US: Ecometrica has introduced a new technology called Cube+, which allows governmental organisations and firms to analyse complex data from satellites without the need for supercomputers. Using a combination of software and customised cloud computing hardware, the groundbreaking system allows sequential images taken by satellites to be built up layer upon layer to provide detailed data and answer queries about changes to agriculture, forests, coasts and urban areas.
"The new Ecometrica technology component will allow businesses to efficiently process complex time-space data queries across the globe. It brings complex information retrieval tasks on spatial data that would previously have required supercomputers within the reach of conventional commercial cloud services,” said Dr Richard Tipper, Chairman of Ecometrica.
Source: Un-spider
