Category Archives: Remote Sensing 101

GPS transponders to assist fishermen in distress at sea in Ahmedabad, India

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

To assist the fishermen in distress when at sea, the Indian Coast Guard along with the Space Application Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Ahmedabad and VXL Technologies Ltd, Faridabad, have jointly developed a low-cost GPS (Global Positioning … Continue reading →

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World’s Biggest Atlas

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Copies of the largest world atlas ever produced have gone on sale at an earth-shattering price of £2,000 each. Dubbed “the ultimate book about our world”, the luxurious, limited edition Earth is hand-bound in leather with gilded edges and silver-plated … Continue reading →

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India’s Moon Mission Chandrayan on Track

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Come November 8, India’s space programme could have its first ever date with the moon. Five years after the Government cleared the project, ISRO announced on Thursday that it is all set to launch the country’s first unmanned mission to … Continue reading →

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Kalam Says ‘Big Bang Experiment’ Spells No Trouble

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Indian space programme architect and former president, Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam said on Wednesday that the “Big Bang experiment” is an important contribution to physics and dispelled all fears surrounding it. Scientists have embarked on the world’s biggest ever experiment in … Continue reading →