ESA has ensured the continuation of the Sentinel-1 Earth observation satellite series for Europe’s Copernicus environmental programme by ordering two more satellites. The EUR400 million contract was signed on 15...

The organisation committee of the 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS) is inviting remote sensing professionals to join the conference. ACRS 2015 is being held from 19 to 23...

The IUGG General Assembly is held every four years, bringing together the eight associations of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) for a range of inter-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary and...

The IUGG General Assembly is held every four years, bringing together the eight associations of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) for a range of inter-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary and...

European Space Agency (ESA)’s ice mission has been used to create a new gravity map, exposing thousands of previously unchartered ‘seamounts’, ridges and deep ocean structures. This new picture of...

The rapid developments in remote sensing and related technologies over recent years have been driven by the needs of modern societies and economies. These developments have improved our ability to...

IAG Commission 3 ‘Earth Rotation and Geodynamics’ studies the entire range of physical processes associated with how the Earth moves and deforms in response to internal and external forces. This...

Collecting and processing point clouds has been trending topic in the geospatial sector over the past few years. This article focuses on point cloud processing software aimed at creating DEMs...

The Fourth International Galileo Colloquium, taking place in Prague, Czech Republic, from 4 to 6 December 2013, will bring together leading members of the European scientific community and their international...

Policymakers and science and industry representatives are discussing how to make large amounts of Earth observation data accessible to a wider user community. Data from Earth-observing satellites and other remote...