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Start of Operations Phase For ALOS And Data Provision To The Public
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 26, 2006 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency completed the initial functional verification phase and initial calibration and verification phase of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite "Daichi" (ALOS) and will move on to the operations phase tomorrow. The "Daichi" was launched on January 24, 2006, (Japan Standard Time, JST) from the Tanegashima Space Center. Along with the start of the mission operation, observation data (called "ALOS data") from the "Daichi" will become available to the public. In Japan, you can receive data from two Japanese organizations, the Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC) and the Earth Remote Sensing Data Analysis Center (ERSDAC) (1), and some overseas local organizations designated by ALOS node agencies (2) as they are ready to provide data. Some fees are required to receive the data. JAXA also started providing data to the Sentinel Asia, which JAXA and other related organizations are currently establishing as a disaster management support system in the Asia-Pacific region. (1) The ERSDAC provides only PALSAR data. (2) The system to process and provide data in each region by dividing the world into four areas. Related Links Earth Observation Research Center Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) Sentinel Asia All about the technology of space and more Making money out of watching earth from space today
Afghanistan Opium Cultivation Monitored By International DMC Constellation
Guildford, UK (SPX) Oct 24, 2006After extensive trials in 2005, DMC International Imaging Ltd. (DMCii) won a contract from the UK Government to supply high-resolution satellite coverage of the whole of Afghanistan to support the surveying of opium crops. The Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) coordinated by DMCii includes the UK's own satellite, as well as four satellites built at the Surrey Space Centre for other DMC member nations; Algeria, China, Nigeria and Turkey. |
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