Brazil and China shall launch the fourth China Brazil Environmental Remote Sensing (CBERS) satellite in 2011. At the initial phase (1988-2003), two satellites, CBERS-1 and CBERS-2, were sent into space. China was responsible for 70 percent of the first series of satellites. The construction of CBERS-3 and 4 will be shared equally.
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Ukraine to form groups of remote Earth-sensing satellites consisting of 11 spacecraft in orbit by 2030, according to National Space Agency of Ukraine. The groups will consist of space vehicles with optical sensors and space vehicles with radio frequency sensors. Ukraine is preparing a launch of Sich-2 earth observation satellite to orbit this year.

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The Ministry of Environment & Forests, India has approved National Forestry Information Network and IT for fire monitoring under an action plan to enhance forestry science. The National Forestry Information Network would be established using remote sensing, GIS and MIS. All land based forestry interventions will be geo-mapped and monitored on a time scale, and …

The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) has called for the systematic monitoring of glaciers by satellites in support of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. In 2007, ESA started the GlobGlacier project as a major effort to develop and apply existing methodologies to monitor glaciers and contribute to a global glacier inventory using satellite …

A new online system that maps a rich trove of environmental data of southern U.S. forests onto satellite images from the past 35 years was launched today by the World Resources Institute (WRI).
The system, located at SeeSouthernForests.org, highlights risks to these forests such as pest and pathogen outbreaks, active wildfires, potential climate change impacts, and …

Applanix introduced the latest LANDMark™ Marine mobile mapping solution. LANDMark Marine enables the creation of seamless models of near shore environments by providing a highly accurate georeferenced point cloud which integrates with equivalent multibeam sonar data.
“This is a significant advance for Applanix and our marine customers,” said Peter Stewart, Product Manager of Marine Systems for …

China has launched Yaogan IX, remote-sensing satellite from the Jiuquan satellite launch centre in north-western Gansu Province. Yaogan IX is believed to be the first generation of naval surveillance satellite, whose purpose and performance are similar to the US white cloud system. Yaogan IX may be used for geolocation of U.S. Carrier Fleet and …

Aerodata International Surveys announced that is has successfully completed the NL2009 10cm project covering the entire territory of the Netherlands (over 40.000 sq km). During 2009 nearly 100.000 images were acquired and processed to a seamless orthophoto mosaic of 10cm.
A specific achievement was the successful capture of this imagery in the Schiphol TMA (zone around …

The Minister of Mines & Development of North Eastern Region, India Shri B.K. Handique reviewed the action taken on measures to curb illegal mining in the country. He lauded the joint initiative of the Indian Bureau of Mines and ISRO in their efforts in using satellite imagery for identifying illegal mining especially in Orissa and …

RapidEye announced that they have successfully completed a contract to image 7.8 Million km² of the country of China ahead of schedule. The contract between RapidEye and the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) for the People’s Republic of China, was coordinated through their Chinese distributor Beijing Earth Observation (BEO).
“What the Ministry wanted was an …