The official opening ceremony of Russian geoportal opening was held at NC OMZ (Scientific center for Earth's real-time monitoring).  Space information processing room.   Image: “Neogeorgaphy” group

NC OMZ space imagery planning room. At the background are information control panels of “Resurs-DK” and “Meteor-M1” ERS crafts. At the front is the development test bed for advanced Rissian “Canopus” series crafts planning and control complex. First of these crafts is scheduled to launch in 2011. 
The complex is based on a yet relatively unknown outside specialists circle Russian development, “Neoglobus” VNIIEM portal (indicated by an arrow). 
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Control of crafts in orbit is performed without interruption and did not stop during the opening ceremony.
At the moment of geoportal opening, “Resurs-DK” spacecraft was passing over North America in the vicinity of USA–Canada border.
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The influx of guests, reporters and other space-based Earth's remote sensing experts did not interfere with NC OMZ specialists' coordinated teamwork. Image: “Neogeorgaphy” group

Introduction of targeted data reception center for transmitted from satellites space Earth imagery.
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Start of the official ceremony of Roskosmos's geoportal opening.
Left to right: Roskosmos Automated space complexes and control systems department chief Mikhail Novikov, ОАО “Rossiyskie kosmicheskie sistemy” general director Yuri Urlichich, NC OMZ chief Nina Novikova.
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ОАО “Rossiyskie kosmicheskie sistemy” general director Yuri Urlichich welcomes the attendees.
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Yuri Urlichich introduces the Roskosmos new information service to the attendees. 
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The reporters attending the ceremony have shown genuine interest.
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Answering reporters' questions.
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One of the first images on the center's console was Protvino, a Moscow suburb.
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It is much better to take a good look and comparison of space imagery once than listen of their advantages numerous times on radio.
Space imagery of territory of Serpukhov region of Moscow oblast taken by “Meteor-M1” spacecraft and opened in Roskosmos geoportal.
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Protvino city (Serpukhov region of Moscow oblast) space imagery taken by high resolution “Resurs-DK” spacecraft in 2007 as shown on the Roskosmos geoportal.
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Protvino city (Serpukhov region of Moscow oblast) space imagery taken by Japanese high resolution Alos spacecraft as shown on the Roskosmos geoportal.
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One of the server rooms of NC OMZ data reception center.
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After the official ceremony, participants continued answering numerous reporters' questions.
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NC OMZ interior is dominated by Earth's space imagery.
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Intense interaction of NC OMZ empoyees and guests continued after the Roskosmos geoportal opening ceremony.
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All of NC OMZ, specialists working there, their interaction as well as the quality of information products and approach to their development leave a rather positive impression.
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