Internationalization
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Planet Action launches an international Call for Projects
- June 19, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
No CommentsThe Earth Observation and GIS communities taking action to fight the climate crisis
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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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Nation-wide GMRIS for Papua New Guinea, established by GAF AG
- May 20, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
Munich – May 20, 2008 – GAF AG, an internationally active geo-information technology company, announces the successful completion of the design, implementation and testing of the Geological and Mineral Resources Information System (GMRIS) for Papua New Guinea at the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) in Port Moresby.
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BMT Group expands marine insight in union with ARGOSS
- May 14, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
BMT Group Ltd announced its acquisition of ARGOSS, a leading specialist provider of marine environmental information services, using satellite observations, meteorological and oceanographic data.
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New Atlases Use NASA Data To Chart Ocean Winds
- April 17, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
Several new atlases of ocean wind patterns around the globe, based on data from NASA’s QuikScat satellite, are benefiting a wide range of users, from those who sail the seas to those responsible for managing their precious resources.
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Satellite images reveal collapsing ice shelf
- April 4, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
Taiwan’s FORMOSAT-2 satellite is playing an integral role in assisting the international scientific community monitor the breakup of an ice shelf in Antarctica by providing detailed real-time images of the phenomenon, which began Feb. 28.
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First weather satellite, TIROS I, launched 48 years ago
- March 31, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
The Television Infrared Observation Satellite I (TIROS-I) was launched on April 1, 1960, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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GAF AG successfully completes consultancy for CRITC in Indonesia
- March 28, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
GAF AG, an internationally active geo-information company, has completed its consultancy services including technical assistance, know-how transfer, provision of skills and experience in the fields of coral reef ecology, coral reef management, GIS, web and institutional strengthening to the headquarters of CRITC in Gedung LIPI, Cikini, Jakarta and 8 districts in Sumatra. Works started in January 2005 and has been performed under a contract for the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP), Phase II.
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Developing Countries Get Help to Cope with Climate Change
- February 28, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
Assistance for developing countries to manage water resources, combat drought, and measure climate change will be forthcoming under a new agreement signed today by the World Bank and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department.
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WMO strengthens satellite strategy to monitor climate change
- January 26, 2008
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
Hi-tech efforts to better understand global warming have been strengthened after the world’s space and meteorological agencies gave their support to a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) strategy for the enhanced use of satellites to monitor climate change and weather.