http://blogs.agi.com/agi Tue, 21 May 2013 14:31:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Posted on May 21, 2013 by Todd SmithAGI—the founders of the Cesium project—will be presenting and showcasing Cesium at this week’s FOSS4G conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Patrick Cozzi will be presenting the WebGL-based, pure javascript visualization client and highlighting Cesium’s time sensitivity, performance and interoperability with the … Continue reading →]]> http://blogs.agi.com/agi/2013/05/21/agi-at-foss4g/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agi-at-foss4g Posted on May 16, 2013 by Andrea PoleyWelcome to our first contribution to “Throwback Thursday,” where every week we will dig into the archives to reminisce and have some fun with how far we’ve come. This week we received a picture of AGI CEO Paul Graziani accepting an award … Continue reading →]]> http://blogs.agi.com/agi/2013/05/16/throwback-thursday-paul-g-then-and-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-paul-g-then-and-now Posted on May 16, 2013 by sclaypooleVisit AGI at USGIF Technology Day on May 23, part of GEOINT Community Week 2013. We’ll be demonstrating how our multi-level modeling, simulation and analysis software framework can be applied to Activity-Based Intelligence (ABI) for: Real-time situational awareness Analytic web … Continue reading →]]> http://blogs.agi.com/agi/2013/05/16/visit-us-at-usgif-tech-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visit-us-at-usgif-tech-day Posted on May 14, 2013 by sclaypooleLast week, one of our Facebook friends congratulated us on making O.C. Tanner’s list of “Top 10 Coolest Companies to Work for in Philadelphia.” While the article highlighted some of our awesome perks (free food, laundry and exercise facilities), what we … Continue reading →]]> http://blogs.agi.com/agi/2013/05/14/agi-voted-one-of-top-10-coolest-companies-to-work-for-in-philly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agi-voted-one-of-top-10-coolest-companies-to-work-for-in-philly Posted on May 13, 2013 by sclaypooleIt’s almost time for one of our favorite events of the year, the Galaxy Ball, a benefit for the Federation of Galaxy Explorers (FOGE). FOGE is a nonprofit organization that promotes the exploration of science and technology to students of … Continue reading →]]> http://blogs.agi.com/agi/2013/05/13/support-the-federation-of-galaxy-explorers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=support-the-federation-of-galaxy-explorers Posted on May 8, 2013 by RocketGirlA Vega rocket launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on Monday night (0206:31 GMT Tuesday) carrying Proba-V, VNREDSat 1 and ESTCube 1 to orbit. Proba-V is an ESA vegetation-monitoring satellite that will study crop yields, wildfires, water shortages … Continue reading →]]> http://blogs.agi.com/agi/2013/05/08/proba-v-vnredsat-1-estcube-1-launch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=proba-v-vnredsat-1-estcube-1-launch Posted on May 8, 2013 by hpinkosOn April 20, five developers from AGI participated in the 2013 NASA International Space Apps Challenge, a two-day hackathon where more than 9,000 participants from around the world crafted open source solutions to space-related challenges. This was a perfect opportunity … Continue reading →]]> http://blogs.agi.com/agi/2013/05/08/agis-earthkam-explorer-a-finalist-in-nasas-international-space-apps-challenge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agis-earthkam-explorer-a-finalist-in-nasas-international-space-apps-challenge Posted on May 2, 2013 by sclaypooleWe celebrated Space Day at AGI today, welcoming a local elementary school class inside (and outside) our doors to geek out with us. Third-graders from Merion Elementary School in Montgomery County were treated to presentations on “Robots in Space” and … Continue reading →]]> http://blogs.agi.com/agi/2013/05/02/space-day-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=space-day-2013 Posted on April 30, 2013 by RocketGirlOn April 26, a Soyuz 2-1b launched from Plesetek Missile and Space Complex in Russia carrying Cosmos 2485 (GLONASS M) to orbit. Cosmos 2485 is now part of the 24 operational satellite constellation of the GLONASS system that provides navigation … Continue reading →]]> http://blogs.agi.com/agi/2013/04/30/cosmos-2485-launch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cosmos-2485-launch Posted on April 30, 2013 by RocketGirlOn April 21 an Antares rocket launched from Wallops Island in Virginia carrying a simulated Cygnus payload, along with Dove-1, Alexander, Bell and Graham to orbit. This was the inaugural flight of the Orbital Sciences-built Antares rocket which will be used for future resupply … Continue reading →]]> http://blogs.agi.com/agi/2013/04/30/payload-sim-cygnus-dove-1-alexander-bell-graham-launch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=payload-sim-cygnus-dove-1-alexander-bell-graham-launch