By Samir Salama, Associate Editor. Published: November 16, 2008, 23:50. Abu Dhabi: DubaiSat 1, the UAE’s first remote sensing/Earth Observation satellite, is all set to launch, a senior official said on Sunday. “The UAE’s first earth observation satellite, developed by South Korea’s SatrecI with in-depth participation of UAE engineers from the Emirates Institution for Advanced

(Thales Alenia) – Scheduled for launch in 2012, Ingenio is Spain’s first Earth observation satellite and the first to be built by a consortium of Spanish companies.

With the help of 14 orbiting satellites currently in orbit and the National Aeronautics and Space scientists have been able to observe daily the Earth’s environment to help predict and prevent infectious disease outbreaks around the world, including Ebola, West Nile virus and Rift Valley Fever. The ability of infectious diseases to thrive depends on

Bari, Italia – Planetek Italia today announced that is now an authorized distributor of DigitalGlobe’s high resolution world imagery solutions to customers in Italy and Greece. Planetek Italia is one of the leading companies in Italy, with more than 15 years experience in the data processing and system development for geographic data management. With this

Sofradir will supply a new three-band Short Wave Infrared Red detector aimed at more accurate mapping of the Earth’s environment Veurey-Voroize, France, November 12th, 2008 – Sofradir, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced infrared detectors for military, space and industrial applications, announced today that it has signed a EUR 6.7 million (approx. USD 10

OHB subsidiary Kayser-Threde awarded contract for implementing the national earth observation mission EnMAP by the German Aerospace Center. With a total volume of EUR 90 million, the largest contract ever received by Kayser-Threde / Kayser-Threde assigned system responsibility for the entire mission

On 11 November 2008, almost four years after the devastating tsunami catastrophe, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia inaugurated the InaTEWS tsunami early warning system (Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System) in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. Germany has made a significant contribution to this system. The German Remote Sensing Data Center (Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum; DFD) of the

The scientific community is celebrating 7 years of high resolution hyperspectral satellite imagery from the highly successful CHRIS multi-spectral payload imager. The instrument has been so successful that an advanced variant is under development, offering new functionality for Earth observation missions in a wide range of applications in resource monitoring and mapping, environmental science and

C-CORE announces its recent expansion through the asset acquisition of Vantage Point International, a private company located in Ottawa, Canada. This acquisition positions C-CORE as one of Canada’s largest providers of Earth Observation application development and monitoring services. C-CORE is pleased to announce the purchase of Kanata-based Vantage Point International (VPI) assets. C-CORE is a

The European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of CDTI, would like to inform Companies and Organisations/Research Institutes of a presentation of the SEOSAT/Ingenio Programme and its procurement opportunities on: 17 November 2008, in: Centro para el Desarollo Tecnolsgico Industrial (CDTI), Cid 4, 28001 Madrid, Spain. 1. SEOSAT/Ingenio Programme The SEOSAT/Ingenio Programme, fully funded by the

BANGALORE: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed a new satellite that could take images through the clouds, enabling space-based application in such scenarios to manage cyclones, floods and agriculture related activities. India’s current earth-observation satellites are working in visible and infrared bands, which means they can take pictures only when it’s cloud-free. “Often,

The Kopernikus programme could be a revolutionary tool for measuring the effects of climate change – but will it be accepted and will it really help?

(Thales Alenia) – The Sentinel satellites are being developed as part of the Space Component of the Kopernikus program, which is being co-funded by the European Commission.

On 20-21 October 2008, EU Environment Ministers met in Luxembourg under the French Presidency of the Council. Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas also attended this 2-day meeting on behalf of the European Commission. Given that Kopernikus provides services supplying information on the environment, the Presidency of the Environment Council submitted an information note about the Kopernikus

One of Europe’s flagship space projects looks as though it is going to proceed with the UK continuing to be a bit-part player, scientists and engineers fear.

COSMO-SkyMed III, Italian Earth-observation satellite blasted off Friday evening from the California coast.