Here’s Looking @ Earth… Fiery Forests In California…
Satellite imagery from the recently launched UK-DMC2 satellite shows forest fires in the Los Padres National Forest east of Santa Maria at 11:10 local time on the 12th August.
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Here’s Looking @ Earth… Fiery Attacks On Alaska
Large wildfires that began in July continued to burn in interior Alaska in the first week of August 2009.
Read MoreNot Intimidated TSF Returns With Results to Pakistan
The timeline that reveals the persistent efforts of Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) to assist is as follows: May 18th, TSF deployed to Pakistan to respond to the emergency in the North Western Frontier Province.
Read MoreDetermining Disasters’ Destruction SSTL Launches Satellites x 2
More is better as SSTL expands the capability of the only spaced-based disaster monitoring system, the Disaster Monitoring
Read MoreRamping Up Communications — TSF Trains for Disasters
Emergency preparedness isn't just for Boy Scouts, evidenced with the European Commission, through the international NGO Telecoms Sans Frontieres, which is training emergency organizations in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
Read MoreUndaunted, Télécoms Sans Frontières Returns to Pakistan, Resuming Assistance
Five weeks after security concerns forced it to pull out of the country, emergency telecommunications agency Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) announced it is resuming its humanitarian calling operation in Pakistan.
Read MoreSoccer Surveillance Goes Big Time With VISLINK For 2010 World Cup
VISLINK’s Law Enforcement and Public Safety (LE&PS) business unit received an order valued at over $1.5 million to provide strategic video surveillance services for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Read MoreIkhana Can Help Fight Fires — UAV To Support U.S. Forest Service
For the first time, firefighters will have radical new technology developed by NASA to help them fight forest fires — an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
Read MoreSSTL Sends Sats Scouting for Security (DMC and More)
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is preparing two satellites for launch on July 25th.
Read MoreScrutiny Of The Seas Scheme For Canadian Shores By MDA
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA) has signed a $25 million (CAD) contract with the Government of Canada to provide the Department of National Defence (DND) with a comprehensive broad-area maritime surveillance solution based on MDA’s RADARSAT-2.
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