Friday, October 17th, 2014
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Oct. 15, 2014—The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) has announced grant awards for three projects focused on enabling technologies from the International Space Station (ISS). These awards stem from the CASIS Request for Proposals (RFP) “Enabling Technology to Support Science in Space for Life on Earth.” CASIS
Thursday, October 9th, 2014
PARIS, MONTREAL, WASHINGTON D.C., Oct. 9, 2014—According to Euroconsult’s newly published report, Satellite-Based Earth Observation: Market Prospects to 2023, 353 Earth observation (EO) satellites are expected to be launched over the next decade compared to 162 over 2004-2013. This will result in $36 billion in manufacturing revenues over the period, an 85% increase over the previous
Wednesday, October 1st, 2014
Netanya, Israel, Sept. 30, 2014—ORBIT Communication Systems, a leading provider of mission and business critical communication solutions for air, sea and land platforms, today announced that it has won a contract to upgrade a ground station for a leading US aerospace engineering system integrator. The value of the contract is estimated at USD 725K.
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 23, 2014—Flipping through online photo albums and social media collections of “selfies” is one thing, but when pictures can show land areas where millions of people live, it can put things in a completely different perspective – especially for scientists.
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014
Hurricane track forecasts have improved in accuracy by about 50 percent since 1990, but in that same period there has been essentially no improvement in the accuracy of intensity forecasts. NASA has funded a new mission using a constellation of eight small satellites carried to low-Earth orbit on a single launch vehicle to make accurate
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014
Euroconsult, the leading global consulting firm specializing in the space and Earth observation sector, announced the recipients of its annual Earth Observation Business Awards during its Summit on Earth Observation Business held in Paris on Sept 11-12.
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014
World-renowned remote sensing experts gathered in Valencia, Spain, last week to train the next generation of Earth observation scientists in the exploitation of satellite data for land applications. As part of the Scientific Exploitation of Operational Missions programme, ESA organises the advanced Land Training Course each year.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Satellite-based Earth Observation (EO) is a process of using remote-sensing technique to gather information on the chemical, physical and biological aspects of the earth system. This technique allows the measurement of geophysical parameters of the earth from the orbit with the use of cameras and sensors. The gathered information can be effectively used to monitor
Monday, September 15th, 2014
Twenty developers from 11 countries convened at ESA’s ESRIN centre in Frascati, Italy, last week for the third annual App Camp. Using satellites for improving the exploitation of water resources is just one of the innovative ideas developed over the week-long ‘camp’ dedicated to creating mobile apps drawing on Earth observation data. The goal was to
Thursday, September 11th, 2014
UrtheCast Corp. (TSX:UR) (“UrtheCast” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its President and COO, Wade Larson, will present at World Satellite Business Week in Paris, France on Thursday September 11, 2014 at 11:45AM ET. Mr. Larson will be presenting on the advent of new solutions that are now possible with the delivery of
