The following is an excerpt from a presentation by Frank A. Rose, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, in an address to the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, Space Security Conference, Geneva, Switzerland:
The use of communications satellites to transmit health care data across countries and across the globe is only one of the many uses of space on which we rely. Telephone calls, news reports, television broadcasts, and financial transactions are also relayed through satellites. Financial markets, power grids, and wireless, satellite, cable, and broadcast industries all use GPS satellites for precise timing, and ships, planes, automobiles, and individual people use them for navigation. Meteorological satellites provide weather and environmental forecasts, while remote-sensing satellites provide imagery used in agriculture, resource exploration, land use planning, treaty verification, and disaster relief, amongst other things. Clearly the use of space assets and the information we derive from them permeate almost every aspect of our daily lives. The telehealth scenario I have just mentioned is only one example of how important the utilization of space is, and clearly shows that the loss of space systems, even for a short period of time, can have damaging consequences. Extrapolating from this, we must ask ourselves “What will the consequences be if the space environment were to become unusable?”
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by Joe Francica on 04/01 at 11:23 PM |
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Harrisburg University student Steve Cline is using a balloon to capture imagery of a local island. The big issue in using these kits: helium shortage. Maybe it's time for kites!
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A new Kindle book (the authors refer to it as a manual) titled Gaining Competency With GIS: How-to Manual for ArcGIS Desktop Version 10 [Kindle Edition] offers help in gaining competency with ArcGIS. It references the ArcGIS 10 docs and I gather provides step by step instructions for tools and extensions. It claims to be based on the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM) but refers to the that document as "Geotechnical Competency Model" throughout. I wonder if that editing error is in part related to an English class cited in the acknowledgements.
via URISA Digest
Students with the Paragould High School EAST Lab Program [AR] are using their computer knowledge to help Paragould Police monitor sex offenders living in the city limits.
"They are updating our sex offender zoning map," said Captain Greg Trout with PPD.
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The University of Redlands has received a $75,000 grant from the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to develop a Spatial Decision Support (SDS) system that calculates and maps the potential impacts of energy projects on wildlife.
- press release
by Adena Schutzberg on 03/30 at 04:55 AM |
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This is a DigitalGlobe 50cm resolution natural color image of the North Korean launch site at Tongchang-ri taken on March 28. (click for full resolution)
DigitalGlobe imagery taken today can confirm a higher level of activity within the overall facility and significant activity at the launch pad specifically. This activity appears consistent with preparations for a satellite launch. Providing a virtual presence is what DigitalGlobe does best, by rapidly delivering shareable, high-resolution imagery to provide up to date coverage of events on the ground.
Image (c) 2012 DigitalGlobe, Inc.
by Joe Francica on 03/29 at 07:35 AM |
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The new release of Google Maps for Android (for Android 4.0 phones) includes:
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redesigned the Navigation home screen in Android 4.0+ to make it easier to enter a new destination or select from recent and favorite locations by swiping left or right.
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crisper, less cluttered map that is easier to read
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prioritzed transit mode (subway over bus, less walking, etc)
Get the update from Google Play (was Android Marketplace).
- Lat Long Blog
There's also new oblique imagery for many areas in the U.S. and two abroad:
US:
Atlanta, GA; Canyon Lake, TX; Charleston, SC; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Lakeland, FL; Lubbock, TX; Orlando, FL; Port Charlotte, FL; Roanoke, TX; San Luis Obispo, CA; Smyrna, TN; Walker, LA
International:
Adelaide, Australia; Cordoba, Argentina
- Lat Long Blog
by Adena Schutzberg on 03/29 at 05:08 AM |
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FSA is seeking information on how integrated Web solutions can support FSA’s 2012-2016 Strategic Plan and the Obama Administration’s Federal Cloud Computing Strategy, according to a request for information published in FedBizOpps.gov.
The plan is to run a pilot project in 2012 to explore the pros and cons including return on investment and ease of use compared to current solution. Right now FSA hosts its own hardware and maintains its own servers. Responses are due April 18, 2012.
- GCN
by Adena Schutzberg on 03/27 at 04:59 AM |
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