar ice caps is shrinking. This simple fact has been common knowledge since the late 1970s thanks to the added...