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Punjab Launching New Land Record System

The Punjab government is starting a new land record system, but the revenue record of 460 mouzas (villages) in the district of Rawalpindi is still incomplete. Upon this, the Board of Revenue (BoR) has written a letter to the deputy commissioner to complete the scanning of ‘Massavi’ (details of land ownership) by January 9, as ...
dawn.com

Previsico Leverages Next-gen Satellite To Enhance Flood Alerts

Live flood alert InsurTech platform Previsico has partnered with the new €4.3bn Meteosat Third Generation satellite system. This new system will allow Previsico to be more accurate and timelier with flood warnings, providing insurers and property owners with more time to mitigate flood impacts. The first satellite of the new generation was launched on 13 ...
fintech.global
Into Orbit! Dal‑built Satellite Launched From International Space Station

Into Orbit! Dal‑built Satellite Launched From International Space Station

LORIS, a shoebox-sized nanosatellite designed and built by students in the Dalhousie Space Systems Lab over the past several years, was finally released last Thursday (Dec. 29) by NASA after its ascent to the International Space Station late last fall. The student team, led by Engineering Masters student Arad Gharagozli, created the satellite as part ...
dal.ca
Atmospheric River Lashes California

Atmospheric River Lashes California

Just four days after heavy rain hit California, the state was drenched with another atmospheric river on January 4 and 5, 2023. A plume of moisture from the tropical Pacific interacted with a low-pressure system that rapidly strengthened over the northeast Pacific, producing a storm that caused flooding, toppled trees, and downed power lines. This ...
earthobservatory.nasa.gov
NOAA’s GOES-18 Now GOES West And Fully Operational With L3harris’ Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Aboar

NOAA’s GOES-18 Now GOES West And Fully Operational With L3harris’ Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Aboard

NOAA has declared the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-18 fully operational as GOES West, marking a significant milestone for severe weather detection in the Western Hemisphere. Launched on March 1, 2022, the primary instrument aboard GOES-18 is the L3Harris high-resolution, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI). L3Harris also produced the enterprise ground system which processes the imagery ...
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