April 4, 2016
VANCOUVER, April 4, 2016— UrtheCast Corp. (TSX:UR) ("UrtheCast" or the "Company") today announced the establishment of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). In June 2015, UrtheCast announced its plans to build, launch and operate the world's first fully-integrated, multispectral optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) commercial constellation of Earth
September 11, 2015
The agreement envisions cooperation in the field of Earth Observation through the Italian “COSMO-SkyMed” radar satellite constellation. Post-doctoral scholarships for Italian researchers will also be available in the United States. Washington, September 9, 2015– The Italian Space Agency and NASA signed an important agreement today on elaboration and analysis of Earth Observation data. NASA will
July 15, 2015
On 9-10 July 2015, at the Portuguese Navy Base of Alfeite (Almada) in Lisbon, 24 Project Partners from 9 countries demonstrated the ICARUS (Integrated Components for Assisted Rescue and Unmanned Search Operations) system, as final step of the ICARUS European project (http://www.fp7-icarus.eu/) funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and
June 19, 2015
VANCOUVER, June 19, 2015—UrtheCast Corp. announced plans to build, launch and operate the world’s first fully-integrated, multispectral optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) commercial constellation of Earth Observation satellites (the “Constellation”), to be deployed over multiple launches expected in 2019 and 2020. The Constellation is expected to comprise a minimum of 16 satellites (8 optical
June 16, 2015
Japanese scientists used phased-array type L-band SAR (PALSAR) high-resolution multi-polarization low-noise sensors aboard the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) to generate maps of changing global forest cover for 2007-2010.
June 16, 2015
At the 2015 Paris Air Show, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) presented its Tandem-L concept, which builds on the success of the twin synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites Tandem-X, with twin L-band radar satellites tuned to image Earth’s surface to help understand dynamic processes.
June 16, 2015
This interferogram was created by combining two Sentinel-1A radar scenes from March 2 and March 14, 2015, over the Danube Delta in Romania, which covers more than 4,000 square kilometers and plays important roles in water supply and biodiversity.
May 19, 2015
NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) are teaming up to build and launch a dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite to observe natural processes and hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and landslides.
May 19, 2015
NASA scientists recently completed a study regarding the remaining section of Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice Shelf. The shelf partially collapsed in 2002, and the remaining portion has weakened and is likely to disintegrate completely by 2020.
May 13, 2015
Lanham, Md., May13, 2015—McMurdo, the world’s most trusted name in emergency readiness and response, today announced that it has opened the world’s first Emergency Readiness and Response Experience Center at its Washington, D.C. location. The state-of-the-art center will showcase the latest innovations and technology developments for search and rescue (SAR) in an immersive experience with
April 2021
