Monthly Archives: August 2009

ISRO to launch satellites for US

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

BENGALURU: India will be able to launch smaller satellites for United States into space by indigenously developed rockets at one third of the cost charged by American firms. This is one of the significant feature of the space agreement signed … Continue reading →

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Brunei launched New Geocentric Datum

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

In Bunei the Survey Department under the Ministry of Development launched its Brunei Darussalam Geocentric Datum (GDBD 2009). Through the project, the department will gain the advantage of mapping GDBD coordinates that are immediately compatible with global coordinates obtained from … Continue reading →

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Space radar techniques for land mapping

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Entrepreneurs at ESA’s Business Incubation centre in the Netherlands have used radar technology from the agency’s Envisat remote-sensing satellite to develop a compact, high-resolution radar that can monitor land and buildings from small aircraft. The radar can monitor structures such … Continue reading →

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Energy efficiency could save U.S. $600 billion -McKinsey

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

According to renowned business consultants McKinsey,  United States could save about $600 billion in energy costs by 2020 if it hiked annual efficiency spending about five-fold, business consultants McKinsey and Co said in The United States could save about $600 … Continue reading →

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