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Science Purdue University lends satellite idea to Egypt for disaster sensing
Science Purdue University lends satellite idea to Egypt for disaster sensing | Purdue University lends satellite idea to Egypt for disaster sensing |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Thursday, 15 January 2009 | |
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Page 2 of 2 According to the PTO website, “Purdue University has initiated establishment of a world class real-time remote sensing ground station array, capable of receiving synoptic data from multiple panchromatic, multispectral, hyperspectral and radar sensors, at a wide range of spatial resolutions, aboard current and soon-to-be-launched American, European, Canadian, Japanese and Russian satellites.” Featured Whitepaper
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Science DiscussionsThe PTO concentrates of four major applications: (1) homeland security, (2) environmental and ecological, (3) meteorology and climatology, and (4) economic development. Within each major application, according to its website, the PTO does more detailed research into: 1. Homeland Security (a) Food Security - from field, storage, to domestic retail markets and exports (b) Epidemics & Epizootics - monitoring habitats for disease vectors & mapping outbreak spread and containment (c) Monitoring the integrity of power grid and nuclear power plants (d) Vulnerability assessment for structures, facilities and for urban areas (e) Disaster planning, evacuation planning and mitigation strategies for biogenic and anthropogenic incidents (a) Watershed-scale hydrological monitoring (b) Identification of best practices for sustainable natural resource management (c) Precision farming (d) Biodiversity assessment (e) Environmental impact assessment (f) Urban development and sprawl impact (a) Storm system characterization and tracking (b) Climate change vulnerability assessment, mitigation and adaptive response (c) Interaction between atmospheric circulation and ocean circulation, utilizing remote sensing data, visualization and modeling in a high performance computing environment (a) Strategic business site location (b) 3D geological visualization & mineralogical exploration analysis (c) Environmental impact assessment & thermal energy conservation analysis (d) Spin off business development related to high resolution real-time satellite data - commercialization of remote sensing value-added products |
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