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NEW 'HI-DEF' VIEW OF ANTARCTICA TO BE PRESENTED AT MEDIA BRIEFING
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 27
Time: 11 a.m. EST
Watch on NASA TV Media Channel (see
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html for
satellite coordinates)
Watch on the Web: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ (be sure to
check your software compatibility beforehand)
WASHINGTON - Media are invited to preview a new map of Antarctica 10
times more detailed than any before at 11 a.m. EST, Tuesday, Nov. 27,
at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Scientists
from NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Science
Foundation and the British Antarctic Survey will introduce a new,
accurate, true-color map of the continent. Scientists stitched
together more than 1,000 scenes captured during seven years of
Landsat satellite observations to create the bird's eye view of the
frozen landscape.
Members of the international research team will discuss how the
high-resolution Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) will
revolutionize Antarctic research. They also will describe how the
mosaic gives the public a new way to explore the continent for
themselves through a free, easy-to-use Web portal. Panelists at the
briefing will be:
- Robert Bindschadler, chief scientist of the Hydrospheric and
Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Goddard
- Ray Byrnes, liaison for satellite missions, U.S. Geological Survey,
Reston, Va.
- Scott Borg, director of Antarctic Sciences, U.S. Antarctic Program,
National Science Foundation, Arlington, Va.
- Andrew Fleming, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, England
Images, visualizations, and supporting data will be available at 11
a.m. EST, Nov. 27, at:
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/lima_press_conf.html
For accreditation and access, media interested in attending the
briefing must contact Andy Freeberg at [log in to unmask] or
301-286-0746. Media interested in participating by telephone should
contact Freeberg to obtain toll-free teleconference information.
NOTES: Although this advisory is addressed to news media, you are
invited to watch this event live on NASA Television's Media channel
(see http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html for
satellite coordinates) and on the web at
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
NASA MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-161
Nov. 15, 2007
Media Contact:
Tabatha Thompson
NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
202-358-3895
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Anita M. Sohus
Informal Education Lead
Principal Investigator, Polar Literacy Networks
NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive, M.S. 111-B29
Pasadena, CA 91109
818-354-6613
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