EARSC News
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Google, Microsoft and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
- June 10, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
No CommentsThe introduction of geospatial technologies such as Google Earth™, Microsoft® Virtual Earth™, ESRI’s ArcGIS™ Explorer and other Earth visualization systems has greatly increased the number of computer users who think about geography and Earth Observations (EO).
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Disaster Response Imagery Ample, but Distribution Still Tough
- June 9, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
By Peter B. De Selding, Berlin, Space News Staff Writer (June 9, 2008)
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Speech by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin before the Parliamentary Group on Space, French National Assembly
- June 5, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
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The Open Geospatial Consortium: Fostering a Climate for Collaboration
- June 3, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
The mission of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is “to serve as a global forum for the collaboration of developers and users of spatial data products and services, and to advance the development of international standards for geospatial interoperability.”
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Earth observation highlighted at UN biological diversity conference
- June 3, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
Addressing the global issue of biodiversity loss, participants from all over the world recently gathered in Germany to attend the UN’s Convention of Biological Diversity Conference of Parties.
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The French Connection to GEOSS
- June 3, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
Whether for surface imagery, altimetry, studies of aerosols and clouds or recording the Earth’s magnetic field, satellites permit a global view of our Earth and in combination with more precise local in situ measurements offer enormous potential in understanding how the Earth ’system’ works from the planet’s core out to the stratosphere, helping us to manage our Earth.
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C-CORE expands satellite and radar business through acquisition of VPI
- June 1, 2008
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- Category: EARSC News
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Increasing Demand For Earth Observing Satellite Data Addressed At European Conference
- May 30, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
For more than 40 years, Earth observing satellites have delivered valuable data about our planet and have enabled a better understanding and improved management of the Earth and its environment.
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"Inside Preview & Risk-Eos"
- May 28, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
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China Launches Weather Satellite For Olympic Games
- May 28, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Uncategorised
China launched a second Olympic weather forecasting satellite, the Fengyun-3 (FY-3) May Tuesday 27.