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spring 2009
contents
features
14 Emergency Planning for the DNC
20 Spot Image Ensures Continuity
26 Monitoring Environmental Treaties
33 Climate Sensors
columns
7 Publisher's Letter
8 Secure World Foundation Forum: Space Debris Data Needed
10 Next-Gen Mapping: The Price of a Pixel

Spring 2009 Issue Highlights

Climate sensors are increasingly important as the heat is on for addressing climate change. This article provides an update on the work of climate sensors for this complex global problem. Standards and continuity are still needed.

Spot Image Group has long been a leading provider in satellite imagery; they are entering the high-resolution (sub-meter) market soon with the launch of Pleiades-1 in 2010. This story shares all the news from Spot Image.

Security was high for the Democratic National Convention in Denver last August. All levels of government came together to provide that security, as this article by the Denver Regional Council of Governments and USGS shows.

Earth observations data are used to monitor environmental treaties and agreements worldwide, identifying countries that are not in compliance.

Space debris continues to be an important subject for all satellite operators. Ray Williamson points out in the Secure World Foundation Forum that commercial operators need access to more detailed information about orbital debris.

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