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| 06.20.2011 |
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Operators See Need for Emergency Readiness Protocol 
[Satellite News 06-20-11] Issues regarding the readiness of governments and emergency services communications networks in the event of a disruption have received a new level of attention in the wake of recent natural disasters in Japan and Haiti, which in...
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| 06.07.2010 |
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DigitalGlobe Working Overtime to Meet Crisis Event Imagery Demand
[Satellite News 06-07-10] DigitalGlobe Vice President of U.S. Defense Sales Steve Wood recently secured a one-year Crisis Event Service (CES) imagery agreement with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), which was driven by an unusually high...
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| 04.01.2010 |
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Satellite Industry Responds to Haiti Disaster
On Jan. 12, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit 10 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, devastating the western end of Hispaniola and making life even more difficult for the country’s 9 million citizens. Minutes after the quake was reported on 24 hour news...
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| 12.15.2009 |
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Door-to-Door, State-by-State Government Sales Approach Yields Success for Hughes
[Satellite News 12-15-09] In the wake of New Orleans’ near destruction by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, U.S. federal agencies and their communications infrastructures came under public scrutiny. Deficiencies in the communications networks were one of the...
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| 05.28.2009 |
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TSF President says Perceptions Towards Satellite are Changing
[Satellite News 05-28-09] Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) President Jean-François Cazenave believes that perceptions towards satellite technology for disaster management and recovery are changing – a shift which puts greater...
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| 12.15.2008 |
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GMV Study Recommends Increase in GNSS Capacity
[Satellite News 12-15-08] Advancements in satellite positioning services, combined with telecommunications and cartographic services, will greatly benefit civil service fields such as law enforcement and emergency management in Europe, according to a study...
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| 01.15.2008 |
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Satellite Imaging Business Robust, Growing
[Satellite News – 1-15-08] With the announcement that the WorldView-1 imaging satellite has reached full operating capability, DigitalGlobe's capacity has been increased five fold, and the company's biggest problem with its previous satellite has been...
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| 10.24.2007 |
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Com Dev Develops Maritime AIS “De-collider”
[10-24-07 - Satellite News] Com Dev International Ltd. has developed a way to “de-collide” the hundreds or thousands of signals emitted by the maritime Advanced Identification System (AIS), solving the problems traditionally associated with...
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| 09.13.2007 |
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Spacenet's New ECV On The Market
[Satellite Today – 09-13-07] Spacenet Inc. has introduced a new mobile Emergency Communications Vehicle (ECV) for disaster recovery and first-responder organizations, the company announced Sept. 13. The ECV is...
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| 08.02.2007 |
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Restructured NPOESS Program Looking 'Back To Basics'
Northrop Grumman Corp. and three U.S. government agencies have completed a restructuring of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), the organizations announced July 30. As part of the restructuring, Northrop Grumman...
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| 07.17.2007 |
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Niger Reaping Rewards Of Satellite Communications
Along with helping save lives in an emergency, satellite systems also can play an essential role in preventing some crises, according to a study by Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF). A new satellite system is the basis of an improved...
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| 05.21.2007 |
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SPOTLIGHT: French Scientists Tracking Huge Waves From Space Hoping To Minimize Risk To Coastal Populations
French scientists are using images from the European Space Agency's (ESA) Envisat satellite to learn lessons about the origin and movement of waves which reached heights of up to 36 feet before devastating France's Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean May 12...
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| 05.21.2007 |
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Euro GNSS CEO: Getting Galileo Back On Track Will Be Long Process
A pragmatic approach will be needed to make Galileo a success, said Jean-Francois Bou, interim CEO of Euro GNSS -- the Galileo operating company). "In a complex project such as this, it is important to look at the long-term perspective and not be...
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| 04.16.2007 |
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Australian Government Uses Satellite Imagery To Assess Damage Inflicted On Banana Crops By Cyclone Larry
Officers from the department were working with the Australian Banana Growers Council and the University of Queensland to produce a detailed snapshot of banana plantations in the wake of the cyclone, which hit the area in March 2006. "Queensland's climate...
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| 02.01.2007 |
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International Emergency Communications
The satellite industry is recognized as a provider of communication resources for emergency assistance and disaster relief. A brief survey of the international scene shows there is a structure for relief efforts in which satellite resources can play a part...
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| 01.18.2007 |
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Integral Systems To Upgrade GOES Ground System
Integral Systems Inc. has been awarded a contract modification to upgrade several command and control subsystems...
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| 10.23.2006 |
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USGS Using Satellite To Determine How Much Of Louisiana Coast May Be Lost To 2005 Hurricanes
An analysis of land-change data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) found that 217 square miles of Louisiana's coastal lands were transformed to water after hurricanes Katrina and Rita swept across the coastline in August and September 2005, the USGS...
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| 09.18.2006 |
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NGA Puts New Mobile Imagery Unit Through Paces In Response To Hurricane Ernesto
If concern about Hurricane Ernesto proved a bit overblown, a new level of preparedness got rolling in the form of the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) new Domestic Mobile Integrated Geospatial-Intelligence System (DMIGS). Built on a Pierce...
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| 07.10.2006 |
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Satellite Technology Assists In Tsunami Warnings
Iridium is providing satellite data links for a new system of 31 ocean buoys being deployed by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The second-generation Deep-Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (Dart 2) system is being established by the U.S. National...
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| 06.26.2006 |
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NASA Moon, Mars Missions Seen Gaining Funds Despite Fiscal Crunch
The U.S. government will fund NASA missions to the moon, Mars and beyond in coming decades, even though federal finances are constrained by daunting deficits, an industry leader predicted. For multiple reasons, funds will be found to fulfill American dreams...
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