2008 July
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ESA meets increasing demand for Earth observation data
- July 31, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
No CommentsEarth observation satellite data have never been in more demand than today as missions have demonstrated their ability to enable better understanding and improved management of the Earth and its environment.
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Space Technology Offers Surprising Solution To Oil Spills
- July 31, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
The Space Foundation is pleased to announce Universal Remediation Inc. (UniRem) as a new Certified Space Technology. The Space Certification program was created by the Space Foundation, in cooperation with NASA, to raise awareness and understanding about the significant and practical benefits of technologies originally developed for the space program, that have been adapted into products and services improving life on Earth.
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Microsoft Virtual Earth to Be Offered with ESRI’s ArcGIS Online Services
- July 30, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Redmond, WA and Redlands, CA – July 29, 2008 – Microsoft Corp. and ESRI today announced that ESRI ArcGIS users will have access to the robust mapping and imagery content provided by the Microsoft Virtual Earth platform inside ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Server.
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Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason 2 Begins Mapping Oceans
- July 30, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Washington – Less than a month after launch, the NASA-French space agency Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason 2 oceanography satellite has produced its first complete maps of global ocean surface topography, surface wave height and wind speed.
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PCI Geomatics expands presence in India
- July 30, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of software and solutions for geospatial imaging applications, is pleased to announce the expansion of its India presence with a new international office in the National Capital Region (NCR).
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ERDAS APOLLO: Connecting Earth to Business
- July 30, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
ERDAS Inc. announces ERDAS APOLLO 2009, a new generation Geospatial Business System that eliminates the walls between GIS, photogrammetry and remote sensing, extending geospatial data to business applications throughout an organization.
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European Environment Agency and Microsoft Eye on Earth Observatory Bring European Beach Quality Into Sharp Focus
- July 30, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
New Eye on Earth online environmental observatory allows Europeans to understand the quality of the water they swim in and provides the power to call for change.
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GOCE Begins Its Journey To Launch Site
- July 30, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
GOCE, the first of a series of Earth Explorer satellites to be launched into orbit, has taken off aboard an Antonov-124 cargo aircraft for its flight to the Arkhangelsk Airport in Russia, en route to Russia’s Plesetsk Cosmodrome, about 800 km north of Moscow.
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GOCE begins its journey to launch site
- July 29, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
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International marketing of Cosmo-SkyMed data takes off
- July 29, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Rome – E-geos, the Italian Space Agency and Telespazio (Finmeccanica/Thales) joint venture, has been reactivated. The objective of e-geos is the marketing of the Cosmo-Skymed earth observation satellite system application products.