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RS : March 2000
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ERDAS Imagine 8.4 launched
INSAT-3B launched
ERDAS India opens in Hyderabad
Distribution Agreement renewed
IKONOS Imagery now available in commercial marketplace
Endeavours's mapping mission completed
ERDAS IMAGINE 8.4 launched
ERDAS Imagine 8.4 becomes the first geographic imaging software product compatible for Windows 2000 and has been listed as a Compatible Software Application on Microsoft’s Windows 2000 website. ERDAS Imagine 8.4 with its superior speed and accuracy in geographic imaging processes includes the first commercially available expert systems classification tool for geographic applications. Users running the software on Windows NT 4.0 can upgrade to Windows 2000 without the need to re-install ERDAS Imagine. For more information contact ERDAS: Tel. No. +1 404-248-9000 or visit
www.erdas.com
INSAT-3B launched
On March 22, ISRO successfully launched India’s first third generation satellite Insat-3B from Kourou in French Guyana. The satellite has 12 extended C-band transponders with a capacity of 36 MHz and three Ku band transponders with a capacity of 77 MHz. Indian VSAT operators would be able to use equipment meant for the Ku-band which is normally used for VSAT operations throughout the world. It will further enhance the capabilities already built up by India for instant communication, broadcasting and weather forecasting.
ERDAS India opens in Hyderabad
ERDAS Inc. in collaboration with Remote Sensing Instruments (RSI) announced recently the establishment of ERDAS India for business in Hyderabad. ERDAS India was established in direct response to the expanding demand for ERDAS geographic imaging solutions by government organizations and private companies within the well-established remote sensing community. ERDAS India is positioned to meet the growing needs of the Indian Remote Sensing community and will provide streamlined purchasing, delivery and installation processes, as well as locally based training and technical support services. For more information contact: Dr. T. Sesha Rao, Tel: +91-40-3074066 Web:
www.erdas.com
Distribution Agreement renewed
Spot Image, France and Radarsat International Canada have renewed their agreement to distribute synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data from the Canadian Radarsat satellite for a further three years. This new agreement extends the initial zone covered to 25 countries, including new markets in Eastern Europe and Central and Northern Africa. For more enquiry contact Sot Image corporate Communications, Email:
Annie-Marie.Bernard@spotimage.fr
or visit www.spotimage.fr
IKONOS imagery now available in commercial marketplace
Space Imaging announced the availability of the high-resolution imageries for provincial, state and local government agencies. The first customers to this service provided by Space Imaging for local government planning purposes are Representatives from the State of Chihuahua in Mexico. They will use the IKONOS products in a number of business applications including base maps and land registry updates, natural resource inventories, municipal and regional urban development and planning, population monitoring, ecological assessments, transportation mapping and change detection. As a part of its campaign to attract provincial, state and local government customers, Space Imaging is offering promotional pricing that sets a new standard of affordability for customers in this industry. For more details contact: Space Imaging Customer Service Centre at 301-552-0537 or visit
www.pslg.spaceimaging.com
Endeavour's mapping mission completed
The space shuttle Endeavour completed an ambitious 11-day mapping mission that measured the
elevation of nearly every significant feature on the Earth’s surface at least once. The six astronaut crew has done three dimensional mapping of more than 120 million hectares of the planet’s land masses.
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