News: Geoinformationen

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Apr.2015

U.S. Senators Introduce Bipartisan Geospatial Data Act

von Dr. Ingo Baumann / / Geoinformationen
United States Senators Orrin Hatch, R-UT, and John Warner, D-VA, have introduced the bipartisan Geospatial Data Act in the U.S. Congress. In 1994, Executive Order 12906 was issued by President Clinton to direct the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). Many of the requirements of EO 12906 were never ... Weiterlesen
17 April 2015Dr. Ingo Baumann

10

Apr.2015

Georeferenced Full Motion Video: Mitigating a Difficult ‘Big Data’ Problem

von Dr. Ingo Baumann / / Geoinformationen, Sicherheit und Verteidigung
The military has been struggling with cataloging and retrieving its huge libraries of full motion video (FMV) for more than ten years. The video, captured by both manned and unmanned aircraft, rapidly reached unmanageable levels. Without some way to catalog the video, critical details can be lost, because finding the right ... Weiterlesen
10 April 2015Dr. Ingo Baumann

18

Juni2014

Privacy Issues in relation to Satellite Images

von Dr. Ingo Baumann / / Geoinformationen
Ray Purdy – Honorary Senior Research Associate in Law at University College London – has published an article on privacy issues in relation to satellite images on The Conversation. The author submits that in the light of sharper satellite images privacy threats cannot longer be ignored. He, therefore, concludes that ... Weiterlesen
18 Juni 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann

03

Apr.2014

Anomalies in map of Kerala remote sensing centre

von Dr. Ingo Baumann / / Geoinformationen, Luft- und Raumfahrt
The New Indian Express published a report on major discrepancies of maps of Ecological Sensitive Areas in the State of Kerala, prepared by the Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre (KSREC). These discrepancies include showcasing of Mathikettan Shola, a national park, as agricultural, the exclusion of human settlements, plantations ... Weiterlesen
3 April 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann

17

März2014

FAO launches Global Land Cover SHARE database

von Dr. Ingo Baumann / / Geoinformationen
A database on global land cover has been launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – Global Land Cover SHARE database. It standardizes data and information from various sources. By using internationally accepted definitions it provides data and information that could be used all over ... Weiterlesen
17 März 2014Dr. Ingo Baumann