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Written by Bente Lilja Bye
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Wednesday, 02 January 2008 |
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 Top 8 Earth Observation Events in 2008 is a list of, in my educated opinion, the most important happenings in the field of Earth Observation that will take place this year.
When you build a house you want to place it on a secure and stable foundation. In the case of Earth observation this foundation is geodesy. In 2008 a number of important events will take place within the field of geodesy that will not only contribute to a better foundation of Earth Observation but increase our knowledge about the system Earth. In addition societal important areas like climate change, geohazards and the water cycle research and management will benefit from derived and improved geodetic products. Another essential factor when building a global Earth observation system is our willingness and ability to see the system Earth as a whole. My top 8 Earth observation events in 2008 list is based on these criteria and a couple of regional considerations. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 April 2008 )
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Written by Bente Lilja Bye
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Monday, 26 November 2007 |
 Earth Observation is becoming an increasingly important tool in many areas of our society – on local, regional and global levels. The coming weeks several important meetings will take place enlightening and strengthening this activity both in political and practical terms. Earth Observation is composed of numerous elements and it is impossible to cover them all. What I will do these coming couple of weeks is to write articles highlighting contributions to Earth Observation that will not be so evident in the standard news coverage we expect will take place in connection with the GEO Ministerial, UN Climate Change Conference and The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. To give you a clue, it will be about the foundations of global earth observations – describing the equivalent of the electrical network that provides us with electricity in our homes or the sources of the milk we drink – the cows! Stay tuned and learn about an unknown foundation of your daily lives. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 November 2007 )
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China's high-speed development |
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Written by Bente Lilja Bye
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Thursday, 20 December 2007 |
 I have the best of memories from my many journeys with train. My latest experiences are from the highest and fastest railways in the world. The Qinghai-Tibet railway on the Tibetan plateau and the extremely high-speed Shanghai maglev from Shanghai to Pudong Airport are both recent achievements by the worlds fastest growing economy - China. China is building a national infrastructure with a speed and capacity never seen before. Infrastructure is a valuable asset contributing to a country's national economy. In the case of China the national infrastrucure is also of outmost global importance. I take a look at how China combine their transportation infrastructure with an Earth observation infrastructure that is being immensly improved in China these days; the GPS system. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 31 January 2008 )
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