Twelve videos showing how geographic information system (GIS) technology can help in everything from fighting wildfires to planning for a possible avian flu pandemic will be available this year to GIS Day event organizers.(Credits Spatianews)

Cristina Robinson Marras has been appointed the General Manager of ER Mapper UK. (Credits Direectionsmag)

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), together with the EU Satellite Centre (EUSC), is providing scientific support to international donors planning the distribution of aid in Lebanon. (Credits EUROPA)

Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ: INGR), a leading global provider of spatial information management (SIM) software, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by Hellman & Friedman LLC and Texas Pacific Group in a transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion. (Credits Spatialnews)

Mining researcher Mintek committed itself to strengthening environmental and socioeconomic research in minerals processing and metallurgy by joining forces with the South African Environmental Observation Network (Saeon). (Credits Miningweekly)

Valere Moutarlier explains how the European Commission??s ?´GMES Bureau?? is developing a federated and structured demand for Earth Observation (EO) data and information, and promoting fast-track GMES services for 2008. (Credits Europa)

RSPSoc and Taylor and Francis Events are pleased to announce the launch of the Applications & Developments in Commercial Remote Sensing conference-within-a-conference at this yearís RSPSoc Annual Conference. Running alongside the main technical programme, this two day conference will feature case studies from worldwide users of remote sensing technology. It will explore the way in

China will strengthen cooperation with the international community in the space industry, aiming for the peaceful development of space, a senior Chinese official said Monday 28 August. (Credits Astroexpo)

The European Space Agency is pleased to announce a new partnership opportunity for conducting Earth Science research activities trough the use of the ESA Earth Observation (EO) Grid Processing-on-Demand (G-POD) environment.

The Eighth European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC) was held at the Belgian Senate in Brussels in June 2006. MPs from 10 European countries met to discuss European Space Policy, emphasising international co-operation, space applications and education.(Credits Europa)

There exist many different algorithmic approaches to the problem of detecting changes in imagery and, through the ever increasing spatial and temporal resolutions available from modern sources, great emphasis has been placed on the development of automated techniques. A great deal of crossover development is being undertaken in disparate research fields (medical imaging, remote sensing, defence etc...) presenting an opportunity for developers to come together to discuss the various approaches and the common problems inherent to the task (lighting and perspective changes for example).

MetOp, the first in the new European series of meteorological satellites in polar orbit, will be launched on 7 October 2006. (Credits Eumetsat)

A new section presenting GMES in simple terms is now available the GMES.Info website

"Future Approaches to Land Development" (FARLAND) is a transnational network project part-financed by the European Union ? INTERREG IIIC.

by Staff Writers. Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Jul 18, 2006
South Korea plans to launch a satellite for geographical updates, natural resource searches and environmental observation from a Russian spaceport late this month, government officials have announced. (Credits Spacemart)