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Recent Disaster Images Captured |
 Over the past few months Astrium GEO-Information Services has aided in the response efforts for several natural disasters, including the Wallow Fire in Arizona, the tornado in Massachusetts, and the volcano eruption in Chile.
View the dramatic images on the Recent Disasters page of our website.
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TerraSAR-X Based Oilfield Monitoring |
Case Study: Reliable Monitoring of Oil Production Related Surface Movements at Burghan Oilfield in Kuwait
 Kuwait's proven oil reserves are estimated at 96.5 billion barrels produced from 1,600 oil wells, making up approximately 8% of the world's total reserves.
The extraction of oil/gas can cause surface movements due to the reduction of pore pressure. It has been demonstrated in the past that oil production in the Burghan and Minagish oilfields in Kuwait resulted in significant subsidence.
This case study explains how surface uplifts or subsidence can be detected in the range of millimeters by applying spaceborne radarinterferometry techniques.
Read the Case Study
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| Astrium to Provide Precise Satellite Imagery for the Hong Kong Wan Chai Bypass Project | |
 Astrium, Europe's leading space company, has signed a contract with Hong Kong's Spatial Technology Limited to provide precise surface movement monitoring information for the construction of a 3.5 km tunnel on Hong Kong Island.
The tunnel forms part of the Wan Chai Bypass Project, a 4.5 km a section of highway running along the northern part of Hong Kong Island that will improve transport links in the region and reduce traffic congestion.
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| Soyuz Launch Pad Ready for Service | |
 After the last in a series of tests, the Soyuz launch pad has been declared fit for service. Satellite launch campaigns can now begin.
On May 5, 2011, a Soyuz 2-1b launcher was erected for a dry run on the Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz (ELS) launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre, the last in a series of tests. The pad is now operational and on October 20, 2011 the maiden flight from Kourou will lift two Galileo satellites into orbit.
The certification of the Soyuz launch pad is a huge step forward for the Pléiades satellite program. Both Pléiades 1 and Pléiades 2 will be launched from this launch pad, with Pléiades 1 scheduled to go up in Q4 2011.
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IN FOCUS |
The GEO-Information division of Astrium Services is pleased to announce the launch of a new comprehensive offer of elevation data: the GEO Elevation product suite. These elevation models are used for high-quality image orthorectification, multi-scale mapping, terrain knowledge, water body identification, flood modeling and 3D visualization.
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Planet Action to Host REDD+ Workshop |
Planet Action will host a REDD+ workshop in Paris on October 26th. This one-day event will provide a forum for exchanges between those involved in REDD+ initiatives worldwide and projects benefiting from Planet Action technology grants as well as REDD+ project leaders, climate change experts, technology providers, economists and funding agencies.
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UPCOMING EVENTS | |
August 30 - September 2
Stop by Booth #402 to learn more about our Global Seeps database, oil slick detection capabilities and ice and suface movement monitoring services.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
World Trade and Convention Centre
September 18-23
October 12-13 GeoTech 2011 Silver Spring, MD
NOAA Auditorium and Space Center
October 16-19 GEOINT
Visit us in Booth #379 to learn more about optical and radar imagery, change detection and direct downlink services, and our new GEO Elevation product suite.
San Antonio, TX Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
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CONTACT US |
If you have questions or would like to receive information about our products & services, email solutions@astrium-geo.com or call us at (703) 715-3100. |
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