High-resolution imagery company DigitalGlobe is launching a competition to find projects that make the best use of eight band spectral imagery. The firm will grant access to 100km² of free eight band imagery to approved applications which aim to monitor the impact of using this data for land use analysis, environmental and coastal […]
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Monitoring Natural Disasters with Formation Flying
Scientists at the University of New South Wales will develop satellite surveying technologies that can monitor flooding, bushfires, deforestation and earthquakes in real-time thanks to a $4.7m government grant. The project involves using multiple satellites, flying in a formation, to provide highly accurate, three-dimensional imaging of the Earth’s surface. It is based on using data […]
$200 million for Smart Grid Ideas
GE has announced a US $200 million innovation contest that seeks ideas from the public to create a smarter, cleaner, more efficient electricity grid. The challenge invites technologists, entrepreneurs and start-ups to share their best ideas on how to build grids that distribute energy with less waste and allow more renewables to be connected. […]
Bing Map Competition
Bing Map Competition Microsoft has launched a new competition for the best new applications developed using Bing maps. But those EU antitrust battles must have really got their teeth into the software giant, because the top prize is just US$1000. And applicants should be aware they are granting Microsoft an “irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right and […]
Mashing in NSW
Innovative ideas for using and sharing government information in New South Wales have been recognised with $100,000 in prize money. An application that allows users to overlay Australian demographic information onto a map and a mashup that compares and contrasts Australian suburbs were the joint first place winners in the Apps4NSW mashup competition. Winners of […]
Mapping the Oil Spill Disaster
A new animation provides a frightening glimpse of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Scientists at the National Centre for Atmospheric Research in the US have created a model, based on ocean currents in the area, which shows the likely path of the oil over a three-month period. The animation provides a graphic projection […]
Yahoo Partners with Nokia Maps
Nokia and Yahoo are teaming up to provide navigation, mapping, email and instant messaging services on a global basis. Nokia’s Ovi Maps will become the exclusive provider of Yahoo Maps and navigation services and Yahoo will provide Ovi mail and chat services on Nokia handsets as a result of a new partnership. The […]
European Satellite Navigation Competition 2010
The European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) is underway. The annual contest provides innovators with opportunities to develop ideas for new products and services based on satellite positioning. The prizes for the international contest include C– 1 million (about $1.4 million) in funding and start-up assistance. This year’s competition also includes six special topic prizes from […]
Applanix POSTrack 3.0
Applanix has released version 3.0 of POSTrack, its direct geo-referencing and flight management system. This version incorporates a worldwide ASTER digital elevation model product for flight planning. The DEM automatically determines an aircraft’s optimal flight path to best meet image acquisition requirements – such as photo scale, ground sample distance and image overlap. […]
Virtual Brisbane for 3D City Planning
JONATHON POWERS The world of 3D visualisation is rapidly maturing, at least in applications designed for city planning. This is not so much about the model itself. Practical 3D modelling capability has been around for the best part of two decades. Rather, it’s about the interfaces that now exist between GIS and visualisation, and the […]
