Aerial View Maps - Free Satellite Images News

Free Satellite Images News

GLENTEL Inc. Raises $701,228 for the Canadian Cancer Society Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 4:04PMGLENTEL Inc., a national mobile phone retailer and wireless solutions provider, today announced that it surpassed its goal and raised $701,228 during the first year of a multi-year partnership with the Canadian Cancer Society, British Columbia & Yukon.
Interview: Never Let Me Go director Mark Romanek [Part 1] Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 11:12AMAfter the Telluride Film Festival premiere of his latest film, I had the opportunity to sit down and interview director Mark Romanek for a long-form interview. It was a collaboration between Alex from FirstShowing and myself, which explains how we were able to get so much time with the filmmaker. Mark Romanek is one of the best music video directors to come out of the 1990's. His videos have ...
How 'green' are you? Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:01PMHow 'green' are you?
Stanford land-use expert brings satellite data down to Earth Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:16PMTo better understand what leads to environmental changes on Earth, Stanford's Eric Lambin combines remote satellite data with on-the-ground conversations with local residents.
Flooding leads to evacuations across N. Texas Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:09PMThe remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine caused massive flooding in northern Texas on Wednesday, killing at least one person and submerging much of the city of Arlington under water.
Gainesville minister says burning of Qurans will go forward Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:07PMPressure continues to mount for a preacher who wants to burn copies of the Quran and as the day of the planned burning nears, international attention remains focused on this small church tucked between pastures and subdivisions in the north part of Gainesville.
Six Florida Students Awarded Verizon Foundation Scholarships Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:26AMPaying for college just got easier for six Florida students. They are among 675 students nationwide who received scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year through Verizon's scholarship program for the children and dependents of company employees.
Bell Mobility scores touchdown with exclusive NFL partnership Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:00AMBell and the National Football League today announced an exclusive multi-year relationship to bring NFL regular season and post season live games, including the Super Bowl, NFL Network, RedZone and much more NFL content to Bell Mobility phones across Canada - starting with the first NFL regular season game tomorrow in New Orleans.
Stanford land-use expert brings satellite data down to Earth Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:54AMBy integrating remote satellite imagery with revelations from door-to-door interviews, Stanford University geographer Eric Lambin and his colleagues are exploring the complex conditions that give rise to a broad range of land-use challenges - from the reforestation of Vietnam to the spread of Lyme disease in Belgium.
Land-use expert brings satellite data down to Earth Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:29AMBy integrating remote satellite imagery with revelations from door-to-door interviews, geographers are exploring the complex conditions that give rise to a broad range of land-use challenges -- from the reforestation of Vietnam to the spread of Lyme disease in Belgium.
Sensor networks and the future of forecasting - Data and low-cost sensor networks can spot extreme weather before it ... Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:41AMIdentifying extreme weather patterns can minimize impact when that weather arrives. But to improve long-range forecasts, we'll need to create environmental sensor networks out of phones, satellites and other technology.
Information about Arizonaâs October stars, skies Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:24AMThe beauty of the autumn sky is all around! The cool nights of October, welcome in some great observing sessions.
Explore Space with NASA HD for iPad Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:01PMNASA has just released an iPad version of its official NASA app for iPhone. NASA HD is a free app that lets users view thousands of NASA images, information about current NASA images and videos, as well as live…
News: NASA releases NASA App HD for iPad Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:55AMNASA has released a native iPad version of its free NASA App for the iPhone and iPod touch. NASA App HD provides access to a comprehensive library of news and information from NASA presented more effectively using the larger iPad display, including access to thousands of images from NASA’s various image libraries, on-demand NASA videos, live streaming of NASA TV, current mission information ...
Verizon Wireless Prepared As Hurricane Earl Continues to Threaten East Cost Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:00AMWith Hurricane Earl moving up the East Coast, the Verizon Wireless network stands ready to provide the wireless coverage and service that customers count on when they need it most.
Masternaut Launches Vehicle Tracking App for the Apple iPhone Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:01AMVehicle fleets can now be tracked in real time on an iPhone using an application developed by Masternaut.
Jay-Z Kicks Off Detroit Stadium Shows with Eminem Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:50PMJay-Z opened his four-show Home And Home Tour with Eminem on Thursday night declaring victory -- not over his headlining partner but for his genre.
Ants save trees from elephants Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:05PMAnts defend certain trees from elephant predation so effectively that they are impacting entire savanna ecosystems
Hollywood's uneasy embrace of Apple's 99-cent TV rental offer [Updated] Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:26AMOnly two major Hollywood television studios agreed to allow Apple Inc. to offer 99-cent rentals of TV shows -- a price that the device-maker hopes will spark sales of a new generation of its set-top box. Walt Disney Co's Disney/ABC...
SES ASTRA Takes 3D Initiative Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:14AMLUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG), announced today a new initiative to support the introduction of 3D television in Europe. As part of the initiative, the industry reached a common understanding of the minimum technical specifications for the introduction of 3D television and broadcasting. The initiative is backed by SES ASTRA and major European ...
SES ASTRA Takes 3D Initiative Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:10AMLUXEMBOURG----SES ASTRA, an SES company , announced today a new initiative to support the introduction of 3D television in Europe. As part of the initiative, the industry reached a common understanding of the minimum technical specifications for the introduction of 3D television and broadcasting.
NFL Ticket Prices Rise While Attendance Drops: What Are The Owners Thinking? Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:01AMThanks to rising ticket prices, overall cost, and the quality of NFL broadcasting, the majority of professional football fans will be staying home this season. The USA Today ran front-page news this morning that most Americans no longer have the urge to actually attend games. The average NFL fan has been making that clear for years. Meanwhile, NFL teams (and their profitability) are not ...
Exploiting U.: The Issue of Paying College Players Grows Along With Coaches' Rising Salaries Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:35PMEven as coaches’ salaries and TV broadcast contracts have scaled ever more gilded heights, the decades-old question of whether to pay the athletes themselves has shown little sign of movement. The National Collegiate Athletic Association remains wedded to a 19th-century notion of “amateurism” that even the Olympics has essentially abandoned. But if that ideal ever made sense as a way to shield ...
NASA initiative taking learning to a new frontier Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:24PMMankato East is among the schools helping test a program to bring science-based lessons to the classroom.
NASA Funds Test Flights for Private Experimental Rockets Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:47PMTwo commercial space companies are set to launch experimental rockets on a series of test flights close to the edge of space, supported by new NASA funding.
Fire and Ice: Satellite Burns Up in Earth's Atmosphere to End Polar Mission Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:22PMA NASA satellite that spent seven years studying Earth's polar regions ended its successful mission Monday by plunging back to Earth on purpose to burn up in the atmosphere.
Plan For Car-Free Plaza De Panama Unveiled Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:19PMSAN DIEGO — A preliminary plan to transform Balboa Park’s Plaza de Panama into a pedestrian mall was unveiled Monday. Returning the Plaza to it’s pedestrian-only roots has been part of the park master plan for more than 20 years.
Air Force Devises Backup Plan to Salvage Ailing Satellite Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:00PMWASHINGTON — A propulsion system glitch aboard the U.S. Air Force's first Advanced Extremely High Frequency secure communications satellite has forced the service to devise a new orbit-raising plan utilizing smaller thrusters that will delay the craft's arrival at its operating orbit by six months to seven months, according to a service official.
Booked Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:52PMIf you haven’t already booked some time for this year’s (downtown) Omaha LitFest or if, God forbid, you’ve never participated, by all means grab your calendar and get to markin’.
Antimatter-Hunting Experiment Delivered for Last Space Shuttle Launch Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:45AMAn ambitious experiment to search for antimatter galaxies and elusive dark matter has taken a step closer to its planned launch on NASA's last scheduled space shuttle flight next year.
Compression technique allows internet 3D Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:35AMA new data compression technique could allow 3D movies to be seamlessly transmitted over the internet and via satellite, say its developers. read more
Four short links: 19 August 2010 - Satellite-based Forecasting, Design Book, Submarine Cable Map, Brain Science Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:11PMNew Big Brother: Market-Moving Satellite Images -- using satellite images of Wal-Mart and Target parking lots to predict quarterly returns. (via Hacker News) Form and Code -- beautiful book on the intersection of code, design, architecture, form, and function. One of the authors is Casey Reas who was also one of the people behind Processing. (via RandomEtc on Twitter)...
Mangrove Forest Inventory Shows Steep Declines Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:06PMThe true extent of the world's mangrove forests has been mapped for the first time ever with new satellite data. The picture revealed is an alarming one.
“Add The Alert” Provides Free Global System for Missing Children Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:52AMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arizona company launches missing children alert system with worldwide reach. New app is available without charge. AddTheAlert.com helps law enforcement share information with people who can help.
"Add The Alert" Provides Free Global System for Missing Children Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:35AMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----An Arizona technology firm has created and launched Add The Alert, an app that for the first time creates an instant notification system for missing children with worldwide reach.
Health Events 0819 Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 11:00PMHealthy happenings
Russia’s Bat Population under Threat Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 10:00PMRussia’s bat population, which boasts some 30 species, has been hard hit by the wildfires that swept across the country this summer, and many species may suffer the long-term loss of their habitats, the United Nations warned today. Recent satellite ...
Subaru Introduces New 4-Door Impreza WRX STI for 2011 Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 2:47PMSubaru Canada, Inc. is announcing that for the 2011 model year the WRX STI is being offered in two body styles: 5-door and 4-door. In addition to the new styling, the 2011 WRX STI features significantly revised suspension tuning and lighter 18-inch wheels for even sharper handling.
100+ Upcoming Social Media & Tech Events Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:16PMEvery week, Mashable puts together a calendar of upcoming social media and web events, parties and conferences. Would you like to have your conference or event listed here? If so, please contact us at least one month before your event…
Terra Satellite Sees Intense Fires And Smoke Over Western Russia Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 9:24PMby Holli Riebeek Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2010 Though a plume of smoke still stretched across hundreds of kilometers, conditions in central Russia appeared to be much better on August 12, 2010. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite detected two clusters of intense fires when it acquired a photo-like image.
Ask Rick: High Definition, PC renewals, Shaky-Cam and FreeCell Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 2:27AMOur digital doctor solves your technical troubles
Russian Wildfires Create Towering Dirty Clouds Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 12:15PMSatellite images of the vast plumes of smoke emanating from the peat bog fires currently sweeping across Russia are revealing a worrisome phenomenon: so-called pyrocumulonimbus clouds.
Broncos' Orton continues to shine Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 8:41AMENGLEWOOD - When the Denver Broncos' practice at Invesco Field was over, thousands of fans who had been incessantly chanting Tim Tebow's name pushed toward the railings to beg for his autograph.
NFL Capsules - AFC: Colts seek improved return game Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 5:56AMANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — Brandon James believes he can be a difference maker for the Indianapolis Colts. The rookie free agent from Florida will return punts on Sunday in the preseason opener against San Francisco. It's an area in which James feels the Colts could use a boost.
In the shadows of TEBOWMANIA Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 3:15AMQuarterback Kyle Orton quietly having a strong training camp. CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/MIKE SWEENEY Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton throws a pass during training camp earlier this month in Englewood.
Google Street View offers a glimpse at internet era privacy Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 2:47AMCars equipped with special cameras that can photograph whole streets on the Google Street View stand at the world’s biggest high-tech fair, the CeBIT, in the northern German city of Hanover last March.
Kyle Orton The Clear Leader Of Broncos Offense Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 5:31PMOrton has quietly emerged as the confident leader as Broncos fans go crazy with Tebowmania.
Kyle Orton quietly shines amid Tebowmania Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 5:29PMENGLEWOOD, Colo.
Kyle Orton quietly shines amid Tebowmania Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 5:03PMWhen the Denver Broncos' practice at Invesco Field was over, thousands of fans who had been incessantly chanting Tim Tebow's name pushed toward the railings to beg for his autograph. They clicked photos of the hideous haircut that linebacker Wesley Woodyard had buzzed into his head that afternoon in a rookie ritual, the friar-like images, like everything Tebow, going viral on the Internet.
Community Calendar Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 4:59AMThe Edison-Norwood Times Review welcomes items for our Community Calendar. Items must be received a minimum of two weeks prior to publication, but earlier is better. Items are printed as space allows, and publication is not guaranteed. E-mail items to mbottari@pioneerlocal.com; fax to (847) 486-7495; or mail to: Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026.