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30th March 2009 Vol 5 Issue 12 |
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| Editorial |
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the real cost...
Dependence on anyone, for satellite data even if you are able and willing to pay
for it is fraught with risk. Reliability and on time delivery are just some of the
issues. The advantage of having your own bird up and flying early is evident from
all the agricultural and biomass modelling done by NASA for the last 38 years.
The edge that local FMCG producers have in 'futures trading' due to ready, easy and many a times confidential access to global crop produce estimations is reflected on their stock market tickers. The value of information is then all the more obvious.
The rather low cost Malaysia's RazakSat hardly compensates the real loss due to inordinate delay in launch and final commissioning of the satellite. The rather unique orbit of RazakSat will considerably increase the temporal resolution of data gathered over all equatorial countries. I look forward to April 21...
 Dr.
Hrishikesh Samant
hrishikesh@gisdevelopment.net |
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| Image of the Week |
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Image of the weak? - whats under the nose cone... |
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Top Stories
GNSS as a passive radar system that can be used as an alternative to radar altimetry and for ground feature characterization. Of interest is also the possibility to use GNSS signals for object detection...
The ISRO asserted that the Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT), expected to be launched next month by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota spaceport , is not an Israeli one...
All ENCs are encrypted so they cannot be copied and each of the ENC of the 241 made by India, are updated every 15 days, are sold at USD 17 each bringing in valuable money into the kitty...
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| New Products, Launches and Releases |
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| Blog Buster |
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Place versus location
What’s the difference between place and location?
Geo spatial data and its effects on you
Geospatial information is combining with the internet at a furious pace
Earth is Beautiful
NASA Earth Observatory, opens up the opportunity for us to witness the beauty of Earth. The website contains many high quality imagery from many different satellites with detailed descriptions and articles... |
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| Global Headlines |
| Pit Stop |
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Auto Desk and ESRI products customisation
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Nagpur, India- city maps
Digitised city maps, property cards, sanads of Nagpur city are required.
Contact: K. Athalye
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