New sustainability tools help businesses and cities map environmental information
Three new APIs from Google Maps Platform make it easy for developers to map solar, air quality and pollen information. Maps
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The world is on fire: Wildfires rage in Greece
One month after fire blazed through the Greek island of Rhodes in July 2023, more fires have ripped through Greece amid a heatwave in southern Europe, reported the European Space Agency (ESA). A Copernicus Sentinel-2 image (Figure 1) shows the…
Far Out: Positioning above the GPS constellation
Read Richard Langley’s introduction to this article: “Innovation Insights: Falcon Gold analysis redux” Figure 1: Diagram of cis-lunar space, which includes the real GPS sidelobe data collected on an HEO space vehicle. (All figures provided by the authors) As part…
Defending America and saving lives with NITRO
Image: Just_Super/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images In May the President’s PNT Advisory Board heard a presentation about a National Guard project called NITRO. RNT Foundation President, Dana Goward, recently spoke with the project’s leader, Maj. Gen. Richard R. Neely, Adjutant General,…
ProStar, Leica Geosystems announce technology integration
ProStar Holdings Inc., a precision mapping company, has announced a technology integration with Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon. The integration combines ProStar’s utility mapping software, PointMan, and Leica Geosystems’ precision GPS/GNSS receivers for GIS asset data collection. The integration provides…
Mars Laser RTK released for surveying and mapping
Image: ComNav Technology ComNav Technology has released the second product of its Universe series of GNSS receivers, the Mars Laser RTK real-time kinematic (RTK). The Mars Laser RTK is suitable for surveying, mapping, and geographic information system applications. The…
First Fix: Satellites and spacetime
Matteo Luccio Sitting comfortably in a thin aluminum tube at 35,000 ft, I can continue to communicate via e-mail — and, soon, via video — and write this editorial, while on my way from Portland, Oregon, where I live, to…
The world is on fire: Fire strikes Maui
Satellite images taken on June 25 and August 9 show an overview of southern Lahaina, Hawaii, before and after the recent wildfires. (Image: Maxar Technologies) The number of wildfires this year only increases as the island of Maui, Hawaii has…