September
7 news
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China, the price of the growthThey call it Nitrogen Dioxide and it is one of the consequences of the great industrial expansion in China. The greatest cloud of this polluting chemical compound has been found by the Envisat satellite during the program "Dragon" realized jointly by Chinese and European researchers.
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Geomatics help against Hurricane Katrina damagesThe natural disaster has violently hit New Orleans and a vast area of Louisiana, causing big damages and victims. Geomatics and aerospatial companies are supporting governmental -and non-gov.- organizations with high technology. A public aid that consists in the supply of images, GIS systems and WebGIS.
American Administration
(http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/katrina/)
(http://gos2.geodata.gov/)
ESRI Community
(http://arcweb.esri.com/sc/hurricane_viewer/index.html)
(http://www.gisuser.com/content/view/6785/28/)
ER Mapper products available free of charge
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Getting tan without risks thanks to the satelliteIn Sicily and Tuscany it has been enabled during the summer 2005 a service through the web and SMS that analizes the sun beams and gives customized suggestions on a safe sun exposition based on the characteristics of the own skin.
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MEDPINE 3 - Convention on the Mediterranean pinesBari, 25th-30th September 2005. The Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari organizes the International Scientific
Convention "MEDPINE 3" focused on the protection, conservation, and management of the Mediterranean ecosystem. Read more at: -
Workshop on new ArcGIS 9.1Next 28th september 2005, in Bari, ESRI Italia will organize a one day seminary to introduce the characteristics of ArcGIS
technology, the innovations of ArcGIS 9.1 and a focus on the advantages in using the GeoDatabase model. For further information: