TRMM Satellite Observes Severe Wetness In Australia
Over the past two weeks, torrential rains have brought both drought relief and severe flooding to parts of Queensland and Northern Territory in northern Australia.
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Farming Via Satellite — DMCii Imagery Aids With Growth Factor
Canadian precision agriculture supplier and consultancy DynAgra has completed its first precision agriculture campaign using DMCii satellite imagery to provide sophisticated agronomic tools to its customers.
Read MoreNo Haggling Necessary By Agencies For Imagery — SPOT On!
SPOT Image Corp. has been awarded a contract from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to sell SPOT satellite imagery and related products and services to federal, state, and local government agencies at pre-negotiated rates.
Read MoreGeoEye’s CRISP Attention To Detail
GeoEye, Inc. has signed a multi-year agreement with the National University of Singapore to allow the Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP) to collect and sell Earth imagery and related products from its GeoEye-1 satellite.
Read MoreSatFlick: Landsat-7 Seizes Seas
NASA's Landsat-7 satellite continues with terrific photography, as this image reveals the dark blue waters of the Coral and Solomon Seas. This image of the area was captured by NASA’s Landsat 7 satellite on January 13, 2002.
Read MoreMore Tests Set For Brazilian—Chinese EO Sats
Brazil's National Institute of Space Investigations (INPE) has initiated additional tests on two satellites that are expected to be launched in five years as part of a joint program with China.
Read MoreDMCii Competition Now Underway For EO Data Delivery For Projects
Satellite imaging provider DMC International Imaging (DMCii) will provide free DMC constellation satellite imagery for scientists to support global environmental monitoring projects.
Read MoreSensing An Expanded Partnership — Lockheed Martin + Thales Alenia Space
Lockheed Martin and Thales Alenia Space of Italy are forming a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deliver a new family of space-based remote sensing systems for customers around the world.
Read MoreBuono Fortuna Boeing With COSMO-SkyMed Project
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], through the Company's commercial launch business, has received a contract to launch the fourth satellite for the COSMO-SkyMed (Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation) program for Thales Alenia Space Italia, prime contractor of the Italian Space Agency.
Read MoreGlobal View: ESA’s Envisat + The Alps
The snow-capped, crescent-shaped Alps and Italy’s Apennines mountain chain are shown in this Envisat image. Snowfall in early winter — for meteorologists winter begins on December 1st — covered the entire mountain areas with fresh snow, while the lower lands in the south and north of the mountains remained snow-free.
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