Earth imagery

UrtheCast Signs Contract For $65 Million To Provide Value-Added Services and Data

VANCOUVER, Nov. 24, 2014 /CNW/ – UrtheCast Corp. (TSX:UR) (“UrtheCast” or the “Company”) is extremely pleased to announce that it…

DigitalGlobe to Announce First Quarter Financial Results on May 1, 2014

— DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, will announce its first quarter 2014 financial…

VGI Data

VGI: the Wild West of Data and GIS

In recent years, high–resolution spaceborne imagery (HRSI), up to 50cm spatial resolution, has become readily available for no cost using…

The Ottawa Tree Canopy Cover Mapping Project

The City of Ottawa Official Plan set a target of 30% tree canopy cover for the entire city. To the…

Measuring Tree Canopy Cover in an Urban Environment

To properly and effectively design and manage the city’s tree canopy it is important to quantify the amount and composition…