MDA… Making The U.S. Oil Spill A Priority…
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA) has mobilized its resources to support increased information needs in the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf Coast.
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Here’s Looking @ Earth… Danger To Delta As Oil Heads Toward Shore… (NASA)
A massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico continued spreading on April 29, 2010, moving perilously close to shore, according to news reports.
Read MoreHere’s Looking @ Earth… Sick Slick…
A newly released NASA satellite image reveals oil leaking from the BP oil rig that sank after it exploded April 20, 2010.
Read MoreHere’s Looking @ Earth… Chinese Catastrophe Captured
Google released satellite imagery on Monday of the devastation from last week's earthquake which killed more than 2,000 people in northwest China.
Read MoreHere’s Looking @ Earth: European Ash Attack Thanks To Icelandic Volcano (ESA)
Thousands of planes have been grounded across Europe due to the spread of volcanic ash following the recent eruption under Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekull glacier.
Read MoreVizada… Training For NGOs
T?l?coms Sans Fronti?res (TSF), a non-governmental organization (NGO) specialized in emergency telecommunications following conflict or natural disaster, will benefit from the Vizada Solutions Certification Program (VSCP).
Read MoreSkycasters… Focus On Final Four…
Fans at this weekend’s Final Four NCAA playoffs in Indianapolis, Indiana, have been under the watchful eye of the many, behind the scenes safety personnel, including the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.
Read MoreFleet Management Solutions — Prisoner Positioning = Protection
Fleet Management Solutions, Inc. (FMS) has completed integration between FMS Fleet Central and GEO Transport, Inc.’s secure prisoner transportation application, GEOTrack, which has been used to transport close to half a million inmates over the last two years for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and the U.S. Marshals Service.
Read MoreAAE — Tailored Trailer For Emergencies
AAE Systems, Inc. (AAE), a satellite-based equipment manufacturer and turnkey communication solutions provider, debuted their Emergency Communications Trailer (ECT) solution at the Satellite 2010 exhibition.
Read MoreHere’s Looking @ Earth — Spain Is Awash… (NASA)
By late February 2010, flooding had forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 people in southern Spain, according to the Dartmouth Flood Observatory.
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