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February 07, 2013

Avoiding a cartography catastrophe
Knoxville TN (SPX) Feb 07, 2013
Since the mid-nineteenth century, maps have helped elucidate the deadly mysteries of diseases like cholera and yellow fever. Yet today's global mapping of infectious diseases is considerably unreliable and may do little to inform the control of potential outbreaks, according to a new systematic mapping review of all clinically important infectious diseases known to humans. Of the 355 infectious diseases assessed in the review, 174 showed a strong rationale for mapping and less than 5 percent of th ... read more

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DigitalGlobe and GeoEye Complete Combination DigitalGlobe and GeoEye have completed their merger, creating a global leader in earth imagery and geospatial analysis. The combined company will trade on the NYSE stock exchange as DigitalGlobe und ... more		Trimble Introduces High-Accuracy Correction Service For Agriculture Trimble has introduced a new high-accuracy correction service available to the agriculture market. The Trimble RangePoint RTX correction service is an introductory, cost-effective correction service ... more		MediaTek Announces World's First 5-in-1 Multi-GNSS Receiver MediaTek has announced the availability of its MT3332/MT3333, the world's first 5-in-1 multi-GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver SoC solutions that support the Beidou Satellite Naviga ... more
				Minnesota cancels moose season Minnesota's moose population has plummeted by half since 2010, prompting state officials Wednesday to announce the cancellation of this year's hunting season. ... more		NASA to Launch Ocean Wind Monitor to ISS In a clever reuse of hardware originally built to test parts of NASA's QuikScat satellite, the agency will launch the ISS-RapidScat instrument to the International Space Station in 2014 to measure o ... more

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US Army SMDC Funds Andrews Space To Build Kestrel Eye 2 Earth Imaging Nanosat Andrews Space (Andrews) has announced that they have been funded by the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command to design and deliver a Kestrel Eye Block 2 Earth imaging spacecraft as part of the ... more		Google Maps makes Grand Canyon virtual trek Google Maps opened a virtual path to the wonders of the Grand Canyon on Thursday by adding panoramic images gathered by hikers with Android-powered camera systems strapped to their backs. ... more		Russia's missile shipment will embolden Syria: US Japan PM vows to seek talks with N. Korea over kidnapping France wants 'decisive sanctions' against Iran N. Korea test-fires another short-range missile Air strikes, dozens dead in Nigeria assault on Islamists Japan PM says shrine visits 'natural' Iraq Slaughter Intensifies; Gunmen mass at Iraq security command HQ		Fleet Managers Able to Track Drivers' Hours with Vehicle Tracking Systems Businesses in the United States are increasingly becoming more and more bonded by the the responsibility of having to keep records and reporting requirements, especially with regard to the number of ... more
				Remote Sensing Solution Takes Wing Aboard Ultralight Aircraft Using the Headwall Photonics Micro-Hyperspec VNIR sensor, Headwall's integration partner Alava Ingenieros (Madrid, Spain) will provide the worldwide scientific community with a completely integrated ... more		African vultures at risk from poisoning African vultures fly long distances and prefer to feed outside of national parks, putting themselves at risk of poisoning from carrion in agricultural areas, a new study has found. ... more

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New tools enable high-res observations from anywhere with internet access A paper published in the February issue of Computers and Geosciences, describes a case study in which an earth-observing satellite tool, the Tool for High-Resolution Observation Review (THOR), using ... more		Galileo's search and rescue system passes first space test The first switch-on of a Galileo search and rescue package shows it to be working well. Its activation begins a major expansion of the space-based Cospas-Sarsat network, which brings help to air and ... more		New Stanford Nanoscavengers Could Usher In Next Generation Water Purification Innovation in spectroscopy could improve greenhouse gas detection Study provides insight into nesting behavior of dinosaurs UC Santa Barbara scientist studies methane levels in cross-continent drive Safer, more environmentally friendly flame retardant with first-of-its-kind dual effects Keeping fruit, vegetables and cut flowers fresh longer Using earthquake sensors to track endangered whales		Internet age navigation drives economies: studies Fresh from unveiling detailed online maps of North Korea, Google on Wednesday touted studies showing that Internet Age navigation tools boost the economic engines of nations. ... more
				Raytheon, US Navy demonstrate new dual targeting capability for JSOW C-1 The U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated the dual targeting capability of Raytheon's Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1. Two recent tests during the program's integrated test phase prove the weapon can ... more		Just Add Water: How Scientists Are Using Silicon to Produce Hydrogen on Demand Super-small particles of silicon react with water to produce hydrogen almost instantaneously, according to University at Buffalo researchers. In a series of experiments, the scientists created spher ... more

Chocolate not yet China's cup of tea

Minnesota cancels moose season

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Rutgers Physics Professors Find New Order in Quantum Electronic Material

3D microchip created

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Twenty NASA Balloons Studying the Radiation Belts

Embraer draws more partners to KC-390 jet

F-16s for Egypt stirs anger in Congress

Japan's Suzuki sees April-December net profit rise 19%

GM says China monthly sales set record in January

Toyota quadruples April-December profit, ups forecast

	Solar eruption heading toward Earth A coronal mass ejection from the sun is headed toward the Earth after erupting Wednesday morning and should arrive here in one to three days, NASA reported. ... more		2013 to be bumper year for space science: ESA European probes this year will return a treasure trove of data from explorations into the Big Bang, water on Mars and climate change, European Space Agency (ESA) chief Jean-Jacques Dordain said on Thursday. ... more		AFRL Selects Surrey Satellite US to Evaluate Small Satellite Approach to GPS The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has selected Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (SST-US) to investigate cost reduction and augmentation of the current GPS constellation through the applicat ... more		RapidEye Commits to Data Continuity; Discusses System Health and Life Span RapidEye has announced a positive update on the health and lifespan of its satellites. In addition, Michael Oxfort has been appointed to lead the development of the company's data continuity strateg ... more

German energy shift faces headwinds

U.S. unveils new draft fracking regulations

Scientists develop 'green' pretreatment of Miscanthus for biofuels

Scientists capture first direct proof of Hofstadter butterfly effect

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The science behind a self-assembled nano-carbon helix

Belgium to re-start two reactors halted since 2012

Pleiades 1B captures its first images using e2v sensors		NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph Mission Satellite Completed		New Sunspots Producing Space Weather		Landsat Senses a Disturbance in the Forest		Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Sustain Ground Station for Global Positioning System
MDA awarded contract to build three radar satellites		Testing time for Proba-V, ESA's global vegetation tracker		FlySafe adds new dimension to safe flying		China promotes Beidou technology on transport vehicles		Raytheon awarded contract for HARM upgrade

Northrop Grumman to Provide Hand Held Precision Targeting Devices to US Army

Raytheon's Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite on the Suomi NPP satellite lauded for "truly new" weather data

NASA Prepares for Launch of Next Earth Observation Satellite

Robots, recycling map route to greener French wine

Ford, Eaton, SunPower and Whirlpool Team Up for Electric Energy Initiative

China Voice: Cold War mentality fuels US satellite export prejudice

Canada Launches Final Stage of RADARSAT Project

Nerve centre at heart of Australian fires

TerraSAR-X image of the month - the coastal cliffs of Christmas Island

China no longer reliant on satellite image imports

Testing Einstein's E=mc2 in Outer Space

High fashion, high tech intersect at CES confab

LEON: the space chip that Europe built

Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System now serving newest mission

Lockheed Martin Delivered Core Structure For First GOES-R Satellite

Scientists Use Marine Robots to Detect Endangered Whales

Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System now serving newest mission

LEON: the space chip that Europe built

Study Will Explore How Solar Storms Affect Earth's Atmosphere

Using data from traffic app to identify high frequency accident locations

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