Sensors and Systems
Breaking News
Trimble and GroundProbe Collaborate to Offer Complete Monitoring Portfolio for Geotechnical and Geospatial Mining Professionals
Integrated approach means less hassle and more support for...
Space42 and ICEYE Announce Joint Venture to Bring Satellite Manufacturing to the UAE
ABU DHABI, UAE —  Space42 (ADX: SPACE42), a UAE-based...
Hexagon appoints new Group Executive Vice President and new President of Hexagon’s Geosystems division
Thomas Harring, currently President of Hexagon’s Geosystems division, appointed...

somalia

Friday, June 15th, 2012

Satellites and Piracy on the High Seas

Piracy may be a topic of schoolboy adventure stories, but it’s still a dangerous and costly problem for merchant shipping and tourism in some parts of the world. In the pirate-ridden waters of the Indian Ocean, satellites show that environmental conditions have limited recent pirate activity.