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 Daejeon, South Korea (ESA) Oct 13, 2009 
The 60th International Astronautical Congress has officially opened in Daejeon, South Korea. The Daejeon Convention Centre, under the aegis of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and the International Astronautical Federation, is this week welcoming some 3000 space experts from more than 70 countries. Space agencies, scientific institutes, aerospace associations, large and ... read more 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 13, 2009The sixth Ariane 5 for launch in 2009 is delivered to Arianespace The next Ariane 5 mission has moved into its final preparation phase as the vehicle for this sixth flight of 2009 is delivered to Arianespace, keeping the company on track for its busiest year of launch activity ever with the commercial heavy-lift workhorse. Following its rollout from the Spaceport's Launcher Integration ... more
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Redlands CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2009The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) recently launched the Virginia Interoperability Picture for Emergency Response (VIPER) using enterprise geographic information system (GIS) software from ESRI. In addition to providing a Web-based common operating picture and analysis tools, VIPER integrates with numerous information systems and links with approximately 250 data feeds. ... more  
San Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 13, 2009DigitalGlobe's recently launched WorldView-2 satellite provides an unprecedented level of detail and geospatial accuracy for imaging and mapping the Earth's surface. Operating at an altitude of 770 kilometers, WorldView-2 features an advanced onboard imaging system with better than 0.5-meter panoramic resolution and 1.8-meter multispectral resolution and is capable of collecting images of up to ... more 
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 13, 2009Eutelsat Communications, in a consortium assembling Magyar Telekom and eVision, has been selected by Hungary's national public broadcaster, Magyar Televizio (MTV), to broadcast its Magyar TV2 channel across Europe using the EUROBIRD 9A satellite. The flagship general entertainment channel is now available on a free-to-air basis in both Standard Digital and High-Definition versions. ... more |
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Paris, France (SPX) Oct 13, 2009Eutelsat Communications has announced that it has broken through the barrier of 100 High-Definition TV channels broadcasting through its video satellites. The 100th channel to take to the skies was Sky Sport 1HD, the flagship channel of the latest HD package from the SKY Italia pay-TV platform. Commenting on passing the landmark of 100 HD channels, Eutelsat's Commercial Director Olivier ... more 
San Diego CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2009CSR has introduced the SiRFstarIV GSD4e GPS location processor, the newest member of the recently launched SiRFstarIV architecture, an innovation that promises to redefine the meaning of "location awareness" for mobile devices. Building upon the SiRFstarIV architecture's high-performance and micro-power capabilities, the GSD4e adds a built-in CPU and innovations such as SiRFGeoRecov ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 12, 2009This Envisat image captures Typhoon Melor spinning in the Pacific Ocean northeast of the Philippines on 6 October before slamming into the main Japanese island of Honshu on Thursday. As the typhoon approached Honshu, it was generating winds of 198 km/h, but weakened after making landfall. The strong winds associated with Melor have toppled trees and power lines, leaving some 10 000 homes ... more |
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