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1000mph land speed attempt relies on DMCii eye in the skyGuildford, UK (SPX) May 16, 2013 Bloodhound product sponsor DMCii has provided regular imagery to monitor test track conditions on the Hakskeen Pan in the Northern Cape of South Africa. During the rainy season (from October to March) the desert pan floods regularly, making it extremely flat and smooth and therefore an ideal surface to run BLOODHOUND's supersonic car at speeds up to 1,050 mph. However, the track must be completely dry before use, as only then does the surface have the right load-bearing capacity to support the car ... read more |
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 Nine-Year-Old Mars Rover Passes 40-Year-Old Record NASA Completes First Part of Webb Telescope's 'Eye Surgery' Operation NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts on Mars Ariane Flight VA214's launch vehicle marks a preparation milestone Eutelsat 3D launch a success Stanford professor and former NASA official explains how NASA might revive the Kepler space telescope | .. |
 e2v image sensors launched into space on board Vietnam's first optical Earth observation satellite On 7th May 2013, e2v high performance image sensors were launched into space on-board Vietnam's first optical Earth observation satellite, the Vietnam Natural Resources, Environment and Disaster Mon ... more | .. |
 Vietnam to launch second remote sensing satellite into orbit by 2017 Vietnam plans to launch the second remote sensing satellite, VNREDSat-1B, into orbit by 2017, after successfully launching the first of this kind on May 7, local online VNExpress reported on Friday. ... more | .. |
 ESA's next Earth Explorer satellite Will Map The Tropics ESA's Earth Observation Programme Board has selected 'Biomass' to become the seventh Earth Explorer mission. The innovative satellite aims to map and monitor one of Earth's most precious resources. ... more | .. |
 Scaling up gyroscopes: From navigation to measuring the Earth's rotation Accurately sensing rotation is important to a variety of technologies, from today's smartphones to navigational instruments that help keep submarines, planes, and satellites on course. In a pa ... more |
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 Landsat Thermal Sensor Lights Up from Volcano's Heat As the Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite flew over Indonesia's Flores Sea April 29, it captured an image of Paluweh volcano spewing ash into the air. The satellite's Operational Land Imager ... more | .. |
 NASA Opens New Era in Measuring Western US Snowpack A new NASA airborne mission has created the first maps of the entire snowpack of two major mountain watersheds in California and Colorado, producing the most accurate measurements to date of how muc ... more | .. |
Vietnam, with French help, set to launch remote sensing satellite Vietnam says French investment is helping it prepare to launch its first remote sensing satellite into orbit from the Kourou launch center in Guyana. ... more | .. |
 World's major development banks look closer at Earth observation International development banks often invest in regions where projects can be difficult to monitor and evaluate. Earth-observing satellites are proving to be important tools for the development sect ... more |
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 China launches high-definition earth observation satellite China sent high-definition earth observation satellite "Gaofen 1" into space shortly after noon on Friday, marking the start of a program that will substantially improve its capabilities in disaster ... more | .. |
 Japan's Mt Fuji to get World Heritage stamp: officials Japan's Mount Fuji will likely be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites next month after an influential advisory panel to the UN cultural body made a recommendation, officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 NASA's HyspIRI: Seeing the Forest and the Trees and More To Robert Green, light contains more than meets the eye: It contains fingerprints of materials that can be detected by sensors that capture the unique set of reflected wavelengths. Scientists have u ... more | .. |
 Satrec Initiative of South Korea Continues Collaboration with UAE for DubaiSat-3 Program Satrec Initiative (SI) of South Korea and the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) of United Arab Emirates jointly announced the development program of the DubaiSat-3 Ear ... more |
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 DMCii increases downlink capacity with Svalbard ground station facilities DMC International Imaging (DMCii) has signed an agreement with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) that will increase the volume of imagery acquired and the speed in which it can be delivered. The n ... more | .. |
 Google says Street View data now take in 50 countries Google says the Street View feature of its Google Maps has now moved into 50 countries, racking up more than 5 million miles of roadway. ... more | .. |
 A look at the world explains 90 percent of changes in vegetation The climate governs the seasonal activity of vegetation; humankind influences it. In the humid mid-latitudes, temperature is the largest influencing factor for plant growth. In predominantly dry are ... more | .. |
 Eye Exam for a Satellite You don't just strap a satellite to a rocket, launch it, and voila, it takes measurements. Beyond maneuvering into the right orbit, there are a series of check-out procedures to make sure the satell ... more |
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 Groundwater unaffected by shale gas production in Arkansas Stacking 2-D materials produces surprising results Artificial Forest for Solar Water-Splitting Moth-Inspired Nanostructures Take the Color Out of Thin Films Stanford Engineers' New Metamaterial Doubles Up on Invisibility NIST demonstrates significant improvement in the performance of solar-powered hydrogen generation | .. |
 Belarus, Russia to Create New Satellite Grouping Belarus and Russia are planning to set up an advanced civilian satellite grouping, Pyotr Vityaz, a spokesman for the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences, said on Tuesday. At present, the B ... more | .. |
 Kazakhstan to launch first remote sensing satellite this year The Kazakh space agency said Wednesday that it plans to launch the country's first Earth remote sensing satellite by the end of this year. "The launch of the first medium-resolution remote sen ... more | .. |
 Raytheon brings automation and virtualization to NASA's Earth Observing System Raytheon was awarded an $8 million contract with NASA Goddard Space Center to upgrade the command, control and telemetry (CCT) subsystems of the Earth Observing System (EOS). Enhancing the CCT ... more | .. |
 RADARSAT-1 Malfunction On March 29, 2013, Canada's first Earth Observation satellite, RADARSAT-1, experienced a technical anomaly. As a result it entered into "safe mode", a semi-dormant state by which the spacecraf ... more |
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 Ball Aerospace Begins Integration Phase for DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 Satellite Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has begun integration for WorldView-3, the next generation commercial remote-sensing satellite being built for DigitalGlobe, a leading global provider of high-r ... more | .. |
 National Security Drives Growth for GIS Professionals in Government Sector Geographic information systems (GIS) is a technology that uses location to bring different types of data together. One of the most important markets for the technology is the government, where it ha ... more | .. |
 Satellite Sandwich Technique Improves Analysis of Geographical Data For the sandwich, you want rich and sweet flavors, blended into a smooth, creamy texture - and you want it all in one convenient package. That's similar to how you want the satellite data, and Bo Ya ... more | .. |
Lithuania nabs tax cheats using Google Street View Lithuanian tax officials said Wednesday they tracked down at least 100 suspected tax cheats by checking out their property using Google's Street View mapping service. ... more |
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