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EDD Sets Groundwork For Economic Recovery Across State
COVID-19 emergency funds awarded to the Mobile Bike Center in Gallup. Courtesy/EDD
EDD News:
SANTA FE From global manufacturing and biosciences, to outdoor recreation and film production, the Economic Development Department (EDD) set the foundation for long-term job growth in 2020, putting New Mexico on the path to sustainable recovery, Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes said Tuesday.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the public health emergency brought unprecedented challenges to small businesses, employees, and the overall economy.
But EDD moved quickly in 2020 to assist businesses with direct economic assistance to train or hire new workers, acquire land, and expand infrastructure. The initiatives will boost growth and hiring in the coming year.
No, SAR Can’t See Through Buildings
When we released our unprecedented 50 cm x 50 cm resolution imagery this week, the market was thrilled to see crisp images of Singapore, Taiwan, Roswell International Air Center and other global landmarks with SAR technology. Unfortunately, some coverage included inaccurate headlines claiming that Capella and other SAR providers can see through buildings, causing privacy concerns. Some even went as far as saying that SAR is capable of monitoring people in their living room.
To be clear and upfront – these claims are incorrect and have no roots in reality and, in fact, the laws of physics prevent our sensor from “seeing” through buildings and walls. We hope that this article will educate the public about this great technology and its benefits for the greater good. SAR has helped academics, scientists, researchers, and government analysts for decades when cloud coverage, nighttime and extreme weather events obstruct visibility.
satellites orbiting the Earth, its satellite Capella 2 can snap a clear picture during night or day, rain or shine. It turns out that half of the world is in nighttime, and half of the world, on average, is cloudy, CEO Payam Banazadeh, a former system engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion laboratory, told Futurism. When you combine those two together, about 75 percent of Earth, at any given time, is going to be cloudy, nighttime, or it s going to be both. It s invisible to you, and that portion is moving around.
On Wednesday, Capella launched a platform allowing governmental or private customers to request images of anything in the world a capability that will only get more powerful with the deployment of six additional satellites next year. Is that creepy from a privacy point of view? Sure. But Banazadeh says that it also plugs numerous holes in the ways scientists and government agencies are currently able to monitor the planet.