Measuring Small Variations in the Earth’s Gravity
The NASA–German Grace satellites were launched in May of 2002 in order to map variations in Earth’s gravity field.
GOCE Gravity Mapping Mission Has Ended
GOCE, which stands The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer was launched with the purpose of mapping the Earth’s gravity field at a high level of detail.
GeoBriefs: Embedding Google Maps, GIS Career Profile, Mexico Wins the Geography Bee
UPDATE: Google has formally announced the availability of embedded Google Maps. Read about it and get instructions on using this new functionality from Google’s Lat Long … Read more
Mapping mountains from space with GOCE
Mount Everest 1 August 2007 How high is Mount Everest exactly? Recent surveys have come up with heights that differ by more than … Read more