June

China achieved a significant milestone on Thursday (June 15) launching the Long March 2D rocket with an impressive payload of 41 satellites. This accomplishment sets a new national record for China in terms of the number of satellites deployed in a single mission, reported Chinese news agency Xinhua. The 41 satellites launched in this mission ...

Since the signing of an agreement on Cooperation on BRICS Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation in August 2021, China has shared 400 scenes of satellite imagery data with BRICS countries, with the total volume amounting to 1.5 TB. Zhang Kejian, head of the China National Space Administration, made the remarks Friday in virtual format at the ...

An expert on landslides and natural hazards warns much of New Zealand may become “uninsurable” in the future. However, quantifying risk from natural hazards is a fraught business – especially when it comes up against property rights. The storm that triggered a massive slip in Lower Hutt last winter and forced the evacuation of three ...

Water is an essential and indispensable component of humanity’s everyday existence. As the global population grows and the climate warms, so does the water demand. Over the past two decades, global reservoirs have become increasingly empty despite an overall increase in total storage capacity due to the construction of new reservoirs. Led by Dr. Huilin ...

Erfahren Sie Geoinformationen als digitales Erlebnis! Die Stadt Forchheim bietet ab sofort den „Digitalen Zwilling“ an. Ein geografisches Informationssystem (GIS) – dessen Daten zum Teil auch zur allgemeinen Nutzung (Bürger-GIS) zur Verfügung stehen – ist ein System zur Erfassung, Bearbeitung, Auswertung und Präsentation von Daten mit geografischen oder räumlichen Informationen. Über ein Jahr hat das ...

A new high performance data analytics platform called terrabyte has been announced that will enable researchers in Bavaria and Germany to use satellite and earth observation data for classical simulations and evaluation using artificial intelligence methods. The new system is jointly run by the German Aerospace Center (DLR), a national research center for aeronautics and ...

O Laboratório de Processamento de Imagens e Geoprocessamento (Lapig), da Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), por meio do MapBiomas Brasil, recebeu convite para compartilhar conhecimentos e colaborar com o MapBiomas da Indonésia. Para tanto, o Lapig promoveu o treinamento da equipe indonésia no uso dos dados da Rede Global MapBiomas. O encontro durou dez dias, ...

Artificial intelligence will be used in south-west England to predict pollution before it happens and help prevent it. It’s hoped the pilot project in Devon will help improve water quality at the seaside resort of Combe Martin, making it a better place for swimming. Sensors placed in rivers and fields will build a picture of ...

China has delivered its first “floating oil factory” with land-sea integrated operation system, marking a new breakthrough in the country’s application of the digital twin technology. Haiyang Shiyou 123 (Offshore Oil 123) ship is a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit that can process oil and gas on the sea, saving the process of ...

Superfast, subatomic-sized particles called muons have been used to wirelessly navigate underground for the first time. By using muon-detecting ground stations synchronized with an underground muon-detecting receiver, researchers at the University of Tokyo were able to calculate the receiver’s position in the basement of a six-story building. As GPS cannot penetrate rock or water, this ...

Satellogic Inc., a leader in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, today announced that four NewSats Mark-V spacecraft successfully reached low-Earth orbit following a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on June 12th from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This marks Satellogic’s 15th mission and its first payload comprised exclusively of its latest generation spacecraft with advanced ...

Leica Geosystems, a part of Hexagon, has launched the brand-new Leica CountryMapper, its most efficient solution yet for large-area imaging and Lidar mapping. The company unveiled this latest expansion to its hybrid sensor portfolio during the annual HxGN Live event. By integrating a large-format photogrammetric camera and a high-performance Lidar unit into a single system, ...

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi (İBB) kurumu İstanbul Su İşleri ve Kanalizasyon İdaresi (İSKİ), yeni Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri (CBS) altyapısı olan “İSKİ Altyapı Bilgi Sistemi”ni (İSKABİS+) tanıttı. İSKİ’nin İstanbul içme suyu, atık su-yağmur suyu altyapı ve üstyapı tesislerinin konumsal olarak sorgulandığı, çeşitli network analizleri ile modelleme çalışmalarının yapıldığı coğrafi bilgi sistemi uygulaması, “İSKİ Altyapı Bilgi Sistemi” yenilendi.

A UK Geospatial strategy announced this week (Wednesday 14th June) at London Tech Week, will help transform public services and boost business, the government has claimed. Specific aims include the publication of a report identifying the cross-cutting challenges and opportunities for location data in the health sector and a further report setting out how the ...

En un contexto de cambio climático, las comunidades de regantes juegan un rol muy importante a la hora de gestionar y garantizar la disponibilidad del agua, tal y como se está viendo en la situación de extrema sequía actual. Por eso, es esencial que se modernicen y dispongan de herramientas para saber la demanda de ...

The free Walks Near Me interactive digital map has thousands of opportunities to discover great public spaces across the state and create bespoke walking itineraries to visit them. The tool brings together spatial data from across the state into a single digital tool which can be found on the nsw.gov.au website and is optimised for ...

Nearly every city here in the valley is growing at a rapid pace, and the city of Madison is no exception. In order for residents to keep up with this growth… the city has recently launched a new mapping tool where folks can keep an eye on approved projects, upcoming construction, and openings. “Madison is ...

The Indonesian government has begun its new capital relocation to Nusantara. Cabinet level-agency formed by the Indonesian government, working directly under the President of Indonesia, Nusantara National Capital Authority (NNCA), announced that the first phase of the capital’s construction will begin in the second quarter of this year. The development plan is expected to reach ...

Usługa „Wykaz szczytów” dostępna w serwisie www.geoportal.gov.pl została zasilona o kolejne obiekty, tj. ok. 80 szczytów górskich w województwie dolnośląskim (w powiatach lubańskim, bolesławickim i ząbkowickim). Wysokości szczytów pomierzono w ramach prac własnych GUGiK na podstawie chmury punktów z lotniczego skanowania laserowego, dostępnej w centralnym zasobie geodezyjnym i kartograficznym. Usługa dsotęna jest w grupie warstw ...

Ante el inicio de la campaña de trigo, la Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE) pone a disposición de los productores y profesionales del sector agropecuario su Mapa de Humedad Superficial del Suelo, generado con datos de los satélites argentinos SAOCOM 1, con información precisa para la toma de decisiones al momento de sembrar el ...

Este lunes 12 de junio Deloitte y Appcelerate presentaron los resultados del estudio sobre un caso práctico relacionado con la eficacia publicitaria en exterior titulado “Tecnología geoespacial para medir el ROI de una campaña de marketing del turismo” Los datos aportados por la tecnología de Appcelerate han dado a Deloitte la posibilidad de calibrar de ...

Indian space sector startup Azista BST Aerospace Pvt Ltd`s first remote sensing satellite ABA First Runner (AFR) was successfully orbited by SpaceX`s Falcon 9 rocket. According to SpaceX, the rocket on a dedicated rideshare mission carried 72 spacecraft that includes CubeSats, MicroSats and others and one of them was the Ahmedabad-based Azista BST Aerospace`s 80 ...

ProtectedSeas Navigator—the first global map of the world’s marine life regulations and their boundaries is now available. Navigator is a free, interactive map of over 21,000 marine protected and managed areas across 220 countries and territories and in over 25 languages. Navigator offers a global view of marine life protections to help inform progress towards ...

Birmingham City Council has launched a first of its kind mapping portal to address the issue of tree equity across the city. With National Tree Map data, created by aerial mapping company Bluesky International, at its core, the interactive tool allows users to identify which parts of the city have lower than average tree canopy ...

Esri Ireland, the market leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), has created a digital map highlighting some of the best-loved and lesser-known festivals happening across the island of Ireland this summer. Using Esri’s ArcGIS digital mapping system, the interactive map has something for all tastes and interests, allowing you to plan your ultimate festival adventure ...

L’an dernier, 11 000 piqûres de tiques ont été signalées à l’Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture et l’environnement (Inrae) avec un maximum au moins de juin. Si les piqûres ont lieu majoritairement en forêt, un quart des piqûres de tiques surviennent à la maison : 22% dans les jardins, et même 4% à l’intérieur ...

From Portland Stone to Millstone Grit, Historic England is launching a new online database of the stones that define the rich diversity of our country’s buildings. Historic England is unveiling the first Building Stones Database for England, which brings together information on over 4,000 types of building stones, their uses and sources, in a searchable ...

Resilience can be interpreted as the comprehensive ability of a system to prepare for, absorb, and recover from external or internal disturbances and shocks. In the context of human mobility, resilience therefore refers to the ability of people’s movements within and between cities to cope with and adapt to disruptive events, such as natural disasters. ...

인천시가 책 읽는 문화 확산을 위해 동네 서점과 연계한 다양한 도서 문화 정책을 추진한다. 인천시는 시민들이 가까운 곳에 서점을 쉽게 찾을 수 있도록 서점 현황이 담긴 ‘인천 책 지도’를 만들어 배포하고 동네 서점에서 책을 빌려 볼 수 있도록 대출 서비스를 시행한다고 5일 밝혔다. 또 공공도서관이 동네 서점과 연계 주민들이 원하는 책을 가까운 서점에서 바로 빌려볼 ...

Claudio Garrido es un joven estudiante de Técnico en Turismo y Naturaleza de la Universidad Austral de Chile, coyhaiquino que emprende con “360° Future View”, un proyecto que busca contribuir a la comunidad regional y al futuro turista con la actualización de mapas en la región, mediante Google Maps. Este joven emprendedor, prepara su equipamiento, ...