Category Archives: Remote Sensing 101

India gears up to use RS in managing water resources

With a view to evolve fresh strategies for making timely use of high resolution indigenous remote sensing satellite data in the development and management of country’s water resources the Ministry of Water Resources is now gearing up for optimal utilization … Continue reading

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Inertial navigation system

An Inertial Navigation System (INS) is a navigation aid that uses a computer and motion sensors (accelerometers) to continuously calculate via dead reckoning the position, orientation, and velocity (direction and speed of movement) of a moving object without the need … Continue reading

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Satellite imagery to track illegal constructions in Panaji,India

Satellite imagery to monitor illegal constructions, authoritative translation of colonial-era Portuguese laws into English and stricter implementation of the doctrine of separation of powers are some of the recommendations made by the Goa law commission.Speaking to reporters in Panaji, the … Continue reading

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China launches Yaogan VI

TAIYUAN, CHINA — China launched the sixth remote-sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north Shanxi Province on 22nd of April. The satellite, ‘Yaogan VI,’ was successfully launched into the space on a Long March 2C carrier rocket … Continue reading

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