EARSC News
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OGC(R) Seeks Comment on Observations & Measurements Specification
- February 7, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
No CommentsThe members of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) have approved
the candidate OpenGIS Observations & Measurements (O&M)
Specification for release for a thirty day public comment period. The
document can be downloaded at Opengeospatial -
GeoEye Makes Final Debt Payment For The Purchase Of Space Imaging
- February 6, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
GeoEye has announced the final payment on the $50 million credit facility that it drew down in January 2006 to fund the acquisition of the assets of Colorado-based Space Imaging. While the two and one-half year facility did not have an amortization repayment schedule, it was structured to be repaid from excess cash flow generated by the assets purchased from Space Imaging. (Source GeoEye)
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NOAA announces 2008 budget request
- February 5, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, announced highlights of President Bush’s proposed 2008 budget for the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Lautenbacher said NOAA’s request totals $3.8 billion or an increase of 3.4 percent over the administration’s 2007 request. “The President’s budget makes a substantial investment in our oceans that will pay dividends for years to come,” said Lautenbacher. “We will be able to make great progress in the goals laid out in the President’s Ocean Action Plan of ensuring sustainable use of ocean resources, protecting and restoring marine and coastal areas and enhancing ocean science and research.” (Source NOAA)
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Definiens GMES Award
- February 5, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
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China To Launch New Series Of Oceanic Survey Satellites
- February 3, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
China’s State Council has endorsed plans to launch the second-generation of the country’s oceanic survey satellites, the state’s top ocean research official said on Thursday. (Source Spacedaily)
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The OGC Seeks Participants for Ocean Science Interoperability Experiment
- February 2, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
The Open Geospatial Consortium Inc. (OGC) launched an Interoperability Experiment on ocean science interoperability on January 29, 2007. The initiators of the experiment seek participation by other organizations interested in interoperability among information systems used in ocean research. (Source Spatialnews)
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Canada And US Launch Satellite Mapping Project Of North America
- February 1, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
Canada and the United States have launched a satellite mapping project of North America to better monitor biodiversity and climate change in the region, Natural Resources Canada said Wednesday. (Source Ahence France-Presse)
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Satellite Data Vital To UN Climate Findings
- February 1, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
The most authoritative report on climate change to date will be released tomorrow in Paris, France, and is expected to warn of rising global sea levels and temperatures. (Source ESA)
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First Thai Observation Satellite To Be Orbited In October
- January 28, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
Thailand is doing the final preparations for the launch of its first earth observation satellite called THEOS into orbit in October, Thai Science and Technology Minister Yongyuth Yuthavong said Friday. The THEOS project is expected to be completed in August or September and be launched into orbit in October as scheduled, the minister was quoted by Thai News Agency as saying. (Source Spacemart)
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ESA Earthnet Online – EO Applications Directory completely renewed
- January 24, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News