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A key scientific centre for earth observation that would develop geometrics technologies, which are increasingly important in the country's development, will be established soon announced scientists at Chinese Academy of Sciences. “Geomatics technologies have been widely applied in several areas of China's development, such as energy and resources, environment, oceanic and weather observation and city planning,” said Jiang Mianheng, Vice-President of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
"Our goal is to build an internationally-renowned research centre on earth observation and digital earth technologies and to meet key needs of China's development," the centre’s director Guo Huadong said. The centre will include a receiving station for earth-observation data, which, upon completion, will be able to receive 70 percent of the satellite data of the Asian continent.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s real time scientific air quality information is now available on Google Earth. The information tool accesses the AIRNow database hourly so that the Air Quality Index displays the most current air quality conditions. Public health officials, media outlets and the general public can now view timely air quality information, by city, on Google Earth.
Everyone, particularly asthmatics, children, and other sensitive populations who depend on accurate pollutant information to make decisions about their activity levels, can benefit from using the tool to get information on a daily and hourly basis. For example, a mother of an asthmatic child can check the current AQI to decide if her child should go outdoors to play soccer. Health care providers can urge sensitive patients and the public to consider the AQI in planning outdoor activities. Media outlets can also show pollutant readings on Google Earth.
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