Res Communis

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

Government Attic has obtained a copy of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Videotape Index. There are some interesting space related titles on the list.

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

From Roscosmos (Google Translation):

18-07-2008 In the Amur region hemp crops will go to satellite

Narkopolitseyskie Amur region plan to detect illicit crops and their wild hemp using satellite imagery.

“System” Sopnar “(use satellite imagery to combat narcotic plant crops) will not only help with great accuracy to detect new hotbeds of wild hemp and its illicit crops, but also to monitor their timely elimination,” – told the Interfax Chief UFSKN on the Amur region Police Colonel Valery Palatov.

Amur narkopolitseyskie associated with the introduction of these new technologies great expectations. Using satellite imagery allows crops to detect the size of 4 square meters and determine the age of plants on the spectral characteristics, he added.

But to ensure that the system works at full capacity, the Chamber said, launching into space is needed additional satellite, and he has already scheduled. “But now at the disposal of materials Narkokontrolya space survey allow us to operate successfully,” – he underscored.

The problem of consumption of narcotic substances and their distribution – one of the island in the Amur region. Konoplyanye “fields” are about 5 thousand hectares, and crimes related to drug trafficking, recorded every three hours.

Last year narkopolitseyskimi seized more than 4 tons of drugs, disclosed 30 criminal associations.

This is an unofficial translation and is provided to the readership of Res Communis as a convenience.