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Harris-Built Imager Onboard Japanese Weather Satellite Captures First Images
Japan’s meteorological agency has unveiled a detailed picture of clouds taken by a Harris-developedÂ imager technology onboard the country’s newest weather satelliteÂ over Japan and the Pacific Ocean. Harris said MondayÂ it designed theÂ Advanced Himawari ImagerÂ to increaseÂ the accuracy, speed and accuracy of informationÂ the Mitsubishi Electric-builtÂ Himawari-9 satellite deliversÂ to Japanese meteorologists with the aid ofÂ the satellite’s 11 additional spectral bands […] More
by Scott Nicholas February 7, 2017, 4:10 am
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Japan Weather Satellite Tracks Typhoon Maysak Through Exelis Imager
Japan’s national weather agency has used an ExelisÂ imaging instrument on the Himawari-8 weather satellite toÂ collect weather and environmental imagesÂ such asÂ Typhoon Maysak and the clouds and snowÂ around Mount Fuji. The company said FridayÂ the imager works to support the satellite’s weather forecasting and tracking, fireÂ detection, air pollution analysis, vegetation assessment and volcanic ash monitoring operations. Eric Webster, […] More
by Anna Forrester May 22, 2015, 10:08 am
in C4ISR News, News
Japan Preps Launch for Satellite with Exelis Weather Imager; Eric Webster Comments
The Japan Meteorological Agency hasÂ set a Tuesday launch for the Himawari-8 weather satellite outfitted with an Exelis ABI-class imager. Exelis said Monday that it modified the advanced baseline imager technology it developed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create the advanced Himawari imager. The AHI meteorological imaging instrument is designed to provide JMA […] More
by Elizabeth Leigh October 6, 2014, 2:52 pm

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