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NSIDC distributes 15 Level-1 and Level-2 data products from the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument that was aboard the NASA Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation (ICESat) satellite. Launched on 12 January 2003, after seven years in orbit and 18 laser-operations campaigns, the ICESat’s science mission ended due to the failure of its primary instrument.

The main objective of the GLAS instrument was to measure ice sheet elevations and changes in elevation through time. Secondary objectives included measurement of cloud and aerosol height profiles, land elevation and vegetation cover, and sea ice thickness.

To navigate this Web site, use the menu to the left. For news about the latest happenings with ICESat/GLAS data, see the News page. For more information about GLAS data that NSIDC provides, see the Data Sets page which lists individual products that NSIDC distributes. See the Current Release Schedule page for a listing of the most current version of GLAS data available; and for a detailed description of the current data release, see the Description of Current Data Release page.

Read more at: http://nsidc.org/data/icesat/

Delfi-C3 is the first university and student satellite ever constructed in the Netherlands. The project is the product of an alliance between TU Delft’s faculties of Aerospace Engineering (AE) and Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS). Students spent over two years building the satellite. Delfi-C3 was launched from India on Tuesday 29 April 2008.

The student satellite is no bigger than a carton of milk and weighs 2.2 kg. The aim of Delfi-C3 is to establish whether using a series of small satellites and their corresponding miniaturised technology offers more flexibility than the large satellites currently used as standard. It should be possible to ‘cut up’ the components of a satellite into a number of satellites which work together; that was the starting principle applied by the students. The major advantage this gives is that the functional components can be built separately and therefore also replaced independently of each other. This can lead to substantially lower launch costs for satellites.

Delfi-C3 will also test new designs for applications in satellite technology. For instance, a new type of solar cell by Dutch Space will be tested on the nanosatellite for durability and efficiency: the Thin Film Solar Cell Experiment. Research institute TNO has mounted a new solar sensor on Delfi-C3, the Autonomous Wireless Sun Sensor Experiment. The third novelty is the inclusion in the satellite of a communication function for amateur radio enthusiasts.

C3 is the first in a series of satellites

Delfi-C3 is a programme in which about thirty students from various TU Delft faculties and one higher professional education institute work together. It is the first in a series of TU Delft student satellites. A new TU Delft student team is already working on the successor to Delfi-C3, Delfi-n3Xt. By 2011, a third satellite will be built.

RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems has been developing the world’s first survey-grade UAS LiDAR sensor, the VUX-1. As early as February this year, it is already time to show off this innovative sensor: join us at the official launch event ILMF taking place in Denver, USA, February 17 to 19 where the VUX-1 will be presented for the first time!

The innovative sensor was designed to meet the challenges of emerging surveying solutions by UAS, gyrocopters, and ultra-light aircraft, both in measurement performance and in system integration. The VUX-1 is an ultra lightweight LiDAR sensor with less than 4 kilograms (less than 9 pounds) overall weight, that can easily be mounted onto professional UAS/RPAS. It has a 300 degree field of view and produces the extremely high quality LiDAR data users expect from a RIEGL product. Internal storage offers the ability to collect data for several hours at altitudes/ ranges up to more than 1,000 ft. Scanner applications include, but are not limited to: Agricultural and Forestry, Defense, Wide Area Mapping, Flood Zone Mapping, Glacier and Snowfield Mapping, Topography and Mining, and the Academic Markets.

“By introducing the VUX-1, RIEGL is the first to offer a LiDAR sensor that has been especially developed for the UAS and RPAS markets. We expect tremendous growth in these fields and are proud to support these with the breakthrough VUX-1!” said Dr. Johannes Riegl, RIEGL’s Chief Executive Officer.

Read more at http://www.lidarnews.com/content/view/10267/2/

Nottingham, UK, 01 May 2012 – More than half of Police Forces awarded funding by the UK’s Department of Transport for the purchase of high tech laser scanners have purchased RIEGL devices from 3D Laser Mapping. The state of the art laser scanning systems will be used to rapidly collect evidence at the scene of collisions helping to reduce the length of road or lane closures and minimise congestion on our roads. Data collected by the scanners will be used by Collision Investigators to produce high quality graphics and detailed plans of collision scenes for use in subsequent enquiries and court cases.

Read more at http://www.lidarnews.com/content/view/8973/2/

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