http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/1590/all xx http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/77455/top-10-cool-satellite-projects Whether they are monitoring the movement of Great White sharks swimming off the coast of Massachusetts or looking for asteroids streaking towards Earth, satellites are, by their very definition, cool. Here we take a look at some of the most recent technology advances and deployments in recent months. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/77455/top-10-cool-satellite-projects#comments Offbeat Feature satellite slideshow Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:04:14 -0400 ITworld staff 77455 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/77272/faster-more-affordable-satellite-communications-spark-new-services CIOs are giving satellite communications a second look, as providers deliver faster, more affordable services and as more government agencies and large corporations focus on keeping networks up and running. http://www.itworld.com/networking/77272/faster-more-affordable-satellite-communications-spark-new-services#comments Government Networking News satellite Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:23:34 -0400 ITworld staff 77272 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/77273/feds-spend-5b-satellite-services The U.S. federal government has launched a 10-year, $5 billion program to provide commercial satellite communications services to military and civilian customers. http://www.itworld.com/networking/77273/feds-spend-5b-satellite-services#comments Government Networking News satellite Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:12:34 -0400 ITworld staff 77273 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/69687/satellite-launch-will-lead-wider-att-coverage AT&T Mobility should achieve true nationwide coverage by the end of this year after it introduces a planned service that utilizes both satellite and cellular service. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/69687/satellite-launch-will-lead-wider-att-coverage#comments Mobile & wireless News AT&T satellite telecom Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:02:52 -0400 ITworld staff 69687 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/science/68825/satellites-track-penguin-poop While antarctic penguins are too small to see from space, their poo is visible via satellite. http://www.itworld.com/science/68825/satellites-track-penguin-poop#comments Science News satellite Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0400 abennett 68825 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/68650/air-force-disputes-talk-gps-failure The U.S. Air Force late last month disputed a General Accountability Office report concluding that the Global Positioning System used by the military and millions of motorists worldwide may be in danger of disruption unless aging satellites are replaced quickly. http://www.itworld.com/government/68650/air-force-disputes-talk-gps-failure#comments Government News GPS satellite Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:45:22 -0400 ITworld staff 68650 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/68540/pakistan-war-challenges-telecom-aid-group When the international aid group Telecoms sans Fròntiers arrived in war-torn northwest Pakistan earlier this month, it found something that isn't usually in the distressed areas where TSF typically works: Five mobile networks. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/68540/pakistan-war-challenges-telecom-aid-group#comments Mobile & wireless Tech & society News satellite Fri, 29 May 2009 09:45:16 -0400 ITworld staff 68540 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/science/67269/nasa-readies-10-pound-nanosatellite-launch NASA is set to launch what it's calling a nanosatellite - a spacecraft the size of a loaf of bread. http://www.itworld.com/science/67269/nasa-readies-10-pound-nanosatellite-launch#comments Science News NASA satellite Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:44:41 -0400 ITworld staff 67269 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/67188/gps-minimizes-animal-human-conflict-africa The Africa Wildlife Foundation has devised a way to use GPS technology to curb rising conflict between wild animals and humans as well as tackle an ongoing problem with poachers. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/67188/gps-minimizes-animal-human-conflict-africa#comments Tech & society News GPS satellite Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:57:51 -0400 ITworld staff 67188 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/67187/view-space-satellite-farming-greener-pastures While in Queensland the use of animal recognition technology is being used to conserve water, on the other side of the country in Western Australia, satellite technology is providing farmers with a suite of tools to accurately estimate the amount of feed in their pastures, how quickly their pastures are growing and the pasture quality. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/67187/view-space-satellite-farming-greener-pastures#comments Science Tech & society Feature farming satellite Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:53:46 -0400 ITworld staff 67187 at http://www.itworld.com