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Researchers Harness the Microsoft Cloud to Aid Climate Research

by Matt Ball on November 2, 2010

Researchers have harnessed Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud computing framework to create a custom cloud repository for MODIS satellite imagery. MODISAzure provides a repository for images, reprojection and harmonization of images, on-demand execution of algorithms that generate scientific variables, an automated means to process and provide infographics to analyze scientific results, and the ability to deliver [...]

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NASA Grant Will Help Democratize Landsat Data

by Matt Ball on July 2, 2008

NASA has awarded a $3.29 million five-year contract to South Dakota State University’s Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence to make Landsat satellite data easier to use and access via the Internet. Landsat images became free of charge this year, but the imagery still requires an expert to process and access the data. The grant [...]

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