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This led to a Plan of Implementation with a 10-20-year horizon under which Earthwatch would focus on collecting and correlating data related to the Millennium Development Goals. Earthwatch would also identify gaps in available data. [1] At the 8th Earthwatch meeting in mid-October 2004 it was agreed to improve collaboration between UN agencies.
Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( October 2012 ) On 16 February 2006, the Secretary-General announced the formation of a new, high-level panel to explore how the United Nations system could work more coherently and effectively across the world in the areas of development , humanitarian ...
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Earthwatch Institute, an international environmental charity that brings individuals from all walks of life together with world-class scientists to work on expeditions for the good of the planet. EarthWatch Incorporated , now DigitalGlobe, a commercial vendor of space imagery and geospatial content
EarlyBird-1 (COSPAR 1997-085A) commercial Earth imaging satellite was built for EarthWatch Inc. by CTA Space Systems (later part of Orbital Sciences Corporation) and launched on 24 December 1997, from the Svobodny Cosmodrome by a Start-1 launch vehicle. [18] It had a mass of 317 kg (699 lb) and a design life of 3 years (fuel reserves for 5 years).
The primary objective of TIROS-1 was to explore television infrared observation as a method of monitoring and studying the surface of Earth. Critical to the development of the satellites currently in use, TIROS-1 was a program that allowed NASA to use experimental instruments and data collection methods to study meteorology worldwide.
The first QuickBird, QuickBird I (or QuickBird 1, QB 1, COSPAR 2000-074A) was launched 20 November 2000, by EarthWatch from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia by a Kosmos-3M rocket. QB-1 failed to reach planned orbit due to launch vehicle failure and was declared a failure. The satellite re-entered next day still attached to the upper stage of ...