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    China launches remote sensing satellite  Dec 1, 2008
    JIUQUAN, Gansu, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- China launched a new remote sensing satellite "Yaogan IV" on Monday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province. The satellite will be used for scientific research, land resources surveying, crop yield estimate and disaster prevention and relief, according to its chief developer, China Academy of Space Technology. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Two more Chandrayaan instruments to be activated in mid-December  Nov 30, 2008
    "The scientific objectives of these instruments are remote sensing of the moon in visible, near infrared, low-energy x-rays 00004000 and high-energy x-ray regions. During the two-year expedition, the 10 payloads will be involved in preparing a three-dimensional atlas of both near and far side of the moon, with a high spatial and altitude resolution of 5-10 metres," Nair said. Talking about feedback from the MIP, Nair said the built-in video imaging system (camera) took excellent pictures of the... (Economic Times)

    China to launch new remote sensing satellite  Nov 30, 2008
    JIUQUAN, Gansu Province, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- China will launch a new remote sensing satellite "Yaogan " on Monday at the northwestern Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu, an official with the center said on Sunday. The satellite was to be aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket into the space "at an appropriate time", the official said. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Iran launches space rocket "Kavosh 2" successfully  Nov 27, 2008
    The launch of Safir rocket is aimed to test remote sensing, satellite telemetry, and geographic information system technology as well as remote and ground station data processing, according to Iran's satellite channel Press TV.. Iranian officials have said Iran has plans to put a "series of satellites" into space by 2010 to aid natural disaster management programs and improve telecommunications. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Hackers deface CID website  Nov 27, 2008
    com), Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) (www. iirs. (Times of India)

    Indian, Pak hackers deface govt websites  Nov 26, 2008
    Apparently acting in retaliation, a group calling itself the Pakistan Cyber Army (PCA) yesterday hacked five Indian websites, including those of ONGC, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Indian Railways and the Kendriya Vidyalaya in Ratlam. While the websites of ONGC and Indian Railways were quickly restored, the IIRS website is still blank. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Sudden impact was recent, too  Nov 26, 2008
    Scientists used remote sensing technology called LiDAR to find the crater, which was hidden by trees. Speed: It was travelling an estimated two kilometres per second when it hit. (Globe and Mail -- National)

    Light pollution offers new global measure of coral reef health  Nov 25, 2008
    These pictures are no longer just symbols of human impact, however, but can be used to objectively measure it, according to a study in the December 2008 issue of Geocarto International, a peer-reviewed journal on geoscience and remote sensing. Travis Longcore, a USC geographer and expert in light pollution, collaborated with an international team, led by Christoph Aubrecht of the Austrian Research Centers, to develop the index. (EurekAlert!)

    Air Force Leader Discusses Space Mission  Nov 25, 2008
    (They) contribute directly, and immeasurably, to the nation's nuclear deterrence and to our awareness and understanding of global events," he said. The ability of Air Force specialists to collect weather and remote sensing data from space-based systems is also critical, he said. Information from space systems supports a broad range of national missions, from disaster relief and humanitarian operations "to targeting for precision strike," he said. Satellite communications allow Global Hawk,... (DOD DefenseLINK)

    NASA and USAID Help Bring Earth-Observation Benefits to Africa  Nov 22, 2008
    "A satellite birds-eye view can provide an overall picture of a natural disaster such as a flood and its consequences," said Tesfaye Korme, director of remote sensing and geographic information systems at the center. "Using the SERVIR-Africa platform, we will be able to develop near-real time maps of flood-affected areas to estimate the number of displaced people and locate potential transportation disruptions.". (PR Newswire)

    US, Indonesia Link Up On Forest Carbon Credits  Nov 20, 2008
    "In order to verify it, we've been taking remote sensing, satellite photography. However, to do the actual verification, it is not enough to show people photos of forests.". A key part of the project was applying newly released accounting rules governing voluntary market REDD projects under the globally recognised Voluntary Carbon Standard. (Planet Ark, United States)

    Chandrayaan-1: Laser payload turned on  Nov 19, 2008
    " Built by ISRO's laboratory for electro-optic systems in Bangalore, LLRI is the fourth of the 11 scientific payloads onboard Chandrayaan, orbiting 100 km above the moon's surface. The statement added "Chandrayaan will use high resolution remote sensing in the visible, near infrared, microwave and X-ray regions of the electromagnetic spectrum to map the moon over the next two years. It will enable preparation of a 3-D atlas of the lunar surface and help map it chemically. (Techtree.com)

    Water Vapor Confirmed As Major Player In Climate Change  Nov 18, 2008
    28, 2000) Frank Wentz, a physicist at Remote Sensing Systems in Santa Rosa, Calif. has confirmed that the atmosphere has gotten warmer and wetter over the last decade. (Science Daily)

    Climate Change: Cold, Hard Facts  Nov 18, 2008
    We took a little, er, heat recently when we wrote that major agencies tracking earth's temperature (including the Hadley Climate Research Unit in Britain, the Christy group at the University of Alabama and Remote Sensing Systems Inc. in California) had reported "the earth cooled 0.7C in 2007, the fastest decline in the age of instrumentation, putting us back to where the earth was in 1930.". Others, we were told, were claiming it wasn't so. (Investors Business Daily)

    China's coal fires belch fumes, worsening global warming  Nov 17, 2008
    And it's only due to global warming that people are finally beginning to pay attention," said Guan Haiyan, a coal fire expert at Shenhua Remote Sensing and Geo-engineering Co.This article is part of an occasional series by McClatchy on how human activities affect global warming. The rising demand for coal worldwide to satisfy a hunger for energy has given way to greater mining, and a proliferation of fires in coal seams and abandoned mines. China, which has tripled coal production in the past... (Anchorage Daily News)

    EDIT: Deep Impact  Nov 17, 2008
    More importantly, though, it's a symbol of India's growing presence in space both in near-Earth remote sensing and communication satellite orbits to nearly 4,00,000 kilometres away in deep space using workhorse launchers like the PSLV which now have an enviable record of flawless lift-offs, including the latest one. But Chandrayaan-1 and its impact probe aren't merely technical demos. (India Times, India)

    Chandrayaan-1 gets back to work  Nov 16, 2008
    Chandrayaan-1 will use high resolution remote sensing in the visible, near infrared, microwave and X-ray regions of the electromagnetic spectrum to map the moon. It will enable preparation of a 3-D atlas of the lunar surface and help map it chemically. (Economic Times)

    ISRO to develop Sun mission Aditya, says Nair  Nov 10, 2008
    The Chandrayaan-1 mission intends to put an unmanned spacecraft into an orbit around the moon and to perform remote sensing of the nearest celestial neighbour for about two years with eleven payloads. (ANI). (Thaindian.com)

    Measuring 'Inaudible' Sounds To Detect Illegal Nuclear Tests, And Analyze Atmosphere  Nov 6, 2008
    He is planning to conduct research in this field together with the Department of Acoustic Remote Sensing of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at TU Delft. Evers will receive a PhD based on his research into this subject at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) on 4 November 2008. (Science Daily)

    ISRO To Roll Out Bhuvan To Counter Google Earth  Nov 5, 2008
    On the lines of Google Earth, ISRO will soon launch an IRS (Indian Remote Sensing) image portal called Bhuvan, which will provide online maps based on Geographical Information System (GIS). Speaking at the inaugural function of the 28th INCA International Congress on Collaborative Mapping and Space Technology, ISRO Chairman, G Madhavan Nair, said, ISRO is planning to launch 'Bhuvan. (TopNews)

    CME signs agreement Northrop Grumman  Nov 4, 2008
    CME develops and manufactures products related to remote sensing applications and power management and control devices. The company has contracts with the , Air Force, Navy and other federal agencies, the release said. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)

    USDA completes move to Gateway research park  Nov 4, 2008
    The building will serve as a base for the USDA s , including the East National Technology Support Center and East Remote Sensing Lab, according to Deputy Chief for Science and Technology Bill Puckett, who oversees the conservation service ... The Remote Sensing Lab, meanwhile, conducts aerial surveys to maintain a national resources inventory documenting changes in land use ... The Remote Sensing Lab, he added, works frequently with UNCG s Department of Geography and its Geographic Information... (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)

    New Model Predicts A Glacier's Life  Nov 1, 2008
    (July 26, 2002) Antarctica's Lambert glacier, which is so cold and remote that it will not even support a scientific outpost, will provide researchers with data -- garnered by remote sensing satellites -- to. (Jan. (Science Daily)

    EPA's Stormwater Program Needs Significant Overhaul  Oct 31, 2008
    12, 2000) The latest remote sensing research in the field of geography will be presented April 4-8 at the Association of American Geographers Meeting at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. (Feb. (Science Daily)

    Mineral Deposits Limited: Quarterly Report For The Period Ended 30 September 2008  Oct 31, 2008
    Source: Mineral Deposits Limited. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 30, 2008) - Mineral Deposits Limited (TSX: - ; ASX: - ). (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Mapping The Boreal Forest  Oct 30, 2008
    "We are very pleased that the Krycklan test site was selected for the campaign," says Johan Fransson from SLU. "It provides us with an excellent opportunity to conduct a large-scale inventory of forest properties in our research site and complements parallel efforts being made in our department to develop new methods for assessing and mapping forest resources using remote sensing. We expect to learn a lot from this campaign." ... Beyond the immediate needs of the BIOMASS mission, the interest in... (Science Daily)

    Nigeria: Agency Reduces Charges Against Ports Chief  Oct 29, 2008
    They were also accused of awarding series of contracts to companies such as Danjuma Kibo Company, Dockyard Maritime Ltd and Alliance Tech Ltd among others for the supplying of Remote Sensing Satellite Imageries among other equipment supply to the authority within the time. When the matter came up yesterday, at a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, the EFCC represented by Mr Muslim Hassan announced the amended 68-count charge from the old charges and also informed the court that another defendant was joined... (allAfrica.com)

    India poised to be major player in global satellite manufacturing  Oct 29, 2008
    They can be used in remote sensing, atmospheric monitoring, gas detection, pollution monitoring, ionospheric tomography, ocean monitoring and studies, low earth orbit communications, stellar monitoring, space physics experimentation, data collection and others. The small satellites will initially be flown as co-passengers in the Indian rockets PSLV and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). (Thaindian.com)

    NASA-enhanced dust storm predictions to aid health community  Oct 29, 2008
    NASA's Public Health Applications in Remote Sensing project, or PHAiRS, released a report on the study this month. Such forecasting capability is the first step toward a reporting system that health officials could use to warn at-risk populations of health threats and respond quickly to dust-related epidemics. (EurekAlert!)

    Conference of African Association of Remote Sensing underway in Accra  Oct 28, 2008
    Accra, Oct. 27, GNA- The 7th African Association of Remote Sensing and the Environment (AARSE) conference, is underway in Accra, to map out strategies of using satellite sensing as a source of managing Regional environmental resources ... Experts in remote sensing such as the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Geo-science and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) and the Global Earth Observation System of Systems... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    How India flew to the moon economy class  Oct 26, 2008
    " Optimising tests on such equipment and procedures helped Isro save a lot. But it has at least partly been forced to turn this spend smart and save-philosophy into a cherished principle. The IPL deal of about Rs 5,000 crore or $1 billion is equivalent to Isro's entire annual budget, while NASA's is 20 times as much. The next big goal: Chandrayaan-2. The deadline: 2010. The cost: Rs 500 crore. That is still only one-tenth of IPL rights. Isro's annual only recently increased to Rs 5,000 crore or... (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Business Whirl: Smith styling hair at Elements Salon  Oct 26, 2008
    Shepherd specializes in urban weather-climate, mesoscale weather processes, precipitation, tropical weather hazards and satellite remote sensing. The honor serves as recognition of outstanding contributions to the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences or their application through a number of years. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Buried Antarctic Mountain Range Shouldn't Exist at All  Oct 25, 2008
    The U.S. research teams, from Columbia, Pennsylvania State University, Washington University in St. Louis, the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets at the University of Kansas, the Incorporated Research Institutions in Seismology and the U.S. Geological Survey, are supported by the National Science Foundation, which manages all U.S. research on the southernmost continent through the U.S. Antarctic Program. NSF also is the lead U.S. agency for IPY.. (Fox News)

    Air Force Researchers Study Lasers  Oct 25, 2008
    Lasers may aid missile defense, engine crack detection. This takes a team of physicists, engineers and chemists all working together. (DOD DefenseLINK)

    India chases China to moon with unmanned mission  Oct 23, 2008
    India has launched 10 remote sensing satellites since 1998, has several broadcast satellites in space to control 170 transponders and has also launched light-weight satellites for Belgium, Germany, Korea, Japan and France. (). (Globe and Mail -- International)

    Moon mission takes India's space program in new direction  Oct 23, 2008
    Remote sensing satellites look for geological traces of underground aquifers in India's 120 drought-prone districts. Communications satellites reach classrooms far from highways or broadband Internet. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Huge mountain range shouldn't be there  Oct 22, 2008
    "We think also that there's a strong possibility that the mountains are the birthplace of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Over 30 million years ago ice began to grow around the peaks, eventually burying the range and its surrounding lakes. AGAP involves researchers and support personnel from Australia, China, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. It caps the global scientific deployment known as the International Polar Year (IPY), the largest coordinated international... (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Salute To Small Business Award Honorees  Oct 21, 2008
    Award: Agribusiness agrarius LLC, employs its "Hawk- Eye Remote Sensing System" to capture high-resolution color and thermal images of crops, which show increases or decreases in temperature on leaves. Such changes in temperature can indicate that a crop is not getting enough water, is diseased or infested with insects. (KSBW 8, CA)

    India joins Asia space race in first moon mission  Oct 21, 2008
    India has launched 10 remote sensing satellites since 1998, has several broadcast satellites in space to control 170 transponders and has also launched light-weight satellites for Belgium, Germany, Korea, Japan and France. Perhaps remarkably in a country where hundreds of millions of people still live in desperate poverty and millions of children remain malnourished, the cost of the moon mission has scarcely been questioned. (Scientific American)

    Protected 'Swimways' Urged For Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle  Oct 21, 2008
    In the recent study, Persistent Leatherback Turtle Migrations Present Opportunities for Conservation, Shillinger used satellite tracking and remote sensing to describe the effects of oceanography, such as ocean currents, phytoplankton distribution and sea-floor topography, on Pacific leatherbacks' distribution and movement; and then developed a model that could predict the presence or absence of the sea turtles. His work is part of the Census of Marine Life's (CoML) Tagging of Pacific Pelagics... (Science Daily)

    Weather bureau defends move to cut staff numbers  Oct 21, 2008
    "We use a range of remote sensing technologies, weather radar, that everyone's benefiting from. "We have also gradually been replacing our sounding technologies, the balloons that go up into the atmosphere and measure the temperature and moisture and the wind. We've got more automated techniques now for releasing those. (ABC Online)

    Finding Hidden Tomb Of Genghis Khan Using Non-Invasive Technologies  Oct 20, 2008
    To find Khan's tomb, we'll be using remote sensing techniques and satellite imagery to take digital pictures of the ground in the surrounding region, which we'll be able to display on Calit2's 287-million pixel HIPerSpace display wall. But we also want to make this an interactive research project and get the public involved. (Science Daily)

    Space You Can Use  Oct 19, 2008
    Its 11 national communications satellites are the largest network in Asia, and its seven remote sensing satellites map objects on Earth at a resolution of less than a meter. These form the backbone of a series of practical initiatives that, according to a Madras School of Economics study, have generated a $2 return for every $1 spent. (Newsweek)

    'Designing Chandrayaan was like writing lyrics to a set tune'  Oct 19, 2008
    Over the years Annadurai has worked in different satellite projects - from Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites 1A, 1B and communication satellites Insat 2A to 3E series. He was mission director for the Insat 2C to 3E satellites and was associate project director for the country's first education satellite Edusat before being assigned the prestigious Chandrayaan project in 2004. (Economic Times)

    University of Leicester professor adds new perspective to rainforest debate  Oct 18, 2008
    The researchers from South America, the US, Canada and Europe had come together for the 8th Seminar on Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems Applications in Forest Engineering in the city of Curitiba, Brazil. Professor Balzter, who is Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Leicester, had been invited by the Brazilian Space Research Institute (INPE) to speak at the conference about his work on monitoring forest biomass using remote sensing ... "With modern radar... (EurekAlert!)

    Scientists call for protected 'swimways' for the endangered leatherback sea turtle  Oct 18, 2008
    The resolution employs scientific recommendations based upon fieldwork and analyses by Stanford researcher, George Shillinger and an international team of co-authors who believe their work may make "adaptive" closures a realistic conservation approach, "These models will consider areas of highest risk/interaction with fisheries and provide governments and fisheries with the opportunity to protect leatherbacks as they move in real-time." In the recent study, Persistent Leatherback Turtle... (EurekAlert!)

    Lockheed Martin Delivers Mars Science Laboratory Backshell to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory  Oct 17, 2008
    Chief products include human space flight systems; a full range of remote sensing, navigation, meteorological and communications satellites and instruments; space observatories and interplanetary spacecraft; laser radar; fleet ballistic missiles; and missile defense systems. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md. (PR Newswire)

    Origin of Alps-size Antarctic mountain range unknown  Oct 16, 2008
    " AGAP, involving researchers and support personnel from Australia, China, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom andUnited States, caps the global scientific deployment known as the International Polar Year (IPY), the largest coordinated international scientific effort in 50 years. The Gamburtsevs were discovered by a Soviet traverse during the last IPY in 1957-58 that was known as the International Geophysical Year. Traveling deep into the Antarctic interior, roughly 394 miles from the South Pole, the... (EurekAlert!)

    Solar program to shine on Portland  Oct 15, 2008
    He noted that Microsoft bought Vexcel Corp., a worldwide leader in photogrammetry, imagery and remote sensing technologies, in 2006 to boost its mapping capabilities. It's up to each city to decide what to do with grant money, and CH2M Hill expects 10 to 20 of the 25 cities will choose to develop maps. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)

    Craft Flies 16 Miles From Moon Of Saturn  Oct 14, 2008
    The next flyby will be designed to use the spacecraft's cameras and other optical remote sensing instruments and will focus on taking images of the fractures that slash across the moon's south polar region like stripes on a tiger. Pappalardo said scientists are only beginning to understand the dynamics of the geysers. (Washington Post -- Technology)

    Claim That Simulated Temperature Trends For Tropics Inconsistent With Observations Is Flawed, Experts Argue  Oct 14, 2008
    Other researchers in this international consortium were Karl Taylor, Peter Gleckler and Stephen Klein (all at Livermore); Peter Thorne at the United Kingdom Meteorological Office Hadley Centre; Leo Haimberger at the University of Vienna; Tom Wigley and Doug Nychka at the National Center for Atmospheric Research; John Lanzante at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory; Susan Solomon at the NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory; Melissa... (Science Daily)

    Synodon Closes $820,993 Private Placement  Oct 11, 2008
    EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Oct. 10, 2008) - Synodon Inc. ("Synodon")(TSX VENTURE: - ), a developer of advanced remote sensing technologies, announces that it has closed a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $820,993. 95. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    China to launch FY-4 weather satellite around 2013  Oct 11, 2008
    Sun Laiyan, vice director of the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, told the meeting that FY series had become a model of remote sensing satellite operations and civilian satellite services. Editor: Sun Yunlong. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Cassini spacecraftfocuses on Saturn moon  Oct 10, 2008
    On Halloween, the cameras and other optical remote sensing instruments will be imaging the six fractures -- or canyons -- that slash across the moon's south-polar region, making it warmer than other areas of the moon. It's in the folds of these canyons that the geysers spew from. (Daytona Beach News Journal)

    Method Of Predicting Clear Air Turbulence Could Make Flights Smoother In The Future  Oct 10, 2008
    20, 1997) The FAA and NCAR explore a new detection and warning system for Juneau, Alaska, and tackle remote sensing and forecasting problems. Meanwhile the U.S. Navy seeks NCAR's help with choppy winds. (Science Daily)

    India prepares to launch first unmanned moon mission: Chandrayaan-1  Oct 8, 2008
    It will then orbit for almost two years, using high-resolution remote sensing to compile a three-dimensional atlas of the Moon and analyse the composition of its surface, among other things. It will also send a small impact probe to the surface. (Times Online)

    India's first moon mission to take off  Oct 7, 2008
    It aims to map a three-dimensional atlas of the moon through high-resolution remote sensing and map the surface's chemical and mineral composition. Despite limited funding, India operates an extensive space programme consisting of launch vehicles, satellites and data-processing centres. (India Times)

    Report: most Alaskan glaciers retreating  Oct 7, 2008
    The author concludes that, because of the vast areas encompassed by the glacierized regions of Alaska, satellite remote sensing provides the only feasible means of monitoring changes in glacier area and in position of termini -- the end of a glacier --in response to short- and long-term changes in the marine and continental climates of Alaska. Editor: Yan. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Ancient Peru pyramid spotted by satellite  Oct 6, 2008
    A new remote sensing technology has peeled away layers of mud and rock near Peru's Cahuachi desert to reveal an ancient adobe pyramid, Italian researchers announced on Friday at a satellite imagery conference in Rome. Nicola Masini and Rosa Lasaponara of Italy's National Research Council (CNR) discovered the pyramid by analyzing images from the Quickbird, which they used to penetrate the Peruvian soil. (MSNBC -- International)

    Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite Built by Lockheed Martin Achieves Nine Years in Service  Sep 25, 2008
    DENVER, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The IKONOS commercial remote sensing satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: ), today achieved its ninth year of on-orbit service and continues to provide high-resolution imagery of the Earth to commercial and government customers around the world ... "From high above, IKONOS truly broke ground on a new commercial industry." Bill Schuster, GeoEye chief operating officer said, "This achievement demonstrates the viability of commercial... (PR Newswire)

    COM DEV USA to begin work on major civil space program  Sep 24, 2008
    With facilities in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, COM DEV manufactures advanced products and subsystems that are sold to major satellite prime contractors for use in communications, space science, remote sensing and military satellites. COM DEV, COM DEV International Products, COM DEV Canada, COM DEV USA and COM DEV Europe are registered trademarks of COM DEV International Ltd. This news release may contain certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and... (PR Newswire)

    Long-term Global Food Crisis Looms: Experts Urge Immediate Action  Sep 23, 2008
    22, 2008) Declining agricultural productivity and continued growing demand have brought the world food situation to a crossroads. Failure to act now through a wholesale reinvestment in agriculture including research into improved technologies, infrastructure development, and training and education of agricultural scientists and trainers could lead to a long-term crisis that makes the price spikes of 2008 seem a mere blip. (Science Daily)

    IU sends innovative technology to Antarctica to speed polar research  Sep 23, 2008
    96 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Indiana University and Polar Grid partners Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) and the NSF's Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS), headquartered at the University of Kansas, are poised this week to deploy a collection of customized computational resources to Antarctica that will allow scientists -- both on site and remotely -- to more securely and efficiently process data during polar field expeditions. Some of the... (EurekAlert!)

    UH scientist honored for teaching expertise  Sep 22, 2008
    An faculty member since 1990, Taylor is engaged in planning missions to the moon and Mars, using robotics for field geological studies, remote sensing and mapping of planetary composition and evolution, and developing methods to prospect for resources on the moon and Mars. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Optimal Geomatics Invitation to the 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results Teleconference Call  Sep 22, 2008
    Optimal applies the disciplines of surveying, mapping, remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), and global positioning systems (GPS) to provide solutions for engineering and geospatial professionals. This document may contain forward-looking statements. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Chandrayaan launch may be delayed  Sep 21, 2008
    Chandrayaan is devoted to high resolution remote sensing of lunar surface features and is expected to have an operational life of two years ... The main objectives of the mission are to carry out high resolution mapping of the lunar topography in 3D, distribution of various minerals and elemental chemical species including radioactive nucleides covering the lunar surface using a set of remote sensing instruments. (India Times)

    Small Glaciers -- Not Large -- Account For Most Of Greenland's Recent Loss Of Ice, Study Shows  Sep 19, 2008
    Ian Howat, an assistant professor of earth sciences and researcher with Ohio State's Byrd Polar Research Center, said their discovery came through combining the best from two remote sensing techniques. It provides perhaps the best estimate so far of the loss to Greenland's ice cap, he says. (Science Daily)

    U.S. approves $1.7 billion spy satellite project  Sep 19, 2008
    Young, in an internal Defense Department memorandum, acknowledged last month that by building its own broad-area satellites, the federal government would not be honoring a 2003 presidential directive to "rely to the maximum practical extent on U.S. commercial remote sensing space capabilities.". He also cited "competing and inconsistent concerns" raised by the different federal agencies involved in the project, like whether the National Reconnaissance Office, which was in charge of the last... (International Herald Tribune)

    UCLA study of satellite imagery casts doubt on surge's success in Baghdad  Sep 19, 2008
    The outgrowth of an undergraduate course in the use of remote sensing technologies in the environment, the UCLA project was inspired by a desire to bring empirical evidence to a long-running debate. "We had no axe to grind," said Agnew. (EurekAlert!)

    NASA Selects Contractor For Landsat Data Continuity Mission Spacecraft  Sep 18, 2008
    LDCM continues the Landsat programmatic goals outlined by Congress in the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-555), which is to provide data into the future that is sufficiently consistent with previous Landsat data to allow the detection and quantitative characterization of changes in or on the land surface of the globe. LDCM was conceived as a follow-on mission to the Landsat series of missions that have provided coverage of the Earth's continental surfaces since 1972. (PR Newswire)

    Chandrayaan to be launched today  Sep 18, 2008
    The remote sensing satellite will weigh more than 1300 kilograms and carry high resolution remote sensing equipment for the visible spectrum, near infrared and hard frequencies. Over its two year period, the mission will survey the lunar surface to produce a complete map of its chemical characteristics and topography. (India Times, India)

    AGU Journal Highlights -- Sept. 16, 2008  Sep 17, 2008
    Jan Anderssohn: Department of Remote Sensing, GeoForschungsZentrum, Potsdam, Germany. Source: Geophysical Research Letters (GRL) paper 10. (EurekAlert!)

    GPS saves elephants from slaughter  Sep 15, 2008
    "We were surprised to hear he had been out with the crop raiders," says remote sensing scientist Jake Hall. "We knew he usually stayed in safe places." A look back at their records confirmed that in fact, that Mountain Bull had travelled to the farmer's fields only once in the last two years the recent night he was spotted in the fields. (USA Today -- Tech)

    Lodi Hall of Fame  Sep 15, 2008
    "Its spin-off benefits are still resounding throughout the world in the fields of medicine with new diagnostic imaging technologies, optics with improved camera sensitivity and new remote sensing capabilities with homeland security devices," he said. In addition to the telescope, Bulkin was responsible for the Lockheed efforts of Mission to Planet Earth environmental research, which were studies of the earth's resources and the weather. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Robert E. Huffman  Sep 13, 2008
    He won awards and in 1992 published a book, "Atmospheric Ultraviolet Remote Sensing.". Dr. Huffman retired in 1988. (Boston Globe)

    UAH receives federal grant  Sep 13, 2008
    The scientists at UAH, in conjunction with NOAA, will use this funding to support air quality remote sensing and climate mission goals. Meeting these goals will help ensure that Americans continue to breathe clean and healthy air. (Madison County Record, AL)

    Power uncertainty deters Japanese investment in SA  Sep 10, 2008
    Yoshikawa said he had invited all the visited countries to participate in a remote sensing centre that Japan had established in Botswana to process data from a Japanese satellite that could detect minerals. He said Japan was already training five technicians from the region at the centre and it wanted more trainees from all over southern Africa to participate over the next five years. (Business Report, South Africa)

    Scientists Develop Model To Map Continental Margins  Sep 9, 2008
    The new satellite remote sensing method relies on very small fluctuations in the strength of the Earth's gravitational field that occur as a result of the difference in thickness between the continental crust and the oceanic crust. Scientists can use the variations in the strength of this field to predict the thickness of crust and map the edge of the continental and the start of oceanic crust under the sea. (Science Daily)

    Josaphat Tetuko Sri Sumantyo: Getting research off the ground  Sep 8, 2008
    Josaphat Tetuko Sri Sumantyo, an associate professor at Chiba University in Japan, has created a niche for himself in the international world of radars, microwaves, antennas and remote sensing ... In 1999, he returned to Japan and obtained a PhD from Chiba University, the place where he is currently head of the Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory ... He then went on to establish and head the microwave remote sensing laboratory at the Center for Environmental Remote Sensing at Chiba University. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    What A Sleep Study Can Reveal About Fibromyalgia  Sep 8, 2008
    This several-year collaboration provided MTRI s first opportunities to apply quantitative analysis, remote sensing technology and computer algorithms to clinical challenges, said Burns. In this case, our analyses of sleep stage dynamics suggest potential clinical relevance, he noted. (Science Daily)

    Riverside Resources Reports Positive Results From Gold Projects in Mexico and USA  Sep 8, 2008
    An Aster remote sensing study is underway on the project and additional field work is being conducted. The scientific and technical data contained in this news release were prepared under the supervision of Locke Goldsmith, P. Eng. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Godrej forays into CTV segment  Sep 6, 2008
    The new technology, called the intelligent processing for image excellence (iPIX), cleans the images and uses a similar technology as remote sensing satellites to receive input signals and cleans them by reducing video noise levels, thus improving sharpness and clarity. Commenting on their entry into the television category, George Menezes, COO, said that the television market continues to be the fastest growing market, more so in LCDs. (Financial Express)

    Ghana to host bi-annual conference on remote sensing  Sep 6, 2008
    Accra, Sept. 5, GNA- Ghana would host the 7th bi-annual African Conference and Exhibition on Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE) from 27th October, 2008 to 31st October 2008 in Accra. The conference, which will be on the theme: "Application of Earth Observation and Geo-information for Good Governance in Africa, will attract more than 500 participants and attract exhibitors from Israel, UK, Germany, US, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. There would be a platform to discuss issues like: "Land... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Blast Energy Services Unveils Its Intelligent Petro-Services Module  Sep 5, 2008
    HOUSTON, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blast Energy Services, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BESV) has successfully demonstrated its new remote sensing product that it believes will dramatically improve the energy industry's ability to remotely monitor and control their worldwide assets on a real-time basis. Blast has demonstrated the Intelligent Petro-Services Module ("IPSM") to several potential customers, including representatives from energy services companies and systems integrators,... (PR Newswire)

    Remote Satellite Imaging Predicts Outbreaks Of Infectious Disease  Sep 4, 2008
    The use of remote sensing technology aids specialists in predicting the outbreak of some of the most. (Apr. (Science Daily)

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