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In the vast realm of technological progress, few innovations have captivated our collective imagination and transformed the way we perceive our world as profoundly as high-resolution satellites. These remarkable spacecrafts, bristling with cutting-edge imaging sensors, have elevated the art of Earth observation to unprecedented levels of precision and detail. High-resolution satellites are our window to… Continue reading Unlocking the World’s Secrets: High-Resolution Satellites and Their Transformative Power

No discussion about earth observation and Remote Sensing is complete without a mention of Landsat satellites. The Landsat program is the longest running endeavor for acquisition of satellite imagery of Earth. On July 23, 1972 the Earth Resources Technology Satellite , eventually renamed to Landsat, was launched. The most recent, Landsat 7 with ETM+ on… Continue reading Landsat 8 to continue the legacy

Airbus Defence and Space 2017 announces the Summer Sale Campaign, which provides 50% discount off the regular "TerraSAR-X and WorldDEM™ International Price-list.  The offer is applicable for months of July and August 2017. Conditions: Only valid for orders placed between 1st July 00:00 UTC and 31st August 23:59 UTC. Time stamp of the incoming order… Continue reading WorldDEM™ & TerraSAR-X Summer Sale (50% off)

“Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future.” Hippocrates.  As a provider and user of an advance technology of modern day we are proud to be a part of past, present and future of medical science. Technology That Is Touching Lives You must heard this line at some point of time in your life… Continue reading Medical Science and Geospatial Technology

“Epidemics on the other side of the world are a threat to us all. No epidemic is just local – Peter Piot”   Introduction   An epidemic is a disease that spreads rapidly among many people in a community at the same time. A pandemic is an outbreak of global proportions. It happens when a… Continue reading GIS and Remote Sensing: A Cutting Edge technology for Epidemiology

Introduction Disaster mapping is the drawing of areas that have been through excessive natural or man-made troubles to the normal environment where there is a loss of life, property, and national infrastructures. Remote sensing has a deep-rooted application in disaster mapping and management. Various disasters like earthquakes, landslides, floods, fires, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and cyclones… Continue reading Disaster Management using Geospatial Technology

Tourism has been one of the fastest-growing industries on the globe. Tourism is also a significant social feature of contemporary society, with substantial economic, social, and environmental consequences. This is a well-accepted fact that tourism-related initiatives always play a vital role in the economy of any state or nation, and have internal and external connections… Continue reading Empowering Sustainable Tourism Development and Management using GIS

The brand new SPOT 6 was officially declared “good to go” after the  completion of technical commissioning. All  functions and performance are nominal, in some cases even exceeding specifications. SPOT 6 is a new sensor from Astrium capable of providing satellite imagery at 1.5m resolution with a swath width of 60km at nadir. It will… Continue reading SPOT 6 declared “good to go”

Logos is one of the most densely populated cities of Africa, which is endangered by rising sea levels. As the name “logos” suggests the city of the lake, its population lives in floating shanty slums. Lagos consists of a mainland and a series of islands, which make it especially susceptible to rising sea levels.                                                                   … Continue reading Man-made Island is constructed to save Lagos’s economy

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is today. – Chinese proverb"   About 90% of wildfires in the United States are started by humans.   More than 100,000 wildfires clear 4-5 million acres of land in the U.S. every year.   Importance of Forest Ecosystem  … Continue reading Remote Sensing in Wildfire Management