• Google, NASA Collaborate

    Google, NASA Collaborate

    Techtree News Staff, Sep 30, 2005 1140 hrs IST

    NASA and Google have signed a memorandum of understanding, that outlines plans for co-operation in a variety of areas.

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NASA and Google have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), that outlines plans for co-operation in a variety of areas, including large-scale data management, massively distributed computing, bio-info-nano convergence and encouragement of the entrepreneurial space industry. The MOU also highlights plans for Google to develop up to one million square feet, within the NASA Research Park at Moffett Field.

G Scott Hubbard, director - NASA Ames center, said, "Our planned partnership presents an enormous range of potential benefits to the space program. Just a few examples are new sensors and materials from collaborations on bio-info-nano convergence, improved analysis of engineering problems as well as Earth, life and space science discoveries from supercomputing and data mining, and bringing entrepreneurs into the space program. "

Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer, Google, said, "Google and NASA share a common desire - to bring a universe of information to people around the world. Imagine having a wide selection of images from the Apollo space mission at your fingertips whenever you want it. That's just one small example of how this collaboration could help broaden technology's role, in making the world a better place."

Located on property at Ames Research Center, the NASA Research Park is being developed into a world-class, shared-use educational and R&D campus. As part of a comprehensive plan for this area, new laboratories, offices, classrooms, housing, auditoriums, museums, a training and conference center, open space, parking and limited retail facilities are envisioned.

The plan calls for NASA to partner with local communities, academia, private industry, non-profit organizations and other government agencies in support of NASA's mission to conduct research and develop new technologies.

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(44) Comments
krishna
,warangal, on Nov 25, 2009 12:29 PM
warangal rocks in google earth.. I love google very much.
MR AMAR SINGH S
,ludhiana punjab india, on Mar 01, 2009 04:22 PM
MR AMAR SINGH SIDHU SECRETARY GENERAL GGS INSTITUITE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INDIA LUDHIANA PUNJAB INDIA It is submitted that the GGS INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INDIA IS ACCREDITATION WITH UNITED NATIONS, UNESCO, OECD, UNPFII COMMONWEALTH FUNDATION AND EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR ENERGY CLIMATE CHNAGE AND ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO IN HIGHER EDUCATION. I AM ALSO INTRESTED TO WORK WITN NASA FOR THE GLOBAL WORMING PROJECT. THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR CONTROL THE GLOBAL WORMING LIKE AS CLIMATE CHNAGE AND ENVIRONMENT. WE ALSO NEED TO REDUCTION THE GLOBAL POVETRTY SLUM AND HUNGER WITH THE SUPPORT OF ALL LEADERS OF THE WORLD.
Dj Rohan
,new delhi, on Aug 31, 2006 05:54 PM
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joe bloggs
,pensilvnia, on Aug 25, 2006 02:33 PM
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,Shellharbour, on Jun 16, 2006 05:52 AM
it goog
Pallavi. A
,Pondicherry, on Oct 01, 2005 08:29 PM
It's very nice to have such a good relation. We'll be more help ful in getting full guidance about NASA. Execellent plan. Good Luck!
dheepak
,pondicherry, on May 24, 2006 12:27 PM
pondicherry rockes ingoogle earth
michael
,london, on Mar 08, 2006 07:00 AM
zoom in dont seem to be very good,especially in the country
suresh pant
,haridwar(U.A), on Jan 08, 2006 08:08 PM
sir, i m verry intrested in NASA so one titel for carear jobs and after resistration u call self for job acoding quvalification. suresh pant(HCL engineer) Hridwar(uttaranchal)
Pluto
,jinjong, on Nov 11, 2005 03:31 PM
Hej
parkash
,india, on Oct 01, 2005 04:13 PM
hi i m parkash chender i m indian and wark in newzeeland as a chef and i m happy that goodbye google earth and welcome to google universe( i like space i see space ship)in googel every bodey injoy now in google so injoy frinds
DANY
,Sof, on Nov 04, 2005 09:24 PM
To All
DANY
,Sof, on Nov 04, 2005 09:25 PM
Wery god
mohamed jlali
,tunisia, on Oct 31, 2005 03:32 AM
I'd like to see the world
Abbas Igatpuriw
,Mumbai, on Oct 23, 2005 11:54 PM
research is nothing but to search again ,so there should not be any conflict between researcher and hider.Let science prevail over truth as later is relative,while former is absolute.
FRED CAHILL
,ROANOKE, on Oct 23, 2005 06:33 AM
GREAT LOT TO LEARN NO PROBLEM.MAY BE TIME FOR CHANGE
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,srinagar, on Oct 05, 2005 11:43 PM
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Ashok
,Chennai, on Oct 05, 2005 11:20 PM
Google is wonderful.Hey Microsoft & Yahoo look out...IT's being said that google is palnning to launch web based OS & office software(along with SUN).One more info the google is laying cable all around US.No one knows for what they r doing.Some are saying that they r gon'e have their internet backbone and capture the total US internet market...This things i herd from my friends and read some of them in sites. Anyone have any info about any of this
vishal kadakia
,mumbai, on Sep 30, 2005 12:40 PM
wow.....goodbye google earth and welcome to google universe........thats what this peice of news sounds like, and hell maybe it is true that we maybe seeing google universe beeing launched in a 2 year. think of it this way, u can see every square inch of mars or even the jupiter rings frm the comfort fo ur pc and a broadband conn, wow space would be rite at home........ cheers!!! google does it once again..
Soli Variava
,Mumbai, on Oct 04, 2005 12:08 PM
Hats off to Google..........wish they would cover India in detail and that too in realtime. Keep it up.
Yezdi S Sabaval
,Mumbai, INDIA, on Oct 01, 2005 08:56 AM
This is exciting, Google definately ignites and creates a sense of curiosity in young minds which leads to quest for knowledge. We look forward for the times when Google Earth will map the whole Globe and keep it updated. A Big ThankYou to Google and NASA.
Ramesh C. Gupta
,New Delhi, on Oct 03, 2005 10:44 AM
I am happy to learn that NASA and Google have signed MOU, having plans to work jointly in many areas.I would love if Google works with Indian Govt./organisaitons on similar ventures and avail the vast indian resources of expert manpower, technical know-how, and above all, the indian culture. Most of these are best in the world. Good luck to Google.
gameman
,New Delhi, on Oct 03, 2005 10:20 AM
I might not have lingered on each topic in my comment and hence the apparent lack of focus ... but I like your attitude and language AJ DJ, let me answer your barbs point wise - 1) what I meant by security being a non - issue is described very nicely by Vinayak (if you can scroll down) vis a vis trasparency between countries....and Ramesh ... If White house and pentagon are not shown, why dont you develop a serch engine which shows them in their full glory, US is after all the host country for Google, and it might have had a legal agreement for all its ventures... let our govt. also make a hue and cry about its security installations ,, and draft a MoU with Google.. for all its future applications,, to black out the sensitive defence installations.. till then let us optimists speak of global transparency ,, and hope for global trust though, it might seem premature... 2) If they are giving us the products in a well packaged way albeit from a public domain and we are using those / these services, I dont mind paying data download charges for that.. and lastly your highness (AJ DJ) dont call me dude ,, I hate that...
gameman
,New Delhi, on Sep 30, 2005 12:31 PM
This is great news... Google Earth is a smash hit in our office.. with its aerial photos, though the over zealous news hungry print and tv media have finally got a non - issue to rake up.. Andnow they will be ranting on over security issues of our defence installations being easily available to all and sundry... but whats the big deal as technology should be free and easily available, right to information is catching up on our lumbering bureaucracy. Bravo to Google, I look forward to some amazing space images on the click of a button.. this collaboration with NASA will hopefully lead to us looking at the bigger picture as a civilization on a small speck (earth) in the universe.. and look outwards towards expanding our civilization towards the nearby planets... We have to eventually leave our planet anyways when the Sun becomes a Red Giant... (5 billion years from now) Titan seems to be promising,,Mars seems to have ice caps... and would be good for mineral resources, Titan would give us Hydrocarbons (Hydrocarbon lakes).... and most of us never think beyond our daily humdrum life.. Office, home, kids, marriage, paying bills, ,,, never think of looking at the night sky... cheers
Anonymous
,There, on Sep 30, 2005 06:32 PM
AMEN brother.
Aj Dj
,Bangalore, on Oct 01, 2005 11:28 AM
Dont agree with ur naive contention that national security is a non-issue..dude get ur brain out of the weed!! But the root issue is - Google is only using satellite data that is available for a price-public domain for ur dollar in other words. Thats the question the media should be ripping out.
Ramesh.G
,Bangalore, on Oct 02, 2005 11:01 PM
If its not a security issue, why nothing is found in Gooble Earth about Washington, Pentagon or Whitehouse dude?
tbsingh
,baroda, on Oct 02, 2005 09:36 PM
It's good. It will bring the sense of closeness between country to country and people to people.
vinayak
,Bangalore, on Oct 02, 2005 01:48 PM
It's amazig to see how such huge technologies and businesses grow out of small ideas. Google as a dedicated search engine website was a small idea and a small enterprise till a few years back. But it has quickly reached heights and entered into areas that most of us never imagined a search engine could diversify into. what it's achieving now is absolutley terrific. I sense that Google is going to touch our lives in many more ways in future. As for Google Earth, and reservations that some people have shwn towards it - I feel it's a big step towards transparency between countries, a step towards a world where information flows freely across borders creating an environment of trust and hopefully peace - No more Iraqs. Anybody else feel that way? Kudos to all the fantastically creative and talented guys at Google. You rock!
Manoj Shinde
,Aurangabad, on Oct 02, 2005 10:53 AM
I am already impressed with google earth, now this next relationship with nasa and google will bring the whole world on our fingertips. I am excited about this. Good luck
parkash
,india, on Oct 01, 2005 04:08 PM
This is great news for all.I will be happy if google keeps all the information of NASA and their missions in their website which should reach common man
sudhir
,Hyderabad, on Oct 01, 2005 12:09 PM
This is amazing and good to see that two gaints are meeting together for the benifit of space...exploration..!!!!!
Steve Clark
,Rohnert Park, Ca., on Sep 30, 2005 09:02 PM
This is great news for all, if all the work stays here in the United States and does not get shipped to another contry. In todays world we see way to may jobs leaving the U.S.A. and we are not creating new jobs to take there place. This is a great opportunity to keep some fantastic jobs right here at home. I am looking forward to seeing where this partnership goes.
Aj Dj
,Bangalore, on Oct 01, 2005 11:37 AM
News for you...Google has once again got more openings for its R/D dept in Bangalore! You american dudes just have to get over ur xeno-insecurity - jobs go to the best brains. BTW,check out the nationalites of major players at Google...
Donald Yates
,Seattle, on Sep 30, 2005 10:07 PM
The MOU also highlights plans for Google to develop up to one million square feet. How much land is this?
Jon Nikkel
,Boulder, CO, on Sep 30, 2005 08:48 PM
Very happy to see this. Google has done great things for people in this country at very little cost to us. They are the most innovative and world changing company around at the moment, and I think it speaks volumes about NASA that they have realized this and want to take advantage. Google can do nothing but win, so they have all the incentive they need.
Nagaraju.S.A
,Hyderabad, on Sep 30, 2005 07:53 PM
this news so exciting but feeling about the global securities it so great to see such type innvation with space technology to the base search engine
Raymond Cordewe
,maasbracht, the Netherlands, on Sep 30, 2005 06:11 PM
I feel this is a good thing for both company's. The service in satelite pictures could be great for environment en student. Google can create new business. NASA can profit from more readers, new questions but more important Understanding for their costly programms.
Phil
,Colorado Springs, CO, on Sep 30, 2005 06:00 PM
I'm really excited to see Google, a company of innovation, team up with NASA..self explanitory.
C.L.Narasimham
,Hyderabad ,India, on Sep 30, 2005 03:21 PM
It is very happy to hear that two big companies are working together.I will be happy if google keeps all the information of NASA and their missions in their website which should reach common man
You Don't Wanna
,Sheffield, UK, on Sep 30, 2005 01:30 PM
Google, although useful and strangley beautiful, is an evil war machine, that steals data, tracks us, and has many creepy things...now they've brainwashed NASA...i think this is creepy... We should be afraid and angry against Google before it gets too late...
AHSAN
,KARACHI, on Sep 30, 2005 01:18 PM
i like space i see space ship i am saying what is black hole
AjayAnand Kumar
,THANJAVUR ,INDIA, on Sep 30, 2005 12:46 PM
its great that the TITANs joining hand for the universe quest.The most important is that augmentation of the bio-info with the "nano" buzz word with in the pretext of UNIVERSE and space quest..this wil definetly blaze the young mind opting out in tis area and particularly in developing nations of SOUTH EAST ASIA ...its a good opportunity and a novel work..

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