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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK’s National Measurement Institute, has just released a report that calls for a new earth observation satellite to better calibrate our climate models. The report draws attention to the estimated rise in temperature that span from a broad range of ~2-10?C. Dr. Nigel Fox, head of Earth Observation and [...]
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Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has made data about greenhouse gas levels available online in a new interactive website. The readings are taken at Cape Grim on the northwest tip of Tasmania since 1976 and show a steady increase in the level of CO2. Given the dramatic impacts of climate change on [...]
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Jürgen Dold, CEO of Hexagon Geosystems spoke to the portfolio of geosystems measurement technology and solutions. Hexagon Geosystem is the market leading solutions with a combination of sensors and brands that include Leica Geosystems, Z/I Imaging, GeoMax for developing countries, etc. Dold began by playing off the Orlando location for the event and used Walt [...]
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Ola Rollén, president and CEO of Hexagon, kicked off the 2011 conference today with a keynote that focused on the theme, “Building a Smarter World,” by addressing the global realities of a growing population, increased urbanization, an ever-changing landscape, and a need to make more effective use of our land and resources. The number of [...]
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Jürgen Dold, president and CEO of Leica Geosystems, spoke on the second day of the Geospatial World Forum about the need for accurate measurements for the better management of our world. He echoed thoughts from earlier in the event regarding sustainability and the need to act as if we don’t have a spare Earth. Leica [...]
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There is an excellent opinion piece by David Brooks in today’s New York Times that focuses on the complexity of our world and the issues that we face when dealing with risk. Brooks speaks to the complex and intricate web of high tech systems that support our lives, and yet we fail to assess and [...]
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This week the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration held a Federal Geospatial Summit in Maryland to discuss the proposed improvements to the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS). The meeting discussed how the replacement of the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) and the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) will positively impact measurement and [...]
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The concept of Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) is really quite simple as it involves the capability to tune the wavelength, pulse width and frequency of laser light, bounce that light off objects, and capture returning light over time to measure X,Y, and Z dimensions as well as the returning light’s intensity. The technology has [...]
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Ottawa-based Precarn Incorporated has announced $2.1 million in funding to move first-of-their-kind Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) toward commercialization. The funding is aimed at strengthening Canada’s competitiveness in the digital economy and will be directed toward 14 projects. The Precarn Partnering Model involves the partnership between a technology company, a customer and an academic research [...]
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While it may be a bit premature to pronounce the recovery of the global economy, it’s not too early to start thinking about the technologies that will benefit once things start looking up. 3D laser scanning is one of the brightest spots in the geospatial technology arena, because it’s a relatively new technology without a [...]
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