September

Thailand has scheduled the Thailand Earth Observation Satellite 2 (Theos-2) satellite, a primary satellite, to launch into space to carry out its mission of earth observation in October. After it was developed and successfully tested, the Theos-2 satellite has been transferred from Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse, France, to the European spaceport in French ...

China has added to its growing network of classified Yaogan series satellites with a pair of Long March rocket launches. A Long March 4C lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 2:14 p.m. EDT on Sept. 7 (1814 GMT, or 02:14 a.m. Beijing time on Sept. 7). Aboard was Yaogan ...

From today, anyone around the world will be able to access an Australian-led data initiative aimed at reducing the rates of family, domestic and sexual violence. The Evidence Portal is a new online tool created and maintained by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS), one of the leading research organisations in Australia on ...

A University of Texas at Arlington hydrologist’s study in the Nature journal Scientific Data provides the first-ever global estimate of human destruction of natural floodplains. The study can help guide future development in a way that can restore and conserve vital floodplain habitats that are critical to wildlife, water quality and reducing flood risk for ...

You have a new way to find out about road improvement projects in Montgomery County. A new interactive road improvement map has been launched online. It’s a new digital tool that provides information about recent and upcoming road projects. Using the GIS system, the map allows you to see which roads are set to be ...

Los datos geoespaciales que levanta la IDE Chile (Infraestructura de Datos Geoespaciales de Chile) desde el Ministerio de Bienes Nacionales, han sido claves para Chile. Dicha información, que ha sido un insumo fundamental para las autoridades, y también para la investigación y el mundo privado, no contaba con una Política Nacional de Información Geoespacial. Hasta ...

The International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) has released the world’s first atlas of urban nighttime light remote-sensing data, providing support for the research on urban sustainable development. The atlas contains 10-meter resolution nighttime light data on 147 cities in 105 countries around the world. The data was captured by ...

Researchers at the University of Strathclyde have created a new geospatial mapping tool that enables developers to identify land for renewable energy development that complies with both policy and technical requirements. Called Geospatial Opportunity Mapping (GOMap), the new tool is built on the available QGIS framework. “External plugins have been developed specifically for QGIS to ...

On Sept. 29, 2009, an 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck near American Samoa, Samoa, and Tonga, triggering a tsunami that caused human casualties and $200 million in property damage on the islands. The earthquake also exacerbated another problem in American Samoa: subsidence, or the sinking of land. When combined with relative sea level rise, land sinking can ...

Türkiye’nin ilk sakin şehri Seferihisar’ın, tarihi Kaleiçi bölgesi ile ilgili yapılan haritalandırma çalışması tamamlandı. Kaleiçi’ne gelen ziyaretçiler, giriş noktalarına yerleştirilen haritalar üzerindeki karekodu okutarak, gitmek istedikleri adrese kolaylıkla ulaşabilecekler.Seferihisar Belediyesi, Sığacık’ta bulunan tarihi Kaleiçi bölgesi ile ilgili haritalandırma çalışması yaptı.Her yıl, on binlerce yerli ve yabancı turistin ziyaret ettiği ve araç girişinin olmadığı bölgede, adreslerin ...

Le Géoportail de santé publique du Québec est une plateforme cartographique qui permet de visualiser la variation géographique d’indicateurs de santé et de ses déterminants partout au Québec. La plateforme est accessible à tous les organismes ainsi qu’au grand public. Des indicateurs sont aussi disponibles en lien avec la qualité de l’air et bruit environnemental, ...

Ecuador presentó su primer Atlas Geográfico y Estadístico Ambiental y de los Recursos Hídricos para facilitar el acceso a información oficial actualizada, validada y confiable sobre el patrimonio natural y los recursos hídricos, informó este viernes el Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica. Esta herramienta de información está dividida en cinco secciones que contienen ...

The “Tolu’-3” (Sunrise-3) satellite, manufactured by Iran Electronics Industries, a subsidiary of the Iranian Defense Ministry, was delivered to the Space Organization on Saturday after passing the final tests. The homegrown satellite weighs over 100 kilograms and offers a resolution of 5 meters in panchromatic mode and 10 meters in multispectral mode. Tolu’-3 will be ...

The map-based Chicago Recovery Plan was created with feedback from residents. It also allows them to track progress on city projects to create safe neighborhoods and drive equitable economic growth. Launched in May 2023, the tool is “opening the books on neighborhood investments in a simple, accessible digital format,” Chief Technology Officer Nick Lucius said ...

Saint Louis University has received a $1 million grant from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to create a satellite calibration network to improve the accuracy of satellite observations and the geospatial tools used to monitor global change, infrastructure resilience, and natural disasters such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, and flooding. The project, “Developing global InSAR solutions ...

Once the sole domain of meteorologists and geographers, satellite imagery has become an increasingly useful tool for criminal investigations. Law enforcement agencies across the globe have taken advantage of the high-resolution images offered by satellite technology and are using greater quantities of such images than ever before to aid with investigations. In criminal cases where ...

Manual curation of geospatial data, especially in the realm of renewable energy infrastructure and natural resource monitoring, involves a thorough process of aggregating, cleaning, and correcting datasets from various sources, often across multiple countries. This challenge has hindered efforts in emissions reduction, disaster relief, urban planning, and more, where precise geospatial insights are paramount. While ...

In Toscana ancora oggi oltre il 13,8% dei giovani tra i 15 e i 29 anni non studiano e non lavorano, né partecipano ad attività di formazione. Sono i cosiddetti “Neet”, ragazzi e ragazze che rischiano di restare indietro e non riuscire a costruire il proprio futuro a causa principalmente delle tante disuguaglianze territoriali, di ...

La Consejería de Fomento, Articulación del Territorio y Vivienda invierte 2,2 millones de euros en la implantación de un gemelo digital en el Metro de Granada y en el Trambahía, un novedoso sistema de realidad virtual que permite recrear situaciones que permitan planificar un óptimo mantenimiento de esta infraestructura y mejorar los parámetros de calidad ...

The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP RERA) will soon make it mandatory for developers to tag the maps of their projects with the Geographic Information System (GIS)-based master plans in 13 major cities across the state. This move is meant to check whether the upcoming project is on a bona fide site as ...

In 2021, investors spent $50 billion purchasing 80,000 homes, accounting for about 18% of all homes sold in the United States that year. And as home prices increase, residential properties grow more attractive to investors who can resell renovated homes for higher prices or charge higher rents. It’s a trend that concerns local leaders nationwide, ...

안동시는 지난 29일 국내 공간정보 분야 석학을 초청해 ‘안동시 공간정보 발전 포럼’을 29일 시청 웅부관 청백실에서 개최했다. 시는 최근 국토교통부 ‘디지털 트윈 국토사업’과 국토지리정보원 ‘고정밀 전자지도 챌린저 공모사업’에 선정됐다. 디지털 트윈으로 대표되는 3차원 공간에 안동의 문화유산 콘텐츠와 수자원 인프라 등을 구현해 문화시설과 콘텐츠를 담은 고정밀 전자지도를 구축하고 홍수와 가뭄 등 재해에도 선제적으로 대응하는 다양한 시정 ...

El Ayuntamiento de Madrid ha publicado un mapa en el que cada vecino puede comprobar si vive en un lugar afectado por su isla de calor o, por el contrario, resulta beneficiado gracias a la cercanía de parques como el Retiro, Casa de Campo o espacios de la periferia como Pradolongo, Entrevías o Valdebebas. Estos ...

Das liechtensteinische Geoportal ermöglicht die Suche nach digitalen geographischen Informationen. Es enthält eine Fülle von Informationen übers Land – von sehr spezifischen Fakten wie etwa die Solarengerie-Eignung der Dächer, aber auch allgemeine Basis-Landkarten, raumplanerische Angaben oder Informationen über die Bodennutzung. Wie das Amt für Tiefbau und Geoinformation mitteilt, gibt’s das Ganze jetzt auch dreidimensional. Das ...

جلسه ارائه گزارش مرحله اول طرح «آمایش ملی فضاها، منابع و خدمات کتابخانه‌های عمومی کشور در سامانه WebGIS، ۵ شهریورماه ۱۴۰۲ در کتابخانه مرکزی پارک شهر تهران برگزار شد. سید‌عباس رجایی، رئیس مؤسسۀ جغرافیای دانشگاه تهران، اظهار داشت: «فارغ از آمایش و نمایش اطلاعات کتابخانه‌ها بر روی وب، تحلیل‌ها و تعیین محدوده‌های خدمت نیز مطرح ...

El ministro de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial (MVOT), Raúl Lozano, suscribió convenios de cooperación financiera y técnica para el desarrollo y planificación territorial de los departamentos de Artigas, Cerro Largo, Durazno, Maldonado, Montevideo, Río Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, Soriano, Tacuarembó y Treinta y Tres. Cada intendencia recibirá 1.100.000 pesos y se prevé ampliar dicho acuerdo ...

Surveying bodies of water accurately is a challenging task. Authorities and port operators are required to provide up-to-date maps of riverbeds and port facilities. Until now, this has required the use of special mapping vessels and a great deal of manpower. It is costly and is not being carried out with the frequency and precision ...

The U.S. Geological Survey recently published a new topobathymetric lidar dataset for the Potomac River as part of its 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). Topobathymetric lidar provides 3D maps of the submerged riverine topography. The maps were produced in two phases for more than 120 river miles of the Potomac River through a data-acquisition contract with ...

Locusts can destroy grain crops and pastures, threatening people’s livelihoods. In an international project, researchers from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have now developed methods to help detect locust outbreaks as early as possible and take action against them. Earth observation images acquired by satellites play a central role ...