EARSC News
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Ursa Analyzes SAR Imagery and e-geos to Monitor Hurricane Harvey Flooding
- August 29, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Uncategorised
No Comments(By Kendall Russell | August 28, 2017) Ursa Space System, with support of satellite images furnished by e-Geos, a subsidiary of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Telespazio, is monitoring areas affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas.
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SPOT 6/7 imagery to feed Satshot’s mapping platforms for improved efficiency of US agriculture
- August 28, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Uncategorised
Chantilly, VA, 28 August 2017 – Airbus Defence and Space has entered into an agreement with the GIS mapping engine operator Satshot to provide high-resolution SPOT 6/7 satellite data over a large area of the corn and wheat belt within the continental United States. SPOT 6/7 data is integrated into the Satshot platform, which can be used for deep analysis of specific farmland for further improved operations and efficiency.
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Landslide in the Swiss Alps: Seen from Space
- August 28, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Uncategorised
(© European Space Imaging, Munich, 28/08/17) On Wednesday August 23rd a huge chunk broke off the side of a mountain in Bondo, in the southern Swiss Alps, at speeds of more than 250km/h. It is suspected that the resulting landslide swept away eight hikers.
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Satellite International Conference: Remote Sensing, Imaging & Data Handling
- August 28, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Uncategorised
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Giovanni: The Bridge Between Data and Science
- August 26, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
(By Zhong Liu and James Acker) Using satellite remote sensing data sets can be a daunting task. Giovanni, a Web-based tool, facilitates access, visualization, and exploration for many of NASA’s Earth science data sets.
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Copernicus video presentations available for training
- August 25, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
© Copernicus website . A total of 68 training videos complete with presentations and module demonstrations on the Copernicus programme – such as material on funding instruments, access to Copernicus data and information and the many uses thereof – are at your disposal. Entrepreneurs, developers, GI professionals and public authorities, as well as all interested stakeholders are encouraged to watch our videos and discover how Copernicus fits into their world.
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Results EO Industry Survey, September 2017
- August 25, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, European EO Industry
We are very pleased to be able to present the results coming from the survey we conducted into the state and health of the European EO services industry. It has been an intensive exercise for us but we are pleased with the results. We are very grateful to all companies that have spent their time responding to our questions. The report is containing the principal industry statistics.
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Sentinel-1 Speeds up crop insurance payouts
- August 18, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: Archive, EARSC News
(17 August 2017) For the first time in India, a state government is using satellites to assess lost crops so that farmers can benefit from speedy insurance payouts.
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UN-GGIM Welcomes Alignment of Strategic Framework with 2030 Agenda
- August 16, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
© Ana Maria Lebada Blog (4 August 2017) The UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) discussed implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during its seventh session. Senior officials and executives from national geospatial information and statistical authorities within Member States and international geospatial experts from across the globe welcomed the alignment of GGIM’s Strategic Framework with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and discussed ways to support the alignment.
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EOMALL ITT: Develop an on-line Marketplace for the EO Service sector
- August 16, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
The Objective of this ITT is to develop an on-line Marketplace for the EO Service sector, as defined by EARSC study (MAEOS). Known as eoMALL, the platform will enable the interactive promotion of downstream EO-based products services focused on the needs of a global user-base. Specific attention will be given to 2 or 3 market segments with customer stakeholder involvement to ensure a use-oriented solution.