EARSC News
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Best Practice makes Perfect with OpenGeospatial Standards
- January 24, 2007
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No CommentsBritish Geological Survey Offices, Nottingham, UK – Following the recent successful UK Geospatial Mash-Up meeting, the Association For Geographic Information (AGI), The British Computer Society (BCS) and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) have teamed up again to promote and discuss the ‘business case’ for using open geospatial standards. (Source Spatialnews)
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Japanese Government Initiates Space-Borne Hyperspectral Payload Program
- January 22, 2007
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- Category: EARSC News
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) recently announced the initiation of a 5-year program for the research and development of a next-generation Earth observation satellite payload with hyperspectral capabilities. (Source Spacenewsfeed)
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GMES fast track service on land monitoring
- January 18, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has launched a call for tenders for a GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) fast track service on land monitoring – high-resolution core land cover data for built-up areas, including degree of soil sealing, 2006. (Source Cordis)
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Satellite gap alarms Earth scientists
- January 18, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
The U.S. satellite system that monitors Earth??s environment and climate needs an urgent upgrade or scientists will lose much of their ability to predict events like hurricanes, according to a report released by the National Research Council.(Source MSNBC)
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OGC Joins W3C to Help Add Geospatial to the Web
- January 17, 2007
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- Category: EARSC News
The Open Geospatial Consortium� (OGC) recently became a member of the World Wide Web Consortium, W3C, a standards organization that develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. (Source Spatialnews)
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OGC and GITA Emerging Technology Summit IV
- January 17, 2007
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- Category: EARSC News
The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) is pleased to announce that the association is partnering with the Open Geospatial Consortium, Wayland, MA, to organize the next in a series of Emerging Technology Summits (ETS IV) focusing on information system interoperability standards, such as Building Information Models (BIM). The event is slated for March 21-23, 2007, in Washington, D.C. (Source Spatialnews)
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US Climate Satellites Imperiled By Low Federal Funding Say EO Scientists
- January 16, 2007
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- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
Scientists concerned that Earth is threatened by global warming have a further worry: the US satellites tracking climate change are threatened by poor funding. (Source Spacemart)
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Interview Winter 2006/2007
- January 15, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
Mr. Valère Moutarlier, head of the EC-GMES Bureau
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Cartosat-2 Camera Tested
- January 15, 2007
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- Category: EARSC News
Bangalore, India (SPX) Jan 15, 2007
The Panchromatic camera (PAN) on board ISRO’s latest remote sensing satellite, Cartosat-2, was switched on at 10.05 am IST today (January 12, 2007) through a series of commands issued from the Spacecraft Control Centre of ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) at Bangalore. (Source Spacemart) -
Radar satellite service checks stability of Africa's largest artificial hole
- January 14, 2007
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization