Climate change scientists and organisations responding to natural disasters have a new tool to help them visualise weather and geography across Asia. A web-based geospatial information platform called Servir has established a new centre in Nepal to gather satellite images and other data. NASA administrator Charles F. Bolden launched the service at a function […]
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Australian early warning systems reliant on foreign satellites
Australia is heavily reliant on space-based international systems for early warnings of impending natural disasters, according to evidence given to a UN committee last week. The committee is examining the importance of international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space. David Windsor, acting deputy permanent representative to the UN, said Australia was reliant […]
Best of the Blogs 30th September
All Things Spatial tells us about an RTA project to map New South Wales traffic conditions in real-time. NASA and the US geological survey have launched the stunning Earth-as-Art site. GIS Development News reports China has drawn the world’s first land cover map of Antarctica. And…that a project has been announced to launch three […]
Carbon uptake watched from space
Satellite data has been used to show that Earth's plants now absorb 606 million tonnes less carbon than they did ten years ago, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal Science, used data from a NASA satellite that orbits Earth every 15 days to build up a global map of changing […]
Best of the Blogs 24th August
Here is a roundup of the best things from the web this week. Mibazzaar tells us about a project mapping the world’s happiest countries. The All Points Blog has a podcast interview with the King of Bing. AnyGeo takes a quick look at facebook places. The Baacha Khan Trust Education Foundation has made an […]
China has its Eye on the Sky
China has announced it will launch its first high resolution, stereoscopic mapping satellite for civilian use in the second half of 2011. The announcement came within two months of the country’s successful launch of a navigation satellite, its fourth orbiter. The mapping satellite is expected to "provide steady and reliable data sources for surveying […]
Best of the Blogs 10th August
The All Points Blog points to a project where students are using GIS to track past cases of Lyme Disease. Presentations from the 2010 ESRI User Conference are now available online. GIS Lounge tells you where to go for wind GIS data. Google maps mania directs us to the nearest travel guide. Nasa […]
Predicting Sandstorms with Satellite Data
A new method for predicting dust and sandstorms using infrared satellite images has been developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh in the US. The scientists have been able to determine when destructive sandstorms are likely to occur. They used their methods to accurately forecast a large 2008 dust storm in New Mexico, two […]
Space Junk to get Tracked by Laser
An Australian company has developed a laser tracking system that will help stop chunks of space debris colliding with spacecraft and satellites in the Earth's orbit. The laser tracking system has previously been used to track satellites, but Electric Optic Systems said it could now locate and track debris as small as 10 centimetres […]
