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The Centre for EO Instrumentation, in conjunction with RSPSoc & the EO Technology Cluster, will be holding a workshop at the University of Nottingham that will explore the ‘Challenges for EO Instrumentation for UAVs and CubeSats’. The Challenge Workshop will explore the technology and instrumentation challenges for Earth Observation from Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UAVS). There [...]

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Convergence in a digital landscape The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £1.8m in feasibility projects that address the converged nature of the digital landscape. The programme will be delivered in three parts during 2012. The TSB is seeking projects that focus on convergence in hyper-local media models, content origination tools, and analytical [...]

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Remote sensing solutions provider DMC International Imaging Ltd (DMCii) has signed a contract with Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) to deliver near real-time satellite imagery to monitor forest clearing in the Amazon rainforest and target illegal logging as it happens. INPE is leading the world in the use of satellite imagery to monitor [...]

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Beth Greenaway has started work with the UK Space Agency and will be leading work to develop the public sector uptake of Earth Observation Services. In doing this she will build strong relationships with public sector partners, with service providers from industry and elsewhere, and with organisations such as ISIC. She will also ensure that [...]

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LizardTech is releasing version 8.5 of its software development kit (SDK), adding support for per-band decoding. This means that decode and viewing performance is improved for multi- and hyperspectral imagery, with LizardTech’s partners and customers now having the ability to decode only the bands that they need. LizardTech representatives are available in booth 227 of [...]

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Across Europe, people are collaborating in sharing Geospatial information. As a result, several significant standards have emerged from leading maritime organisations to help stakeholders meet the challenges and tap the opportunities of greater information sharing: IHO have developed S100 as the core standard for all Marine data This is being extended to cover Next generation [...]

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The International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC) is thrilled to host the International Space Applications Challenge at their site in Harwell, Oxford. This NASA derived two-day technology development event will enable people from around the world to work together to solve challenges relevant to both space exploration and social needs. The event starts at 9.00am on [...]

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The Technology Strategy Board has recently announced a challenge led competition for the water sector for which it has ring fenced at least £0.5m for satellite data derived solutions. Full details of the competition can be found on the TSB website (http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/water-security.ashx) but in brief the key points are: Challenge To save 100 Mega litres [...]

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ITT Corporation has spun off its three business units into three standalone, publicly traded companies. ITT Defense & Information Solutions became Exelis, Inc. when this change officially took place on October 31 of this past year. As a part of the change, ITT Visual Information Solutions became Exelis Visual Information Solutions (VIS). With this new [...]

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The Earth Observation Technology Cluster has announced a call for papers for a special issue of Remote Sensing: Innovative Sensor Systems For Advanced Land Surface Studies. The Earth Observation Technology Cluster is an initiative to promote development and communication in this field. The observation or measurement of some property of the land surface is central [...]

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