Satellite

Satellite TV equipment company swings to profit in 1st-qtr on 24 pct rise in revenue (Canadian Business)

13 May 2008

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - EchoStar Corp., a satellite TV equipment company, said Tuesday it swung to a profit of $5.7 million in the first quarter as its revenue rose 24 percent.

Personal Satellite Tracker Is Saving Lives (ABC Alaska News)

13 May 2008

The SPOT hand-held personal satellite tracking system features an easy to use interface, making rescue even more assured. Image courtesy SPOT Inc.

Archaeologist uses satellite imagery to explore ancient Mexico (PhysOrg)

13 May 2008

Satellite imagery obtained from NASA will help archeologist Bill Middleton peer into the ancient Mexican past. In a novel archeological application, multi- and hyperspectral data will help build the most accurate and most detailed landscape map that exists of the southern state of Oaxaca, where the Zapotec people formed the first state-level and urban society in Mexico.