Springfield; Apple goes indoors; new ISS EO; CO2 map; Hurricane Odile; interactive North Korea.
Surf Lifesaving UAV wins innovation award
By Simon Chester on 16 September, 2014Two students have developed a quadcopter UAV to quickly deliver a floatation device to a swimmer.
GITA Unplugged Brisbane
By Simon Chester on 16 September, 2014The next GITA Unplugged event will be hosted by Energex in Brisbane on October 1.
Dr Timothy Foresman confirmed for QCON14
By Simon Chester on 16 September, 2014Dr Foresman lead NASA’s Digital Earth Initiative and was the UN Chief Environmental Scientist.
Trimble and Frank Gehry announce strategic alliance
By Simon Chester on 16 September, 2014As part of the alliance, Trimble has acquired Gehry Technologies.
Leica releases new LiDAR mapping solution
By Simon Chester on 16 September, 2014Leica Geosystems has introduced the next generation of its airborne LiDAR solutions, the ALS80.
Google tests drone deliveries in rural Queensland
By Simon Chester on 9 September, 2014Google has recently announced its ‘Project Wing’ – a prototype UAV, aka drone, delivery system.
Update on Galileo satellites’ irregular orbits
By Simon Chester on 9 September, 2014Despite hitting the wrong orbits, Galileo sats 5 & 6 are operating correctly, ESA confirms.
Best of the Blogs, 9 September 2014
By Simon Chester on 9 September, 2014Exo-cartography; 3D forests; glaciers, diseases, monkeys; robots; Project Wing; indoor mapping.
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2026 Advancing Earth Observation Forum
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