Daily Archives: June 10, 2008

ISRO’s man mission in seven years, says Chief

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India : India’s space agency ISRO is confident of carrying out a man mission to outer space within six to seven years, its Chairman Dr G Madhavan Nair said here on Saturday. A detailed report on this had already been … Continue reading →

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Radar and Microwave Remote Sensing: How Radar Works

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GEOLOGIC APPLICATIONS of REMOTE SENSING

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Spanish scientists design a procedure for detecting shadows in satellite images

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Spain – Scientists from the University of Malaga have devised a procedure for accurately identifying shadows in high-resolution images captured by satellites, making it possible to obtain more precise information on streets, buildings, vehicles, crops and other elements detected from … Continue reading →

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MetaCarta Launches Blog to Discuss How Geography and Maps Are Transforming the Internet

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CAMBRIDGE, MA–(Marketwire – June 9, 2008) – MetaCarta®, Inc., the leading provider of geographic search and referencing solutions, today announced the creation of “The MetaCarta Blog,” an online community where MetaCarta and other industry experts and visitors can connect to … Continue reading →

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Horrible Hunger in Ethiopia now spreading to adults

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Ethiopia – Like so many other victims of Ethiopia’s hunger crisis, Usheto Beriso weighs just half of what he should. He is always cold and swaddled in a blanket. His limbs are stick-thin. But Usheto is not the typical face … Continue reading →

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Smog and Acid Rain

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Particularly for large metropolitan cities, smog and poor air quality is a pressing environmental problem. Smog primarily consists of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds chemically interacting with heat from sunlight forming ground level ozone. Smog is that familiar … Continue reading →

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