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--> Commander-List message posted by: "Jim Addington" <jtaddington@charter.net>
In case some did not see this I thought it interesting.
Jim A
N444BD
EPA AeroCommander Supports Anti-Terrorism Effort
When the Environmental Protection Agency began work on a project to develop
an airborne chemical detector system, it was for the purpose of monitoring
industrial accidents. But in the last few years, the EPA's Aero Commander
680 has been pressed into duty for national security, to detect chemical
hazards. The Commander carries high-tech sensors known as ASPECT, for
Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology. "By
providing a capability to accurately measure and locate hazardous and toxic
chemical plumes, emergency responders near disaster plumes will be able to
make better decisions regarding civilian evacuations, resource deployments
and ensuring the safety of response crews," said Robert Kroutil, of the Los
Alamos National Laboratory. ASPECT uses two sensors. An infrared
spectrometer detects and locates chemical vapors. It can peer through smoke
and dust to locate the vapor plume and record its density. A high-resolution
infrared scanner records an image of the ground and the plume. Information
from both instruments is combined with high-resolution digital imagery and
GPS data to create a detailed map of the land surface and the location of
the chemical vapors. ASPECT can show the main plume as well as places where
gas has collected and settled, such as in low-lying areas or places where
there is little or no air movement. It takes only minutes to produce an
image. The hazard map then can be transmitted to emergency response
commanders on the ground by fax or computer. ASPECT can also drop a computer
via parachute to emergency responders if necessary. The ASPECT Commander has
been deployed to monitor events such as the 2002 Olympic Games, the crash of
the space shuttle Columbia (with its release of toxic fuel), last year's
political conventions, and this year's presidential inauguration.
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--> Commander-List message posted by: "Jim Addington" <jtaddington@charter.net>
Thought this was interesting also.
The FAA is seeking to gain the authority to prohibit billboards in space, to
protect the darkness of the night sky...
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