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Bangalore’s water management adopts GIS

Bangalore will need at least 2,550 MLD of water by 2040. Even if all the sources of drinking water are exploited, only 1,500 MLD of water will be available for the city. So, BWSSB (Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board) … Continue reading

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Chavez seeks to rename Venezuela’s Angel Falls

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has called for the world’s highest waterfall, Angel Falls, to be given back its indigenous name. The falls, which drop nearly 1km (0.6 miles) from a flat-topped mountain in the south of Venezuela, are currently named … Continue reading

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Kashmir University gets membership of Sentinel Asia System

Kashmir University (KU) has been granted membership of the Sentinel Asia System (SAS) for operating the space based technology and Web-GIS technology for disaster management in the Himalayan region.After Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Kashmir University is the second organisation … Continue reading

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WorldView-2 launched

Ball Aerospace built WorldView-2 was launched at 18:51 GMT on October 8, 2009. DigitalGlobe partnered with Boeing commercial launch services to deliver WorldView-2 into a sun-synchronous orbit. WorldView-2 is the latest high-resolution, remote-sensing satellite; launched on a Boeing Delta II … Continue reading

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