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tabik bosman batubara weblog: http://annelis.wordpress.com ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: GIM International <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, May 7, 2010 5:58:07 PM Subject: Special Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Edition - GIM International Newsletter If you cannot read this newsletter properly, please click here. 7 May 2010, no. 179 ________________________________ ________________________________ Capture Dome Lowered in Gulf Crewmembers on the motor vessel Joe Griffin look on as the mobile offshore drilling unit Q4000 lowers a pollution containment chamber 6th May 2010. Is its the first time this technique is applied at a depth of 5,000', at this depth it never was tested before. Read more The principle of the cofferdam explained (video) News Gulf Oil Spill Edition GIM International, Hydro International and WaterLink International all are created by Geomares Publishing. During the last weeks, a number of news items have been published on the three websites, highlighting different angles. This dedicated newsletter brings together news from the three websites and the links in this edition will lead to the three websites. If you like to stay informed, you can subscribe to their newsletters: GIM International Hydro International WaterLink International ________________________________ ROV Repair Works An ROV is sawing a cut in a ruptured conduct in order to make repair possible. ROVs are playing a crucial role in the disaster management of this incident. Video courtesy by BP. Watch the video Oil Streaks in Gulf of Mexico This half-metre resolution satellite image features a portion of the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. Streaks of oil blown by wind and currents can easily be seen against the darker coloured water. Read more ________________________________ Shortening Coastline to Prevent Damage The Dutch dredging company Van Oord has prepared, in co-operation with water management specialists Deltares, a way to prevent further damage to the fragile estuaries of Louisiana and Florida (USA). Bert Groothuizen of Van Oord suggested to create a sand deposit in front of the coastline to preserve the ecosystem. Read more ________________________________ Gulf of Mexico: Monitoring Air Quality The Environmental Protection Agency is monitoring the air quality caused by the controlled burning of surface oil slick after the blast on the BP rig in Block Mississippi Canyon 252 (USA). The EPA is using a detection aircraft capable of analysing volatile chemicals: Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT). Casting about with a combination of airborne imagery and infrared spectroscopy, the highly instrumented aircraft provides emergency responders on the ground with a clear concept of where danger lies, and the nature of the sometimes invisible plumes. Read more Video on ASPECT Oil Slick Spreads off Gulf ________________________________ Investigating Oil Spill Impact The United States Coast Guard at Sector St. Petersburg (FL, USA) and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection have been preparing for possible marine pollution effects from the spill associated with the sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit, Deepwater Horizon, on 22nd April 2010. Last week, initial environmental protection planning efforts began by hosting a joint meeting with several pollution response trusties. Read more ________________________________ GIM Quick Links * Companies Directory * Software Downloads * Advertising * Subscription * GIM Intl LinkedIn * GIM Intl on Facebook * GIM Intl on Twitter GIM International News • Charting Regional Demographics • Research LSU and Zeeland University • Mission Changes for Oil Spill Data • Boat with Containment Box at Site • Breaking Up Oil Subsea • Working on Gap Closure • Oil Slick Spreads off Gulf Shore ________________________________ Agenda 09-10 May 2010 Geomatics Conference, Tehran (Iran) 10-11 May 2010 Intl Land Management Symposium, Hannover (Germany) 11 May 2010 Reconstructor/ Control Module for FARO Laser scanner, webinar 12 May 2010 CGS Conference 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia 12-14 May 2010 Geo Expo China, Beijing (China) 14-15 May 2010 GeoCAD 2010, Alba Lulia (Romania) 16-20 May 2010 XXIV Brazilian Cartographic Congress, Aracaju (Brazil) 19 May 2010 Fusion User Workshop, Berlin (Germany) 19-21 May 2010 Intergeo East, Istanbul (Turkey) 20-21 May 2010 7th Taipei Intl Digital Earth Symposium (TIDES), Taipei (Taiwan) 24-25 May 2010 TUgis 2010, Towson (USA) 26-28 May 2010 ISPRS Comm. II Symposium Cross-Border Education for Global Geo-information, Enschede (Netherlands) 07-09 June 2010 Sensors Expo & Conference, Rosemont (USA) More events Add your event ________________________________ Click to subscribe to this newsletter. Click to unsubscribe to this newsletter. Click to change your personal details.
