Geotourism on the Curriculum

By Spatial Source on 26 July, 2010

Missouri State University has developed a new bachelor’s degree program in geotourism. The new degree is being offered by the university’s department of geography, geology and planning. The four-year course will combine cultural and environmental geography with community planning, development and tourism. The university based the course on information, concepts and materials from National Geographic’s […]

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Monitoring Natural Disasters with Formation Flying

By Spatial Source on 26 July, 2010

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 […]

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Predicting Sandstorms with Satellite Data

By Spatial Source on 26 July, 2010

A new method for predicting dust and sandstorms using infrared satellite images has been developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh in the US. The scientists have been able to determine when destructive sandstorms are likely to occur. They used their methods to accurately forecast a large 2008 dust storm in New Mexico, two […]

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Space Junk to get Tracked by Laser

By Spatial Source on 26 July, 2010

An Australian company has developed a laser tracking system that will help stop chunks of space debris colliding with spacecraft and satellites in the Earth's orbit. The laser tracking system has previously been used to track satellites, but Electric Optic Systems said it could now locate and track debris as small as 10 centimetres […]

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Best of the Blogs 26th July

By Spatial Source on 26 July, 2010

Here are a few of the most exciting, new and interesting posts from the blogosphere over the past couple of days: Incidents from the huge leak of US military War Logs to Wikileaks have been plotted on Google maps. Strange Maps plots the eccentricities of Libya’s leader Colonel Muammar Gadaffi. The All Points blog […]

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Annual Survey Summit

By Spatial Source on 26 July, 2010

The conference will include technical sessions, presentations and a commercial expo. WHEN: 2011-07-09 to 2011-07-11WHERE: San Diego, CaliforniaSTATE: NSWCOUNTRY: AUS

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Best of the Blogs – 22nd July

By Spatial Source on 22 July, 2010

GIS lounge has a post on the first global map of the world’s forest heights. The Google Geo Developers blog reports on new features in Google Earth, including a better way to represent movement on and above the globe. Googlemapsmania talks about Project Feeder Watch, which allows users to display bird populations visually on […]

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Lidar Mapping Forum 2011

By Spatial Source on 22 July, 2010

The event will showcase more than 50 leading companies in this rapidly growing global market. WHEN: 2011-02-07 to 2011-02-09WHERE: New OrleansSTATE: InternationalCOUNTRY: INT The eleventh in a series that has long established itself as the premier LIDAR event, attracts professionals from around the world with one focused objective of sharing information on LIDAR technology and […]

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International Conference on Spatial Data Infrastructures

By Spatial Source on 20 July, 2010

The main theme of the Conference will be the development and use of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI’s) and all their aspects – technology, criteria and standards for organizing and sharing spatial data. WHEN: 2010-09-15 to 2010-09-17WHERE: Skopje, MacedoniaSTATE: InternationalCOUNTRY: INT The realization of the European INSPIRE directive in the countries of South East Europe is […]

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International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Congress

By Spatial Source on 20 July, 2010

Eight exciting days of tutorials, workshops, presentations and technical tours. WHEN: 2012-08-25 to 2012-09-01WHERE: MelbourneSTATE: VICCOUNTRY: AUS The theme for the Congress is Imaging a Sustainable Future. Images, whether of the visible or non-visible spectrum, whether aerial or satellite, or whether of agriculture or cultural heritage, are a fundamental resource for sustaining the future of humankind. […]

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