GIS
Amazon Web Services – City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge 2015
Amazon Web Services simplifies IT workloads that governments struggle with every day, making it easier to deploy and manage the technology our customers depend on, such as Geographical Information Systems
China Launches Gaofen 8 Earth Observation Satellite
In recent news, China has successfully launched the Gaofen 8, a high resolution optical remote sensing satellite into a scheduled near-circular orbit with an average altitude of around 473 kilometers, or
Pollution Monitoring of River Ganga Using Geospatial and Crowd-Sourcing Technologies
As reported by Business Standard, the Government of India’s flagship Clean Ganga Mission, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and National
ArcGIS Earth, A Free and New Tool to Analyze 2D and 3D Data
Esri is planning to launch a new tool “ArcGIS Earth”, a freely available, lightweight, installable desktop app that makes viewing 3D maps instant and easy for anyone in the enterprise. ArcGIS Earth
ISRO to Map and Create 3D Modelling of National Heritage Sites
Ministry of Culture, Government of India and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has collaborated to start a national project for inventory and monitoring of archaeological sites of the country. The
A New Era of Space Collaboration between Australia and U.S.
On June 18, 2015 in Canberra, Australia, the U.S. Geological Survey and Geoscience Australia signed a comprehensive new partnership to maximize land remote sensing operations and data that can help
Mount Everest Moved 3 cm, Height Not Affected By Nepal Earthquakes
Beijing: Mount Everest moved three cms during the recent devastating earthquakes in Nepal but contrary to earlier reports the height of world’s tallest mountain has not been affected, Chinese official monitoring
Habitat Mapping to improve Biodiversity and Crisis Management
The Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) has completed an ambitious project of habitat mapping (terrestrial and marine), landuse and landcover for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The mapping of habitats will help
Hyderabad – First City in India to Get Google Street View
The Telangana government has agreed to keep sensitive defence installations in Hyderabad out of Google Street View and the union home ministry is expected to soon give permission for the
Who Else Want to See World in 3D
Vricon, developed as a joint venture of Saab and DigitalGlobe, Inc., is to produce data rich 3D model of world. DigitalGlobe and Saab will combine their strengths to both support and own Vricon. Saab will
