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Russia to lift ban on satellite photo mapping

The Russian government will lift restrictions on satellite photo mapping of the country's territory, the RIA Novosti news agency reported on Monday. According to Russian federal space agency Roscosmos, the limitations will be lifted for photo mapping with the details smaller than two meters in size.

Carbon mapping breakthrough

( Carnegie Institution ) By integrating satellite mapping, airborne-laser technology, and ground-based plot surveys, scientists from the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology, with colleagues, have revealed the first high-resolution maps of carbon locked up in tropical forest vegetation and emitted by land-use practices. These new maps pave the way for accurate monitoring of carbon ...

KSU grad's maps guide oil cleanup

You wouldn't think bartending and creating maps for the Gulf oil spill have much in common.

Leeds rail death inquiry verdict

Ambulance drivers should be trained to read maps and rely less on sat navs, a report into an accident that killed a Leeds rail track worker has recommended.

Satellites Help Aid Workers Plan Pakistan Flood Relief

Satellites are helping aid workers plan relief for flood-ravaged Pakistan by providing high-resolution maps of the destruction so rescue crews can reach the homeless, displaced and sick.