RDC Center ScanEx News

Moscow rallies from space

2012-02-06

On Saturday February 4 at 12:37 Moscow time GeoEye-1 satellite took images of the Moscow city. Image were processed by the GeoEye's distributor - ScanEx Research & Development Center - by the request of RIA Novosti.

Culturally Closed Geodata — A Barrier to Development

2012-01-30

The issue of open data, accessible and available, has long been source of discussion for many participants involved in the geomatics and geospatial industry. There are many reasons for data being confined including data formats, policy, lack of resources, inability among them. But culture also plays an important role, and at a time when growth, jobs and economic efficiency are high on the agenda, it makes good 'common and business sense' to have more people, not less, developing and innovating on geospatial data.

"Chibis-M" micro-satellite put into working orbit

2012-01-27

Russian "Chibis-M" micro-satellite was successfully put into working orbit on January 25 with the help of the space cargo vehicle "Progress M-13M". The satellite was designed for studies from space of lightning discharges in the atmosphere of the Earth and the resulting gamma-radiation. The attitude and stabilization system of "Chibis-M" satellite was developed by the specialists of ScanEx Research & Development Center, whereas the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics developed and tested algorithms of attitude control. About a dozen of people took part in this project, including students and postgraduates.

Highly-detailed OrbView-3 images for free

2012-01-27

Very high resolution satellite images, acquired by OrbView-3 satellite in 2003-2007, have been posted in free access. This was announced at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on January 9, 2012. More than 180 000 scenes with the resolution of 1 meter (pan) and 4 meters (multispectral) of the territory of different Earth areas are now accessible via EarthExplorer web-interface.

Space images of the Costa Concordia liner emergency

2012-01-25

Detailed satellite images of the Costa Concordia liner wreck site in Tyrrhenian Sea were acquired. Data from EROS A (resolution – 1.9 m) and EROS B (0.7 m) were received at "UniScan" stations in Russia on January 17 and 20. The images were processed by ScanEx RDC specialists and in near real-time mode delivered to the EMERCOM of Russia.

Satellite-based monitoring of oil pollutions in North Caspian: 2011 results

2012-01-23

Satellite-based monitoring of the Northern Sea Route water areas in 2011 did not reveal any oil spills, related to Korchagin oil and gas condensate field developments. Activities to detect oil slicks on the surface of the Caspian Sea, as well as to detect their origin in 2011 were carried out by ScanEx Research & Development Center by the request of OOO “Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft” company. From February till December 2011 there were 190 sessions of operational radar imagery of the Caspian Sea conducted using RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2 and ENVISAT satellites. The average imaging frequency constituted once in 2 days.

Satellite-based radar imagery in Russia: new possibilities in 2012

2012-01-19

In the past 2011 possibilities to provide new products to the Russian users were extended due to radar images acquired from RADARSAT-1 and RADARSAT-2 satellites.

Unique space imagery of the Extreme North areas

2012-01-13

Possibility to carry out space imagery of the Extreme North areas in the conditions of insufficient illumination has been confirmed. In late December 2011 ScanEx Research & Development Center conducted satellite imagery of the Oriental Angel injured ship, thrown onto the coast of the Chukot Peninsula (62.5 degrees of north latitude). Elevation indicating level of illumination constituted from 0 to 1-2 degrees. Received images allowed assessing the condition and location of the injured vessel frozen into the fast ice at the Cape of Military Topographers. For the unique series of the Chukotka area images EROS A and EROS B satellites were used. These satellites ensured creation of images in asynchronous mode with accumulation of signals by slowing down the scanning.

GeoEye and ScanEx to Provide High-resolution Satellite Data for Russia's Countrywide Cadastral Project

2012-01-04

GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY), a leading source of geospatial information and insight, announced that it is working with its Russian partner, ScanEx Research and Development Center, to provide millions of square kilometers of high-resolution satellite imagery to the Russian Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr).

Results of the 5th International Conference “Earth from Space – the Most Effective Solutions”

2011-12-22

The International Conference “Earth from Space – the Most Effective Solutions” traditionally held once in two years is the largest event in remote sensing within the post-Soviet environment. In 2011 the conference was held for the fifth time and gathered 470 participants – representatives of 194 organizations from 22 world countries (including 56 participants for far abroad).