The GeoInformation® Group, publishers of Cities Revealed aerial photography (www.citiesrevealed.com), announce today the commercial availability of the UK’s first 3D Building Blocks database.

July 9, 2008: PCI Geomatics®, a world leading developer of software and solutions for geospatial imaging applications, is pleased to announce plans to launch a new international office in Beijing, China.

The Joint Working Group of the Indian Space Research Organisation and the French Space Agency Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) has reviewed the progress of ongoing collaborative programmes at a meeting held in Goa on July 5-6.

The leaders of the G8 rich nations have agreed to adopt a goal of at least halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

During its 64th Council meeting on 1-2 July, EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, agreed to provide its data and products for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative.

(4th July 2008). Following the request of the United-Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to use immediate crisis mapping of the affected areas after the devastating Cyclone Nargis, the International Charter on ‘Space and Major Disasters’ has provided these mapping products by using Earth Observation (EO) satellites. The damage maps have been created

WAYLAND, Mass.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC®) announced that a Call for Participation (CFP) in Phase 2 of the GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems) Architecture Implementation Pilot (AIP) has been issued by the GEO (Group on Earth Observations).

The “Expert Group for the follow-up of the research aspects of the revised Lisbon strategy (LEG)” was created by the European Commission (DG RTD) in 2006 to give support in analysing and monitoring the research aspects of the revised Lisbon strategy. The group focuses its work on the following activities: o critical review of the

As food shortage weighs heavily on the minds of many, several countries recognise the key role irrigation can play in this issue. A team of EU-funded researchers teamed up to assess how the latest satellite imagery can be applied not only to make water use more efficient, but also to boost farming output in the process.

Relying on interoperability standards, Earth Observation Systems use meteorological data to predict outbreak of diseases, and have potential to prevent countless illnesses and deaths.

Chad Lopez is the first Remote Sensing Technologist to complete the requirements for certification under the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) certification program for technologists. Lopez specializes in processing, analyzing and classifying satellite and aerial imagery. He has worked with Fugro EarthData, Inc. (formerly EarthData International) since 2005 as a Senior Digital

In the context of the Small Business Act (SBA), the European Commission has published a set of practical examples and guidelines which will enable Member States and public authorities to make their public procurement rules and practices more friendly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Public procurement in the EU – i.e. the purchases of

Commission proposal for a Regulation on a Statute for a European Private Company: Frequently Asked Questions What is the European Private Company Statute? It is a new legal instrument based on EU law designed for small- and middle-sized enterprises (SMEs). It gives entrepreneurs the option of forming a European Private Company, referred to also by

(CNES) – 16 May, CNES engineer François Laporte, based at the Toulouse Space Centre, won the Best Paper of Symposium award at Space Ops 2008 for his contribution on operational management of collision risks for CNES satellites in low-Earth orbit. Better risk assessment With the ever-growing population of space debris, the possibility of a debris

24June2008. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator Jacqueline E. Schafer announced the introduction of NextStorm, a new tool for severe weather prediction useful in developing countries. This new tool was created through a partnership including USAID, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the

The smooth and flawless launch of eight nano satellites developed by universities from across the world along with two Indian spacecraft in one go by the April 28 path-breaking flight of the four stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), while helping put ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) on par with front-ranking international space agencies, has