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An innovative system under development in 2008 can track shipping containers at sea using radio-frequency identification (RFID) and satellite communications. A Siemens IT Solutions product under testing uses active RFID transponders and sensors that collect data on the contents of the containers.
Read MoreThere is a new Ku-band satellite communications service available to the maritime shipping industry that reduces crew workload and offers cellular, multimedia, and Internet access. The new Eutelsat Communications and SpeedCast maritime broadband communications service, announced in March 2008, offers satellite capacity to key shipping routes.
Read MoreIPIX is a new technology developed for NASA using 3-D “immersive” photography and video to allow a user to view a photographed environment with the same spatial awareness that they would experience in person. Originally intended to guide space robots, the technology is finding applications of benefit to a number of commercial enterprises.
Read MoreMaintaining business continuity during and after natural or man-made disasters continues to evolve as a well-established satellite network application. Following hurricanes Gustav and Ike in September 2008, ViaSat quickly repaired or installed ground-based satellite terminals.
Read MoreA new in-flight Internet provider, Row 44, which utilizes Hughes’ satellite network, will begin deploying service to North America commercially in 2009. Southwest and Alaska airlines are Row 44’s current customers.
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Read MoreSome of the key advances in satellite services technology are in ground equipment, particularly modems and routers. One of the leaders in this sector, Hughes Network Systems, in 2008 released an advanced networking device that can optimize corporate network bandwidth and reduce hardware complexity.
Read MoreSeveral product lines of fiber optic-based stress and strain analyzers have been created from a NASA technology spinoff developed to monitor structural strain on the Space Shuttle. The technology is unique because it can analyze stress and strain on components without requiring the disassembly of the Space Shuttle.
Read MoreThe VideoSat for Distance Learning program leverages satellite broadband and broadcast capabilities to provide continuing medical education. The new system, under development in 2008 by ESA and industry partners, aims to improve upon previous satellite-based distance learning systems by innovative use of video simulation technology supported by a user-friendly set-top box.
Read MoreBeijing Olympic organizers used remote sensing data from a U.S. satellite to analyze aerosol levels in and around Beijing before the games. The data enabled researchers to pinpoint reasons for the pollution and suggest ways to reduce it.
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