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xyHt Weekly News Recap: 07/28/23

Cloudeo and Spire Global Team to Provide Space-based Weather Data USGIF Introduces 5 Community Leaders to its Advisory Committee. NOAA to Update the National Tidal Datum Epoch  250+ commercial UAS solutions providers slated to exhibit at Commercial UAV Expo  GeoCue Unveils Three High-end Lidar, TrueView 3D Imaging Systems Sanborn Appoints Kate Hickey as Chief Operating...

Mobile System Alerts Dubai Drivers of Approaching Sandstorms

Periodically, large sandstorms and low-visibility conditions wreak havoc in the Middle East, with potentially deadly consequences for drivers. In 2007, a sandstorm in Saudi Arabia caused a pileup involving about 80 cars. In 2008, low-visibility conditions caused a 200-car pileup on the border between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, killing about 25 people. In April 2012, a...