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Idea of Flying Earth Climate Observation Sensors on Iridium NEXT Gains Universal Approval, Focus Moves to Funding

Bethesda, Md., January 30 - Iridium(R) Satellite and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Secretariat are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a meeting at the Royal Society in London on January 22, 2008. The meeting, "Exploiting the New Earth Observation Paradigm," organized by Trident Sensors Ltd., was a follow-up to the GEO IV Plenary and Ministerial Summit in Cape Town last November... Download full text

GEO and ITU join forces on Earth observation satellites, emergencies and capacity building

Geneva, 10 December 2007 - The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation on remote sensing of the Earth, particularly in the field of disaster preparedness and response... Download full text

Brazil and China join forces to distribute satellite imagery to Africa at zero cost

Cape Town, 28 November 2007 – The China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite Programme (CBERS) is launching a new Earth observation service that will provide state-of-the-art images of the planet to end-users throughout Africa – free of charge... Download full text