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June 2000
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PCI Geomatics announces support for the Orthorectification of IKONOS imagery in OrthoEngine(r) Version 7.0
Space Imaging's Satellite Images help real estate developers identify, evaluate and select properties
Vexcel's Satellite Ground Station for MODIS becomes operational at South Carolina Site
One metre resolution colour imagery
Satellite helps predict disease outbreaks
New partnership between RSI and IMI
ERDAS and Eurimage provide greater access to IFSAR data
AirPhotoUSA signs deal with Skyline
New satellites under fabrication
One Metre Resolution Colour Imagery
The GeoInformation Group announced the first commercial availability of 1 metre resolution colour imagery from space. The imagery, taken by Space Imaging’s IKONOS satellite is offered by The GeoInformation Group with new generation, image management software and is branded as Countries Revealed. The CR Image Manager empowers the user to compare historical maps and images to see change and enable them to measure and report on that change, create professional image maps complete with text, logo and scale bar and search an create customised gazetteers. Countries Revealed is part of the CRWorld product portfolio, which also includes the leading aerial photographic solutions Cites Revealed and Counties Revealed. www.crworld.co.uk/index.htm
Satellite helps predict disease outbreaks
NASA is providing new insights from space that may help health officials predict outbreaks of deadly waterborne cholera, a bacterial infection of the small intestine that can be fatal to humans. Scientist have learned how to use satellites to track blooms of tiny floating plant and animal plankton that carry cholera bacteria by using satellite data on ocean temperatures, sea height and other climate variables. Satellites not only can measure water temperature and ocean height, but also can measure colours that indicate plankton and chlorophyll over a large sea area. Tracking sea temperatures from ships and by other direct measurements is too expensive to be practical. Similar application of risk analysis developed by NASA using satellite data has also been used in the study of diseases such as malaria, Lyme disease and Rift valley fever.
ERDAS and Eurimage provide greater acess IFSAR data
ERDAS and Eurimage provide greater access to IFSAR data
ERDAS, Inc. and Eurimage have announced that the two companies are working together to provide geospatial data users around the world greater access to interferometric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, through a software and data bundle that combines ERDAS’ IMAGINE IFSAR DEM software with ERS data available from Eurimage. As part of the new agreement, Eurimage is offering a special discount to clients who purchase ERS imagery with the IMAGINE IFSAR DEM module. For more information visit
www.erdas.com
New partnership between RSI and IMI
RADARSAT International, (RSI) has announced that it has solidified a new partnership with Image and Measurement, Inc. (IMI) of Tokyo. RSI and IMI have named this new venture for the Japanese remote sensing market ‘RSI Japan’. RSI and IMI sealed their alliance with a data distribution agreement, which positions RSI Japan to command a leadership role for the radar data market in Japan. Under the terms of this agreement, RSI grants to IMI the exclusive rights to distribute non-NASDA RADARSAT-1 imagery in Japan.
AirPhotoUSA signs deal with Skyline
AirPhotoUSA, LLC and Skyline Software Systems, Inc. have agreed to integrate AirPhotoUSA’s one-meter colour imagery into Skyline’s three-dimensional (3D) mapping technology and market the capability to Skyline’s business partners. Under the terms of the agreement, AirPhotoUSA will make available to Skyline Software Systems its archive of current, seamless, true colour, 1-metre digital aerial photography. Visit www.skylinesoft.com
New satellites under fabrication
India is planning to launch four new satellites in the Insat-3 series soon and two more in the IRS series within 2002. Gsat-1, the first developmental test flight of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) is under development. The configuration of the second developmental flight of GSLV, Gsat has also been worked out. The IRS-p5 (Cartosat) which will carry a solid state recorder for storing payload data is planned for launch during 2001-2002 is now under development. It will carry two panchromatic cameras with 2.5 metres spatial resolution and a swath of 30 km. The cameras are able to provide stereo imaging useful for generation of digital terrain models. The satellite is planned to be placed in a 617 km. polar sun-synchronous orbit that can provide a revisit capability of five days.
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