2011.04.06 - 21:00:49 / wradiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana, Cuba.- Specialists from the Institute of Geology and Paleontology of Cuba (IGP) are using satellite images to support the study of Cuban geological characteristics.IGP researcher Virginia Acosta told ACN on Wednesday that they are using geographic information programs and remote sensors to visualize rocks and minerals in different places; and they have a bank of aerial images on different scales for processing information.">2011.04.06 - 21:00:49 / wradiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana, Cuba.- Specialists from the Institute of Geology and Paleontology of Cuba (IGP) are using satellite images to support the study of Cuban geological characteristics.IGP researcher Virginia Acosta told ACN on Wednesday that they are using geographic information programs and remote sensors to visualize rocks and minerals in different places; and they have a bank of aerial images on different scales for processing information.">

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Satellite Images Support Geology Studies in Cuba

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  • 04 / 07 / 2011

2011.04.06 - 21:00:49 / wradiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana, Cuba.- Specialists from the Institute of Geology and Paleontology of Cuba (IGP) are using satellite images to support the study of Cuban geological characteristics.

IGP researcher Virginia Acosta told ACN on Wednesday that they are using geographic information programs and remote sensors to visualize rocks and minerals in different places; and they have a bank of aerial images on different scales for processing information.

A very useful course for specialists of the institute, on Aster images interpretation with geological purposes, concluded recently as part of an international cooperation program with the Argentine Geological and Mining Service.

The director of IGP, Ph.D. Enrique Castellanos, explained that this technique allows observing large areas from space without needing a person to handle the equipment, and thus, it is possible to save resources in multi-temporal studies.

Cuba began to process satellite images since the 1980’s, when it participated actively in the Intercosmos spatial program for the search of new mineral deposits and geological mapping, and for environmental studies.

IGP specialists made a presentation on the work of the institute during the Fourth International Earth Sciences Convention (Geociencias 2011), underway at Havana’s Convention Center until Friday, with the participation of more than 800 professionals from 21 countries. (ACN)

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