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Spot Image and ImageONE signed channel partnership agreement for distribut
- July 22, 2005
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No CommentsSpot Image and ImageONE have signed a commercial partnership agreement
giving ImageONE exclusive rights to distribute FORMOSAT-2 data to the
entire Japanese market. The agreement also grants three minutes per day
priority reservation of the satellite??s resources on the orbit west of
Japan. (Credits Spot Image) -
Scientific Council of the European Research Council announced
- July 18, 2005
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Today the European Commission is announcing the names of the 22 eminent
men and women who will be the founding members of the Scientific
Council of the European Research Council (ERC), a funding organisation
for frontier research proposed by the European Commission under the
Seventh Research Framework Programme (2007-2013). The Scientific
Council will be an independent body whose role is to determine the
ERC??s scientific strategy and ensure that its operations are conducted
according to the requirements of scientific excellence. The 22
scientists were chosen by an independent panel of high-level
scientists, chaired by Lord Patten of Barnes, Chancellor of Oxford and
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Universities. (Credits at Europa Rapid Press) -
UK Goverment Space Questionnaire
- July 14, 2005
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2005 is a critical year for the development of space activities in
Europe and the UK.
In Europe, it is currently expected that the European Space Programme
(ESP), defining European priorities for the European Union (EU), the
European Space Agency (ESA) and their Member States, will be concluded
at a EU / ESA Ministerial Space Council in December. The following
month will see commitments to programmes at the ESA Ministerial
Council. And negotiations continue to establish the role of space in
the EU??s Framework Programme of research activities. Info credits at BNSC -
Next Generation Large Format Digital Airborne Sensor
- July 13, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: Archive, EARSC News, European EO Industry
Jena-Optronik GmbH announces the new affordable Jena Airborne Scanner
JAS 150, a second generation digital sensor with enhanced flexibility
and reliability. Developed for photogrammetry, mapping and remote
sensing of medium and large areas, the device represents a new
generation of digital aerial cameras. Offering the highest resolution
on the market – up to 5cm from 1000m flight altitude – the JAS 150
satisfies high resolution imaging requirements. Info extracted from
www.spatialnews.com -
MEOS NOAA and METOP receiving and processing stations to the DMI
- July 10, 2005
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- Category: Archive
Kongsberg Spacetec has signed a contract with the Danish Meteorological
Institute for delivery of two ground stations capable of receiving and
processing data from NOAA and METOP satellites. Info extracted from Spacetec -
EO to improve risk management of landslides and floods in Alpine regions
- June 20, 2005
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Under the 6th Framework Programme for Research (FP6) activity ?´Global
Monitoring for Environment and Security?? (GMES), the Commission will
provide ?Ñ1.1m support for a new research project, called ?¨ASSIST?Æ, on
improving risk warning and risk management of landslides, avalanches,
debris flows and floods in Alpine regions. The results of this project
can easily be extended to other mountainous areas. Under GMES, the
Commission is currently funding 14 projects. ASSIST is the latest and
fifteenth project. Info extracted from Europa – RapidPress. -
Environmental Research: Group on Earth Observations
- June 19, 2005
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A major section on the subject of Earth Observation (EO) has been added
to the EU Environment Research website. Several new pages are now
accessible via the website’s homepage, comprising background
information and up-to-date reports on the activities of the Group on
Earth Observations (GEO) and the EO Summits, the most recent of which
took place in Brussels in February 2005 during Earth & Space Week.
Info extracted from EU-DG research. -
Taking a virtual view of the world
- June 18, 2005
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- Category: Archive
Skimming virtually around 3D scenery is no longer the preserve of experts. New software developed in Europe lets users browse and interact in three dimensions with any part of our planet. Everyone from tourists to land planners stand to benefit.
Terabytes of data daily flow downwards from remote-sensing satellites. Other useful data come from aerial photos and base maps. This information is commonly used for everything from town and country planning to tourism development.
Source: Based on information from Vplanet -
Research and development co-operation between Italy and Canada
- June 17, 2005
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Italy and Canada have stepped up their scientific co-operation by signing a series of agreements on research and development
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UN-OOSA: Call for Expression of Interest (EOI)
- June 16, 2005
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- Category: Archive
United Nations Programme on Space Applications, OOSA would like to
provide support to projects or activities using solutions based on
space technology for Disaster Management activities in Southeast Asian
countries.