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JLGIS Signs an ENVISAT Downlink and Distribution Agreement with MDA
- June 16, 2006
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
No CommentsThe Joint Laboratory for GeoInformation Science (JLGIS) of Hong Kong signed a two-year ENVISAT data reception and distribution agreement with MDA’s Geospatial Services. (Credits GisUser)
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RSI is now ITT Visual Information Solutions
- June 15, 2006
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
We are pleased to announce that as of May 15, 2006 RSI will begin doing business as ITT Visual Information Solutions. (Credits ITT)
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ESA signs agreement with Spot
- June 15, 2006
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
The European Space Agency has signed an agreement with the company that distributes data commercially from the French Space Agency’s Spot satellites.(Credits UPI) -
Weather: can we predict the upredictable?
- June 14, 2006
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
We have all tried to have a barbeque or an outdoor wedding with everything planned and orchestrated, then we turn to the weather forecast and read: ?¨sunny spells with the chance of showers?Æ. (Credits Europa)
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FIFA 2006 Football World Cup stadiums through the eyes of SPOT 5
- June 9, 2006
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Stadium images from Spot 5
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Cities Revealed?¥ 3D Buildings available for Google?¥ Earth
- June 9, 2006
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
The GeoInformation?Ü Group, publishers of Cities Revealed?¥ aerial photography (www.citiesrevealed.com), announces the availability of Cities Revealed 3D buildings in Google Earth 3D format.(Credits Spatialnews)
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ESA Picks SSTL To Develop Atmospheric CO2 Detector
- June 8, 2006
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
ESA has awarded Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. an 18-month contract, worth 400,000 euros ($500,000) to develop a new detector to detect levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. (Credits Terradaily & SSTL)
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ITT: Special Issue on Earth Observation for Biodiversity and Ecology
- June 7, 2006
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) has identified Biodiversity and Ecosystems as two of nine Societal Benefit Areas for the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). (Credits GEOGroup)
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United Arab Emirates to monitor construction sites via satellite
- June 7, 2006
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
The UAE labour ministry will soon use high-resolution satellite imagery to monitor the country’s big construction projects which have been the scene of several riots, newspapers reported this week. (Credits Spacemart and Agence France Presse)
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Fostering competitiveness Europe's ICT industry: Task Force
- June 6, 2006
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
The information and communication technology (ICT) sector is a key contributor to growth in the EU. (Credits Europa)