Tag Archives: GIS

ENVI and ArcGIS: An Example of Moving Beyond Interoperability

Posted on June 27, 2013 by jpetersexelisvis

In the geospatial industry, the term “interoperability” has become a bit of a buzz word over the last several years.  Interoperability is very simply defined as the ability of diverse systems to work together.  At a high level, I consider … Continue reading →

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Exelis brings fun, games, and veterans assistance to Esri® this year!

Posted on June 25, 2013 by collinsexelisvis

We’re bringing something new to this years’ Esri® International User Conference. In an effort to educate more GIS users about the value of the information contained in geospatial imagery we have designed some interactive, touch-screen games. These games are designed … Continue reading →

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Image Analysis: Making the Most of Your Time at the Shore

Posted on June 18, 2013 by davidagonzalez

If hand digitizing geographic features is the bane of a GIS technician’s existence, tasking someone to manually delineate ephemeral features of say, the banks of the Mississippi River, is downright inhumane.  But someone has to do it; maintaining accurate extents … Continue reading →

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Common Ideals & New Approaches

Posted on May 29, 2013 by jslaterexelisvis

As part of the geospatial community it’s great to know when your solutions answer not just to individual clients but also more widely address common ideals, examples include: 1) I’m excited by possibilities without wishing to be constrained by complexities; … Continue reading →

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Building your remote sensing curriculum and labs

Posted on May 28, 2013 by brianfarrexelisvis

My blog posts this year have focused a lot on the growth that I’m seeing in remote sensing programs at colleges and universities.  Programs that have focused on image processing are adding new data types such as LiDAR and SAR.  … Continue reading →

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ENVI Geoservices and ArcGIS® Online – A New Paradigm for Image Analytics

Posted on May 7, 2013 by collinsexelisvis

The development and release of ArcGIS® Online by Esri® ushered in a new era of GIS access and availability. ArcGIS Online allows organizations and individuals to manage and display their map data on the internet via an easy-to-use interface. This … Continue reading →

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Addressing Budget Constraints with Innovation and Creativity

Posted on April 24, 2013 by jayeexelisvis

At last week’s National Space Symposium, I had the opportunity to speak with many of our industry’s leaders and government customers about the current and future climate for space-based expenditures. It is clear that there are emerging threats as well … Continue reading →

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Converging at ASPRS

Posted on April 4, 2013 by davidagonzalez

The theme of the recent annual conference of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) in Baltimore was “Confluence by the Bay–A Gathering of Geospatial Insights.”  Per the conference organizers, the theme was chosen to highlight the synergy … Continue reading →

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Data Fusion – The Sixth Sense

Posted on March 19, 2013 by collinsexelisvis

The concept of extra-sensory perception, or ESP, is often referred to as the sixth sense.  In grade school, most of us learn that the five main senses are sight, taste, touch, hearing, and smell. The sixth sense is described by … Continue reading →

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Is Your University Investing in Remote Sensing?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by brianfarrexelisvis

I recently came across a post in Geospatial World that confirmed what I’ve been surmising in my role as Academic Program Manager at Exelis VIS.  I have gathered quite a bit of anecdotal data over the years that there is … Continue reading →

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