Category Archives: Satellites

Belarusian Satellite in Profit

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

New space program envisages further development of the remote sensing system.Sometimes it is money invested for future and sometimes gives instant profits. As the new Belarusian satellite is a profit making venture. The  contracts the Belarusian companies have taken after … Continue reading →

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Satellite Mapping of Buildings to Augment Land Records in Delhi,India

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

 Delhi Development Authority (DDA) of capital of India has embarked on a project to prepare digital maps of all its land.The land of  DDA is spread over an area of more than 70,000 acres . Delhi has changed drastically in … Continue reading →

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Aqua of NASA Sees Punjab on Fire

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Stubble burning in lakhs of agricultural fields by farmers of the Indian state of Punjab has finally caught the eye of NASA. The Aqua satellite of NASA has sent images of the state’s agri farms in which entire Punjab appears … Continue reading →

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Synthetic Aperture Radar Using ‘Inflation’ Monitoring could Predict Volcanic Eruptions

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

The world’s deadliest and largest volcanic eruptions happen in Indonesia. Future eruptions in this jungle-filled region could be better predicted by using satellite radar to detect swelling magma near the summit of those volcanoes, a new study suggests. To search … Continue reading →

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