Subject: ‘satellite imagery’
December 4, 2007 GeoBriefs: Has China Banned You?, Potential Jobs in Geography, Juicy GeographyGIS NewsAre you curious if your web site is accessible in China? Test out your URL on the Great Firewall of China to see if your site can be viewed within China: Great Firewall of China. GIS has opened up the possibilities of geography majors to find a career in their discipline. Find out about other jobs ... read more August 1, 2007 Mapping mountains from space with GOCEGeographyMount Everest 1 August 2007 How high is Mount Everest exactly? Recent surveys have come up with heights that differ by more than five metres. An expedition called the Geodetic Journey is making its way through China and Tibet to highlight the importance of geodesy and how an accurate model of the geoid from ESA’s ... read more January 17, 2001Satellite imageryData, Features, Remote SensingDigital imagery can greatly enhance a GIS. Part of the raster data types, imagery is a powerful visual aid and serves as a source of derivative information such as planimetrics and classification schemes to derive such information as land use or vegetation. If your GIS covers a particularly large area, aerial imagery may not be ... read more |
