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The Landsat program is a joint effort of the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA. First launched in 1972, the Landsat series of satellites has produced the longest, continuous record of Earth’s land surface as seen from space. NASA is in charge of developing remote-sensing instruments and spacecraft, launching the satellites, and validating their performance. USGS develops the associated ground systems, then takes ownership and operates the satellites, as well as managing data reception, archiving, and distribution. Since late 2008, Landsat data have been made available to all users free of charge. Carefully calibrated Landsat imagery provides the U.S. and the world with a long-term, consistent inventory of vitally important global resources. AWS has made Landsat 8 data freely available on Amazon S3 so that anyone can use our on-demand computing resources to perform analysis and create new products without needing to worry about the cost of storing Landsat data or the time required to download it. http://aws.amazon.com/public-data-sets/landsat/

Arithmetica is launching a brand new version of its automated point cloud processing software. Pointfuse Pro includes new 2D tools that allow for the creation of plans, elevations and sections from highly detailed laser scan data as well as orthorectified images. Pointfuse also includes support for a much wider range of raw data, including a new open standard file format, and for data generated by handheld laser scanners that are set to revolutionise the construction industry. Pointfuse Pro also includes new functionality that allows users to understand the accuracy of resulting vector models created from the laser scanned data. Pointfuse Pro includes a range of new functionality with the software’s 2D tools. These includes the ability to generate orthorectified images from the point cloud which can be scaled and used as layouts for final delivery in a range of other CAD, desktop mapping and GIS packages. The new 2D tools also allow for the production of plans, elevation and sections as line work for applications such as architecture, facilities management, surveying and construction. In addition to the new 2D tools, Pointfuse Pro also includes new accuracy reporting tools. This functionality allows the user to define project tolerances and, based on the standard deviation statistics, Pointfuse can visualise the accuracy of the vector model by colour coding the created surfaces. Pointfuse Pro now supports an even wider range of laser scanned data formats, including the DotProduct format and E57. DotProduct uses off the shelf Android Tablets for high resolution handheld 3D laser scanning. Designed for engineers and others working in the construction industry, this offers a lightweight, cost effective solution for laser scanning in challenging environments. E57 is the open standard file format for 3D imaging data exchange, and is capable of storing point cloud data from laser scanners and other 3D imaging systems, as well as associated 2D imagery and core meta-data. source : http://www.directionsmag.com/pressreleases/arithmetica-to-launch-pointfuse-pro-at-spar-international1/437859

Just saw the news in TeckCrunch. Nadella started to take bold decisions which could surely change Microsoft in near future. Starting from the server side technologies only, maybe in future we will all see a complete bar-free ecosystem for everyone. Read full article http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/12/microsoft-takes-net-open-source-and-cross-platform/