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Johns Hopkins APL“™s CubeSat for Earth Radiation Imbalance Study Launches Aboard Atlas V Rocket

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has developed a CubeSat designed to collect the Earth“™s radiation imbalance measurements for use in climate change predictions. Johns Hopkins APL“™s Radiometer Assessment using Vertically Aligned Nanotubes CubeSat is one of the seven small-satellite payloads that took off on Nov. 11 aboard the United Launch Alliance-made Atlas V rocket, APL […] More

by Jane Edwards November 23, 2016, 6:15 am
in News, Products & Service

USAID Selects Tetra Tech for Climate Change, Satellite Imagery Program; Dan Batrack Comments

Tetra Tech has received a $13 million contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development and NASA to help western African nations address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions with the use of satellite imagery. The company said Monday it will help promote the use of geospatial technology to the Agrometeorology, Hydrology and Meteorology Regional Center […] More

by Jay Clemens July 18, 2016, 12:01 pm
in C4ISR News, News

Inmarsat Subsidiary Provides Satellite Services Support to Antarctic Island Expedition

An Inmarsat subsidiary has delivered its Broadband Global Area Network satellite services to support non-profit organization Cordell Expeditions‘ remote island exploration in the Antarctic Ocean. Inmarsat Government said Thursday the three-week mission aimed to study Heard Island’s volcanic environment and test satellite communications in isolation and extreme Antarctic weather. BGAN worked to aid the expedition’s radio propagation analysis, […] More

by Ramona Adams June 6, 2016, 9:27 am
in News, Products & Service

CSRA Lands EPA R&D, Simulation Services Recompete; Larry Prior Comments

CSRA has won a seven-year, $54 million contract to help create simulations for research initiatives at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‘s research and development office. The EPA re-competed task orders held by CSRA’s predecessor companies for the Scientific Models, Applications, Visualization, Computational Science and Statistical Support contract to support research at multiple locations, CSRA said Wednesday. Falls Church, Virginia-based technology services […] More

by Scott Nicholas March 9, 2016, 10:02 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, News

Microsoft, USDA Pick 7 Award Recipients for Food Data Analysis Online Tool Design Competition

Microsoft and the Agriculture Department have selected seven winners of a competition for the development of online applications that aim to help improve the U.S. food system“™s resiliency to climate change. The USDA-Microsoft Innovation Challenge required participants to design new tools that work to analyze the agency“™s open data on food production available on Microsoft“™s […] More

by Jane Edwards January 28, 2016, 8:12 am
in Industry News, News

Airbus, Perlan Project Team Move Engineless Aircraft to New Hangar in Nevada

Airbus‘ U.S. subsidiary and Perlan Project sponsor Dennis Tito have opened a new facility at the Minden-Tahoe Airport in Nevada to house the volunteer-run project ahead of a summer flight for the Perlan 2 glider. Airbus Group said Dec. 9 the new hangar will accommodate Perlan 2 before it departs for Argentina, where the engineless glider will work to soar toward […] More

by Anna Forrester January 7, 2016, 10:08 am
in Lifestyle

Lockheed Gets Recognition From Carbon Disclosure Project; Carol Cala Comments

The Carbon Disclosure Project has acknowledged Lockheed Martin for its efforts to measure and disclose information on the potential impact of its operations on climate change. Lockheed said Wednesday it has achieved the 90th percentile CDP scores for climate change transparency efforts for five years in a row. “We’re pleased that CDP has once again recognized our efforts […] More

by Neel Mehta November 5, 2015, 12:00 am
in News, Products & Service

Deloitte Consulting Lands USAID Support Contract for Climate Change Program in Vietnam

Deloitte Consulting has been awarded a $9.4 million contract to provide professional support services for the U.S. Agency for International Development“™s climate change initiative in Vietnam. USAID said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday the Vietnam Low Emission Energy Program seeks to promote the deployment of low-emission energy platforms in the country through strategy development […] More

by Jane Edwards October 15, 2015, 6:49 am
in News

Glen Anderson Joins Abt Associates in Climate Change Role; Stephen Pelliccia Comments

Abt Associates has named Glen Anderson as senior economist on adaptation and development assessments for climate-smart development practice within the company“™s industrial economic growth division. “Glen Anderson deepens our bench of leading climate economists and scientists at Abt who are working at the local, national and global levels to help assess the risks of climate change […] More

by Neel Mehta October 2, 2015, 12:00 am
in Industry News, News

DigitalGlobe Aims to Help Address Climate Change with Data Tech; Taner Kodanaz Comments

DigitalGlobe has joined a public-private partnership that aims to help low-lying coastal countries address their climate adaptation and sustainable development challenges through the use of technology. The company said Monday the Blue Guardians consortium seeks to leverage big data platforms and other informational tools to support ocean and coastal management and clean energy initiatives of […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman September 29, 2015, 10:47 am
in Industry News, News

Reuters: Shipbuilding Contractors Show Interest in Coast Guard Icebreaker Program

Huntington Ingalls Industries and General Dynamics have expressed interest in the U.S. Navy‘s program for icebreaker vessels after the administration proposed to accelerate the buying process, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal writes the proposal brought forward the acquisition to 2020 from 2022 due to increasing commerce and maritime traffic in the Arctic and to keep resources at […] More

by Anna Forrester September 2, 2015, 9:19 am
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USAID Taps Tetra Tech for $49M Biodiversity Mgmt Support Contract

Tetra Tech has secured a five-year, $49 million contract to support the U.S. Agency for International Development in its efforts to promote biodiversity programs and protect marine ecosystems in West Africa. The company will work to collect data sets related to climate change and biodiversity for resource agencies to make informed decisions and craft sustainable […] More

by Jane Edwards August 12, 2015, 6:43 am

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