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USA: New strategy for civil earth observation

Nighttime photograph of the eastern coast of the United States seen from ISS.

On 19 April 2013, the US government's National Science and Technology Council released a National Strategy for Civil Earth Observations—a framework for increasing the efficiency and effective

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Mon, 22/04/2013 - 09:31
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NASA/NOAA: Next Generation Weather Satellite will provide earlier Warnings

NASA and NOAA are working on a new satellite system which will be launched in late 2015 for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R).

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Mon, 04/03/2013 - 11:38
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Next Generation Weather Satellite Could Offer Earlier Warnings
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New Instrument on ISS to provide Imagery to Developing Nations

In January 2013, a new Earth-observing instrument was installed on the International Space Station (ISS): ISERV Pathfinder.

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Mon, 04/03/2013 - 10:33
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NASA
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How Geodesign can help Recovery and Disaster Risk Management after Hurricane Sandy

After hurricane Sandy hit New York and New Jersey in late October 2012, recovery and reconstruction have been underway.

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Tue, 29/01/2013 - 12:43
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Larry Greenemeyer - Scientific American
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GPS: Improving performance with small satellite approach

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has selected Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (SST-US) to investigate cost reduction and augmentation of the current Global Positioning System (GPS) const

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Wed, 23/01/2013 - 08:16
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The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
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GOES-13 returned to operations

The GOES-13 spacecraft returned to full operations on Thursday, October 18, 2012. The satellite had been taken out of service due to technical problems in late September.

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Fri, 19/10/2012 - 10:45
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Satnews Daily
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NASA captures storm Leslie and hurricane Michael

Satellite images from two NASA satellites were combined to create a full picture of Tropical Storm Leslie and Hurricane Michael spinning in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Tue, 11/09/2012 - 15:35
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NASA
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FEMA provides online course catalogue on emergency management

The U.S.

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Mon, 03/09/2012 - 10:41
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FEMA
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Google sponsors CrisisMappers Fellowships 2012

Every year, the CrisisMappers Fellowship Program supports a number of individuals to participate in the annual conference of the CrisisMappers Network.

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Fri, 31/08/2012 - 09:39
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Crisis Mappers
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NASA celebrates 40 years of Earth Observation

NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will hold a news conference at 11 a.m.

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Wed, 18/07/2012 - 12:21
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