2008 March
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First weather satellite, TIROS I, launched 48 years ago
- March 31, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
No CommentsThe Television Infrared Observation Satellite I (TIROS-I) was launched on April 1, 1960, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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The Shared Environmental Information System website is now available
- March 31, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
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Satellites take sustainability to new heights
- March 31, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
Since 2005 ESA has been working with large multinational companies for the Earth Observation Support for Corporate Sustainable Development Reporting project to help them improve their environmental performance.
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SA seeks to nail down strategy for earth-observation assets
- March 28, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
South Africa is currently developing a national strategy regarding the need for, access to, and use of, space-based earth observation assets.
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Joint action to monitor impact of climate change in ACP countries
- March 28, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
As the consequences of climate change become increasingly apparent, two European bodies, EUMETSAT and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), have come together and signed a collaboration agreement.
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GAF AG successfully completes consultancy for CRITC in Indonesia
- March 28, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
GAF AG, an internationally active geo-information company, has completed its consultancy services including technical assistance, know-how transfer, provision of skills and experience in the fields of coral reef ecology, coral reef management, GIS, web and institutional strengthening to the headquarters of CRITC in Gedung LIPI, Cikini, Jakarta and 8 districts in Sumatra. Works started in January 2005 and has been performed under a contract for the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP), Phase II.
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Satellites take sustainability to new heights
- March 28, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
Since 2005 ESA has been working with large multinational companies for the Earth Observation Support for Corporate Sustainable Development Reporting project to help them improve their environmental performance.
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SAR-Lupe Soars Into Orbit To Join Constellation
- March 26, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Thales Alenia Space welcomed the successful launch of the fourth SAR-Lupe satellite, which occurred at 18:15 hours from Plesetsk on March 27th.
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Satellites take sustainability to new heights
- March 25, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
Shell Canada has incorporated Earth Observation data into its Sustainable Development Report, demonstrating the potential of satellites to provide a global and cost-effective way to measure objectively the sustainability of business activities.
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German radar satellite generates precise traffic information
- March 19, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has announced it has begun several months of tests into the feasibility of obtaining traffic information via its new radar satellite TerraSAR-X.