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Friday, March 2nd, 2012
If you have trouble viewing this, click here to view in a browser ASM Website Calendar Submit Editorial Thailand Employs a Sensor Web for Natural Disaster MonitoringThailand has invested in the concept of the sensor web,...
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Solar flares and other space phenomenon can quickly impact communications, electronic systems and GNSS operations on earth. The South Korean government has initiated a new space weather system that will provide up-to-date information about space weather for...
Friday, February 24th, 2012
If you have trouble viewing this, click here to view in a browser ASM Website Calendar Submit Editorial How Cartographers Make Surveyors Look GoodSurveyors are experts at collecting spatial data with high accuracy and precision. But...
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Scientists from Australia’s national science agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), are setting out to survey Australia’s 35,000-kilometre coastline to measure marine debris and its impact on sea life. The work is part of the...
Friday, February 17th, 2012
If you have trouble viewing this, click here to view in a browser ASM Website Calendar Submit Editorial Asian Green Growth Study Focuses on Resources and ResilienceA study released today from the Asian Development Bank (ADB),...
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Research into making Global Positioning Systems (GPS) more reliable and accurate has turned to camera technology and mathematical algorithms that its creator says will make navigation cheaper and simpler. The research is being done by Dr. Michael...
Saturday, February 11th, 2012
If you have trouble viewing this, click here to view in a browser ASM Website Calendar Submit Editorial Ice Measurement Using Satellite ImagesSea ice is an important contributor to global climate changes. Specifically, sea ice thickness...
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
The Queensland government has recently provided a Community Intelligence Map (CIM) that provides a portal for the public to search for information when disasters happen. The map is an adjunct of the Total Opeartional Mapping (TOM) system...
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
If you have trouble viewing this, click here to view in a browser ASM Website Calendar Submit Editorial Earth Observation and Tsunami Warning System Seen as Critical to Revitalizing JapanIn the wake of the devastating earthquake...
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
The Surveying, Geographic Information and Map Division in China asserted it's overall 2012 strategy this past week at a plenary meeting. Min Yi-jen acted as deputy director of the meeting, which focused upon new requirements and a...
