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April 2000
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RSI to distribute CARTERRA products
KFA-1000 images now supplied by Sovinformputnik
Satellite to study Magnetosphere
RSI signs MoU with BERNAS
RSI to distribute CARTERRA products
Space Imaging has appointed Remote Sensing Instruments (RSI), India, as the authorised distributor for CARTERRA products which include data products from state-of-the-art satellites like IKONOS (1m PAN, 4m Multispectral) and Landsat. Remote Sensing Instruments is a total solution provider in the fields of Remote Sensing, GIS, Photogrammetry, Ground Surveys and GPS surveys. For more information , contact Remote Sensing Instruments, T. Sesha Rao,
rsi@pol.net.in.
KFA-1000 images now supplied by Sovinformsputnik
Sovinformsputnik has started distributing KFA-1000 images acquired during the latest mission of "Resurs-F1M" Russian Spacecraft, which took place from September 28 to October 20, 1999. The KFA-1000 camera provides the acquisition of coloured (spectrozonal) space photo images with the spatial resolution of 5m. The images are delivered within 2-3 weeks from the date of the placement of the concrete order. The detailed information about the characteristics of these images is available on the webpage: www.sovinformsputnik.com For any further query, contact:
common@sovinformsputnik.com
or common@iasis.msk.su
Satellite to study Magnetosphere
A $154 million NASA satellite, successfully rocketed
into orbit on March 25, will study the interplay of the solar wind with the
earth’s magnetic field. A Boeing Delta II rocket boosted the Image satellite
into the orbit. The spacecraft is equipped with six instruments that can image
structures of plasma or charged particles as they glow in light not visible to
the human eye. For the next 40 days the probe will deploy and test its
instruments, including four 246 metres wire antennas that will make Image the
longest artificial object in space and give it the appearance of a celestial
weed cutter as it spins on its axis. Image’s launch comes as the sun’s energy
outbursts are reaching the peak of an 11-year cycle. Scientists hope that
Image’s data will not only give a clearer picture but also help them better
predict the effects of solar storms. To get the big picture of the
magnetosphere, Image’s highly elliptical orbit ranges in altitude from 1,030
kilometres to more than 45,050 kilometres. Other satellites have only taken
snapshots of the region that they happened to be flying through.
RSI signs MoU with BERNAS
RADARSAT International ("RSI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MacDonald Dettwiler, has announced a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") with Malaysia-based Padiberas Nasional Berhad ("BERNAS") to participate in a commercial study on the feasibility of using satellite imagery for global rice production monitoring. Under the terms of the MoU, the two parties will work towards developing a commercial intelligence system enabling effective planning of rice market strategies as well as greater precision by grain commodity traders in rationalising international rice output and prices.
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