The SDSU Visualization Center is helping NASA provide a new global data set called the Blue Marble Next Generation (BMNG), a collection of recently released cloud-free images of the Earth. For more information:

BLUE MARBLE NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION • click here BLUE MARBLE NEXT GENERATION SUPPORT • click here for Blue Marble article  • click here for NASA article DIGITAL GLOBE ARTICLE ABOUT WORK WITH THEIR IMAGERY • click here

With the first rumblings of Hurricane Katrina SDSU stepped promptly in to provide support. We were the first to collect, manage and disseminate a data warehouse on Katrina imagery data. For more information:

HURRICANE KATRINA AND RITA SUPPORT • For major sites with Katrina data, click here SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE ARTICLE ON DISASTER SUPPORT EFFORTS • click here

During the recent iGRID 2005 Conference, San Diego State researchers gave top international scientists a real-time virtual tour of areas damaged by hurricanes using a computer in Tokyo controlled by a keyboard and mouse in San Diego. For more information:

iGRID 2005 ARTICLES • click here for iGRID article • click here for SDSU Universe article

SDSU had several researchers as participants in Exercise Strong Angel. The Strong Angel goal is to design and implement a far-forward capacity for rapid and appropriate information management from global resources within and across civil-military sectors. For more information:

STRONG ANGEL LEADERSHIP Completed in conjunction with the Department of Defense • click here

LocalNews:

SDSU Establishes Center for Homeland Security •  Article in SDSUniverse: The new Center for Homeland Security, approved by the Academic Dean's Council on Oct. 19, 2005, will further the University’s efforts in this critical area. The center will be co-directed by Bob Welty, director of homeland security projects for the SDSU Research Foundation, and Eric Frost, director of SDSU’s interdisciplinary master’s degree program in homeland security.

Homeland Security in 360 Magazine • Article in 360 Magazine by Coleen Geraghty - The new national imperative becomes a regional mission, with San Diego State at the forefront. And Washington is watching.

SDSU CITI Receives Computer Donation from Haley and Aldrich • Article in SDSUniverse: For professors Doug Stow and Ming-Hsiang Tsou of the Geography Department, the donation of a high-end Dell server will facilitate their research on a NASA-related border security project. With the added gift of two new Dell desktop computers, the university's Immersive Visualization Center continues to add to an array of donated equipment that contributes to the infrastructure of an advanced communications network.

SDSU College of Health & Human Services Visualization Center Media Demonstration •  Article in SDSUniverse: On Sept. 22, SDSU's Immersive Visualization Center, in conjunction with San Diego County agencies, demonstrated the use of different communications technologies to enhance homeland security efforts in the San Diego region. The County Sheriff's Department, County Hazardous Materials Department, and several technology companies participated in the demonstration.