India’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) on Monday opened access to its geospatial data and services, including maps, for all Indian entities by saying, “what is readily available globally does not need to be regulated.” The move is said to release a lot of data that is currently restricted and not available for free... Read ...
Uttarakhand glacier burst: ISRO releases first images of damage at Raini, Tapovan
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released the first images of the Uttarakhand glacier burst that has so far claimed 32 lives, while more than a hundred people remain missing. As per the satellite images, the flash floods — reported in Rishi Ganga and Dhauli ... Read more
MapmyIndia ties up with ISRO to build an alternative to Google Maps
The Indian Space Research Organisation has entered into an agreement with MapmyIndia to develop mapping and other location-based services in India, which MapmyIndia suggested could become an alternative to widely-used Google maps and similar products. Read more
Arianna Rosenbluth Dies at 93; Pioneering Figure in Data Science
Dr. Rosenbluth, who received her physics Ph.D. at 21, helped create an algorithm that has became a foundation of understanding huge quantities of data. She died of complications of the coronavirus. Read more
German sniffer dogs detect COVID-19 with 94% accuracy
A German veterinary clinic has trained sniffer dogs to detect the novel coronavirus in human saliva samples with 94% accuracy. The dogs are conditioned to scent out the “corona odour” that comes from cells in infected people, said Esther Schalke, Read More
