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Dear Clients, Partners, and Colleagues,
Many interesting developments are taking place in the earth observation sector at the moment. Satellites are the infrastructure we rely on for extraction of valuable information about environment, infrastructure, natural resources and more. The steady stream of new satellites with improved specifications opens up opportunities for development of new applications and new information to be generated. An example of this is the Sentinel satellites, which you can read more about in this edition of our newsletter. The Sentinel satellites to be launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) from late 2013 will be a game-changer for the earth observation industry providing
unprecedented access to both radar and optical satellite
imagery in massive volumes.
In the commercial domain two of the largest data providers, DigitalGlobe and GeoEye, will merge to form a giant company with a fleet of the highest resolution satellites available today. At GRAS we are thrilled with this development – having worked closely with both companies for a long time we are convinced that this consolidation will offer better service and faster delivery of new images to end users.
Best regards and happy reading,
Mikael Kamp Sørensen
Managing Director, GRAS
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EO for Management of Water Resources in Africa
A consortium led by GeoVille and GRAS has been selected to carry out an ESA project in the frame of the TIGER initiative. The objective of the 1.5 M EUR TigerNET project is to facilitate the African participation in the rapidly evolving global ‘Earth Observing’ system. The project will provide a Water Observation and Information System for water authorities, technical centres and other stakeholders which will be developed in close collaboration with the African users.
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New partnership with major satellite operators
GRAS has since 2004 been an authorised distributor of commercial satellite imagery. Recently, new agreements have been signed directly with RapidEye and GeoEye, two of the world’s leading satellite image providers. Previously, GRAS has distributed data from the RapidEye and GeoEye satellites through other partners but now GRAS has the advantage of working directly with the satellite operating and support centres.
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Remote sensing services for the Oil & Gas industry
GRAS is increasing the level of activity within the Oil & Gas industry, offering mapping and monitoring services based on earth observation data. Remote sensing is relevant in all stages of the oil & gas lifecycle, including exploration, appraisal, development, production and restoration.
By applying remote sensing analyses knowledge and insight into long term dynamics can be achieved in a cost-effective manner.
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Environmental monitoring - end of an era, soon entering a new
April 8th, 2012 the communication with the ENVISAT satellite was suddenly lost. After more than 10 years in space, unique data from the European satellite was no longer flowing. With the ENVISAT era coming to an end sooner than anticipated our MODIS/VIIRS based mapping systems will prove a valuable bridge into the next European lead era – the launch of the Sentinel satellites. The sentinel system consists of 3 different missions.
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Conference about Best Environmental Practices for the Marine Industry
DHI is hosting a conference themed "Best Environmental Practices for the Marine Industry" on 24-25 September 2012 in Singapore. GRAS is chairing a dedicated remote sensing session where applications of earth observation data relevant to the wider maritime industry are presented. Applications include operational satellite observations for EIA’s, estimation of metocean conditions from satellites and mapping of bathymetry.
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Suspended Sediments - baseline mapping and operationel monitoring
With Earth Observation satellites it is possible to map large areas instantaneously and systematically, enabling the user to monitor the dynamics of ocean parameters such as sea surface temperature, chlorophyll-a or suspended sediment concentrations. Remote sensing is a very cost-effective method for ocean and coastal monitoring and the information can both be used to extract baseline information as for near real time monitoring.
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