06 December 2007, 11:47am
The GSDI Association has joined forces with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Global Marketing Insights, Inc. to collect African Remote Sensing Research. Your industry knowledge and insight is needed to complete this valuable research.
Please take a few minutes to complete this survey by clicking on the URL link below and selecting the appropriate survey that best represents the area that you are employed in or affiliated with.
URL LINK: http://www.empliant.com/USGS-remote-sensing-research
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded the 2008 USGS Remote Sensing survey and analysis of the AFRICAN Remote Sensing Market to Global Marketing Insights, Inc. as a follow on to last years study of Asia, North America and Europe (which was sponsored previously by U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This study which will survey the African Remote Sensing market will focus on remote sensing data type usage, application usage and data needs as well as include both a five-and ten-year analysis of the political, economic and technical trends impacting the African remote sensing market globally and will be completed by year-end 2008.
If you are interested in participating as an Alliance Team Member please contact sherryloy at sherryloy@globalinsights.com.
This research will be free to everyone who participated in the survey at year end 2008 by logging onto http://www.globalinsights.com.
To access both the 2005 U.S., Canada and Europe, and the 2006 final studies please go to http://www.globalinsights.com/splash.asp
Thank you for assisting in the collection of this industry research!
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