SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of software solutions for the rapid generation of geospatial data, is pleased to announce the introduction of its Correlator3D™ product in Europe. Initial strategic customers include VITO in Belgium, the Flemish Institute of Technological Research. “We have been really impressed by the simplicity of the software and the quality of

The nation faces challenges in utilizing Earth science information to manage resources and protect public health, according to a NASA-sponsored report issued Monday by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. The report examines the computer-based decision support tools that many government agencies use to make predictions and forecasts in areas such as agricultural productivity, air

(WAPA) – Another time COSMO-SkyMed, the Italian satellite system for Earth Observation, has shot important pictures for the organizing and the management of emergencies. The pictures have been shot the 8th of September: they show in detail the areas hit by the hurricanes. COSMO-SKyMed is a satellite system for Earth observation by the Italian Space

(Taiyuan, China (XNA) Sep 08, 2008). China launched two satellites to monitor the environment and natural disasters at 11:25 a.m. on Saturday 6 Sep. The two satellites, launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province and carried by a Long March 2C rocket, were expected to enhance the country’s capacity to forecast natural

(5 September 2008) ESA, as co-ordinator of GMES Space Component and related data access, received in response to a call 12 proposals offering to provide data from more than 40 European and non-European Earth Observation satellites to GMES Services over the next years. Among the satellites are ESA Member States’ missions, such as France’s Spot

(5 September 2008 ). ESA, as coordinator of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Space Component and related data access, received in response to a call 12 proposals offering to provide data from more than 40 European and non-European Earth Observation satellites to GMES Services over the next years. Among the satellites are

The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme, one of Europe’s flagship projects alongside Galileo, will be in the spotlight for two days in September at the Grand Palais, Lille. Key CNES contribution Officially integrated into Europe’s space strategy in November 2001, GMES is also the main European component of the international Global Earth

AO 5870 – Geographic expansion for European and Canadian EO services. AO 5828 – Integrate new teechniques/technologies into current EO services . AO 5825 – Addressing new and evolving industry opportunities for EO based information services.

Richmond Hill, Ontario – September 4, 2008: PCI Geomatics is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Geomatics Center of China (NGCC). The MoU outlines plans for collaboration on the development of a project for change detection with satellite imagery. Project results will include the creation of a

Spot Image Corp. announced that it has been named a Google Earth Enterprise Partner. Spot Image Corp. will leverage this new partnership with Google to deliver imagery through current and planned web-based solutions to clients through Google Earth. Spot Image Corp. will develop ‘ready-to-use’ image data sets for Google Earth and Google Earth Enterprise users

This contribution outlines how GEOSS (Global Earth Observing System of Systems) can aid current biodiversity monitoring systems by creating links with other Earth Observation networks to help fill in gaps in our present knowledge.

Bangalore, Aug. 30 Two commercial satellite launches made from Sriharikota during 2007-08 have driven up the revenue of ISRO’s commercial arm Antrix Corporation to Rs 940 crore for that year.

Michael Fehringer is responsible for overseeing the system design of the GOCE mission, which means ensuring that the satellite and related data-processing facilities all meet the scientific and technical requirements that were originally laid down when the mission was selected. Michael Fehringer, an Austrian national, has been working for the GOCE Project at ESA’s European

The next generation of earth observation and geoinformation services begin with RapidEye’s constellation of five satellites.

GeoEye, Inc. announced today the launch of the world’s highest resolution, commercial Earth-imaging satellite is scheduled for September 4, 2008, from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The planned launch time is 11:50:57 a.m. PDT (2:50:57 p.m. EDT). A Flight Readiness Review was conducted on August 28 and the launch vehicle, launch

Earth’s gravitational field observation