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ISRO Maps Over 2,000 Glaciers, 3,219 Glacial Lakes in Ladakh for Disaster Management
SRINAGAR: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and other...
China Closes the Satellite Gap in Space Race With the U.S.
China aims to match the U.S. as the world’s...
IIT-Tirupati hosts fifth BRICS working group meeting on geospatial technologies
The Indian Institute of Technology-Tirupati (IIT-Tirupati), in collaboration with...
South Korea launches 4th Earth observation satellite from US
South Korea on Tuesday launched its fourth Earth observation...
Korea AeroSpace Administration Unveils K-Space Vision
Agency Will Benchmark European Aerospace Clusters and Explore Joint...
Japan space agency conducts Epsilon rocket engine test after failures
TOKYO - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Thursday...
UAE to boldly go with programme to boost nation’s expertise in space sector
A programme has been announced to enhance Emirati expertise...
China is building a ‘Mach 26 asteroid hammer’ to strike space rocks before they hit Earth
The Earth revolves in a cosmic system which is...
Nigeria and Benin Strengthen Border Surveillance with Geospatial Technology
The partnership was highlighted during a strategic meeting at...
IIT-Tirupati hosts fifth BRICS working group meeting on geospatial technologies
The Indian Institute of Technology-Tirupati (IIT-Tirupati), in collaboration with...

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Tuesday, September 20th, 2016

TerraColor Australia and New Zealand Landsat 8 Mosaics Released

Earthstar Geographics LLC (San Diego, CA, USA) announced the release of their new TerraColor NextGen 15-meter resolution Landsat 8 satellite image mosaics covering Australia and New Zealand.   The products are seamless mosaics of pan-sharpened true color...

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Drought Shrinks China’s Largest Lake to Historic Low

Stricken by a severe drought, Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, recently began to shrink severely. According to the latest reports from satellite remote sensing, the current water area of Poyang Lake is 1,326 square...

Friday, May 20th, 2011

Satellite Image Reveals Spread of a Megacity

A newly released satellite image reveals Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey at 15 million inhabitants, is quickly becoming a "megacity" covering almost 700 square miles. A newly released satellite image reveals Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey...

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Fires in Amur Region: Data from Space

Over 100 "hot spots" - probable fire blazes - have been detected on May 3 in Amur Region according to operational satellite-based monitoring data. Thermal anomalies are detected using MODIS sensors of Terra and Aqua satellites. Fire...

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Why Do Russian Images of Earth Look So Different from NASA’s?

It was taken by a Russian spacecraft, a new weather satellite called Elektro-L. It’s now orbiting Earth on a geostationary orbit 36,000km above the equator, after being launched on January 20 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, on board...

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

TerraSAR-X Satellite Data Reveals Destruction Caused by Tsunami in Japan

The German Remote Sensing Data Center (Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum; DFD) and the German Space Operations Center (GSOC), both of which are part of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), are continuing to provide...