Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
China has successfully launched a remote sensing satellite to be used for experiments, land survey and disaster relief. Yaogan-29 was carried by Long March-4C rocket after it was launched from Taiyuan launch site in Shanxi Province, north...
Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
Using a combination of satellite radar imaging data, GPS data measured in and near Nepal, and seismic observations from instruments around the world, Caltech and JPL scientists have constructed a preliminary picture of...
Tuesday, May 5th, 2015
Richmond, BC, May 4, 2015 –MDA’s Information Systems group announced today that it is releasing RADARSAT-2 information products and analysis from the major earthquake in Nepal. The unique Extra-Fine imaging mode offered by RADARSAT-2 provides an unprecedented ability...
Wednesday, April 29th, 2015
April 29, 2015—On 25 April, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, claiming over 5000 lives and affecting millions of people. Satellite images are being used to support emergency aid organisations, while geo-scientists are using...
Monday, September 29th, 2014
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2014—Scene Sharp Technologies Incorporated™ has signed PrāEis Ltd. as the Master Global Distributor for the Fuze Go™ image fusion software line. A geospatially focused technology transfer organization, PrāEis represents Scene Sharp USA, manages...
Monday, June 23rd, 2014
Airbus Defence and Space, in partnership with HisdeSAT, has announced a Radar Constellation Challenge, in order to encourage the development of innovative application ideas using radar satellite imagery. The initiative is part of the Earth monitoring Copernicus...
Monday, April 14th, 2014
Israel’s Defense Ministry has successfully launched Ofek 10, a next-generation satellite that will provide highly-targeted surveillance of specific locations – such as Iran’s nuclear sites. Ofek 10 is the seventh Israeli satellite currently in space, and the...
Monday, December 2nd, 2013
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau expects to buy 15 ground-penetrating radars next year to help map areas prone to flooding and landslides. The purchase is included in the agency's proposed budget for 2014 and the new radars...
Saturday, November 9th, 2013
What appears to be the strongest typhoon of the year hit the central Philippines today, setting off landslides and knocking out power and communications. The massive storm, named Typhoon Haiyan, impacted a number of islands including Samar,...
Monday, January 28th, 2013
Japan has launched a new Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) known as Radar-4 – along with a demo satellite – via their H-2A (H-IIA) launch vehicle. Amateur footage of the launch provided confirmation of a successful lift off...
