According to the news, the US government is considering whether to charge for access to remote-sensing imagery, namely the Landsat satellites operated by the US Geological Survey (USGS) and an aerial-survey programme run by the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
More information are available under nature.com
News: Geoinformation
09
Jun2017
On 8 June 2017, the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology approved the American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act of 2017, H.R. 2809.
Supporters of the bill claim that it will simplify and strengthen the outdated space-based remote sensing regulatory system, enhances U.S. compliance with international obligations, improves national ... Weiterlesen
9 June 2017Dr. Ingo Baumann
28
Apr2017
BHO Legal hat am 27.04.2017 in Bonn ein Seminar zur Beschaffung von Geodaten, Geoinformationssystemen (GIS) und Geoinformationsdiensten im Rahmen des Führungskräfte-Forums des Behörden-Spiegels durchgeführt. Am 28.09.2017 wird die Schulung in Berlin angeboten. Die Anmeldung erfolgt über den Behörden-Spiegel.
Nähere Informationen zum Inhalt und zum Ablauf des Seminars sind auf der Homepage ... Weiterlesen
28 April 2017BHO Team
20
Jan2017
On 25 January the workshop on „Boosting the market for EO services in the digital economy“, an event organised by EARSC with support of ESA will take place in Brussels. The workshop will look at new developments and trends in the market for EO services.
In course of the workshop, EARSC ... Weiterlesen
20 January 2017Dr. Ingo Baumann
08
Jun2016
BHO Partner Dr. Ingo Baumann held a presentaion on "Space and Data Protection" at the Global Confenrence on Space and the Information Society (GLIS), 6-7 June 2016, Geneva, Switzerland. The conference was co-organised by the IAF and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). It analysed in detail the impact that space ... Weiterlesen
8 June 2016BHO Team
11
Apr2016
This year's Geospatial World Forum (GWF) will take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from May 23 to 26. GWF 2016 will be one of the leading global geospatial industry events and this year the main focus will be on Disruptive Business Models in the geospatial industry.
BHO Legal is glad to announce ... Weiterlesen
11 April 2016Dr. Ingo Baumann
04
Apr2016
The heads of some of the world’s space agencies came together on Sunday 3 April 2016 at a meeting organized by Dr A.S. Kiran Kumar, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall. The agency heads approved the principles of a Declaration which reaffirms ... Weiterlesen
4 April 2016Dr. Ingo Baumann
18
May2015
The INSPIRE-Geospatial World Forum 2015 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from May 25 to 29. The Forum is a premier global geospatial industry event, this year focusing on the convergence of policies, geospatial technologies and practices. It will bring together policy and industry leaders with practitioners and clients of ... Weiterlesen
18 May 2015BHO Team
17
Apr2015
DigitalGlobe is making available its 30-cm satellite imagery products. The high-resolution commercial satellite imagery is captured by DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 satellite and will improve decision making, enable more efficient operations, and enhance a variety of applications for customers in the civil government, defense and intelligence, energy, mining and global development sectors. ... Weiterlesen
17 April 2015Dr. Ingo Baumann
17
Apr2015
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