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New Shuttle Sensor Delivers High-Resolution 3D Images

NASA, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company and Ball Aerospace & Technologies have successfully completed the technology demonstration of a novel docking navigation system.

30 Jul 2010

New TEDS Interface Kit Supports IEEE Compliant Sensors

The Modal Shop has launched a new version of the Transducer Electronic Data Sheet (TEDS) Interface Kit that corresponds with the TEDS sensors over the PC’s USB port.

29 Jul 2010

NASA Climate-Weather Satellite's Final Instruments Successfully Amalgamated

NASA’s officials have announced the incorporation of final five instruments into the NPOESS Preparatory Project

28 Jul 2010

TrailerSeal, a Real-Time Safeguard for the Shipping Industry

Earth Search Communications (Earth Search), a part of the RFID and GPS division of East Coast Diversified Corporation (ECDC) in Atlanta has launched its new product, TrailerSeal which combines hardware like RFID, GPRS and GPS. It is battery operated and can be used repeatedly for tracking remote containers.

16 Jul 2010

QuasarGeo's QMax EM3 Receiver Wins Awards

QuR&D Magazine has announced that, QMax EM3 Ocean-Bottom EM receiver, which was introduced by Quasar Geophysical Technologies, is one of the 100winners of the 48th annual R&D awards.

16 Jul 2010

USGS Funding for Monitoring Changes in Earth’s Crust

Central Washington University, Berkeley-based University of California, San Diego-based University of California, Berkeley and UNAVCO have been awarded $2.7 million by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by way of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s six cooperative agreements.

23 Apr 2010

INOVA - A Joint Venture Between BGP and ION Geophysical Corporation

30 Mar 2010

NASA Funds Professor Dube to Develop Sensor-Based Monitoring System for Martian Storms

Roger Dube, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)’s professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science has received funding from NASA for developing a monitoring system that will predict storms on Earth and Mars warn people of strong approaching storms and protect them.

30 Mar 2010

Self-Organizing Neural Networks for Remote Sensing Aided by Sensors on Satellites

Research work at the School of Computing of the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid has reached a milestone that is close to the development of self-organizing neural networks for use in the remote sensing domain.

24 Mar 2010

S.Sense Wireless Soil-Moisture Sensor Upgrade from Digital Sun

S.Sense functions like a thermostat in the lawn, as sensors continually monitor soil moisture and communicate with the receiver wirelessly and thus take care of proper water supply in lawns which helps them be green and healthy.

18 Mar 2010