Internationalization
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NOAA announces 2008 budget request
- February 5, 2007
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No CommentsRetired 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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Canada And US Launch Satellite Mapping Project Of North America
- February 1, 2007
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- 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 gap alarms Earth scientists
- January 18, 2007
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- 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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US Climate Satellites Imperiled By Low Federal Funding Say EO Scientists
- January 16, 2007
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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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Radar satellite service checks stability of Africa's largest artificial hole
- January 14, 2007
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ESA launches new project to protect biodiversity
- January 9, 2007
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- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
The world’s biodiversity is vanishing at an unprecedented rate ?± around 100 species every day ?± due to factors such as land use change and pollution. Addressing this threat, world governments agreed through the UN Convention on Biological Diversity to reduce significantly the current rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. To support this initiative, ESA has kicked off its new DIVERSITY project. (Source ESA)
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GEONETCast
- December 2, 2006
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- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
GEONETCast is a global network of satellite based data dissemination systems providing environmental data to a world-wide user community. The current partners within the GEONETCast initiative include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and EUMETSAT, as well as many prospective data provider partners. (Source EUMETSAT)
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GEONETCast – A new global highway to broadcast vital Earth data
- November 28, 2006
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ASPRS Survey Preliminary results
- November 18, 2006
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The preliminary report to the Future Land Imaging Working Group on The American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Survey on the Future of Land Imaging is now available at ASPRS
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European Space Agency and Google Earth showcase our planet
- November 16, 2006
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
Ever wanted to see what volcanic eruptions, dust storms and changing ice glaciers look like from space? The European Space Agency (ESA) has created a special layer of content that will appear in Google Earth, enabling people to see over 130 new ESA satellite images including natural phenomena and manmade landmarks such as the Palm Islands in Dubai. (Source ESA)