Definitions

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  • noun The region of outer space near Earth, including the upper atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere.
  • noun The region of space that goes from the solar photosphere to the mesosphere of Earth. It includes the solar photosphere, chromosphere and corona, the solar wind, Earth's magnetosheath, magnetosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere and mesosphere.

Etymologies

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geo- +‎ space

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  • These immense clouds of material, when directed toward Earth, can cause large magnetic storms in the space environment around Earth or "geospace" -- the magnetosphere and the upper atmosphere.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • These immense clouds of material, when directed toward Earth, can cause large magnetic storms in the space environment around Earth or "geospace" -- the magnetosphere and the upper atmosphere.

    Media Newswire 2009

  • This visualization tours the regions of near-Earth orbit; the Earth's magnetosphere, sometimes called geospace; the region between the Earth and the Sun; and finally out beyond Pluto, where Voyager 1 and 2 are exploring the boundary between the Sun and the rest of our Milky Way galaxy.

    WN.com - Articles related to Report on controlling NASA mission costs 2010

  • Earth's magnetosphere, sometimes called geospace; the region between the Earth and the Sun; and finally out beyond Pluto, where Voyager 1 and 2 are exploring the boundary between the Sun and the rest of our Milky Way galaxy.

    WN.com - Articles related to Report on controlling NASA mission costs 2010

  • This visualization tours the regions of near-Earth orbit; the Earth's magnetosphere, sometimes called geospace; the region between the Earth and the Sun; and finally out beyond

    WN.com - Articles related to Report on controlling NASA mission costs 2010

  • Thanks for the additional info, Paul. and your link is indeed instructive in regard to the way police have long pioneered the use of mobile communication in organizing real-time actions in geospace. previous:

    Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Firenze: Police Adopt Smart Mob Tactics 2002

  • Where 2.0 Conference 2009 - The O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference will pinpoint how far location technology has reached, explore the boundaries of geospace, and point the way into the location frontier at the,

    GISuser - GIS and Geospatial Technology News 2009

  • Where 2.0 Conference 2009 - The O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference will pinpoint how far location technology has reached, explore the boundaries of geospace, and point the way into the location frontier at the,

    GISuser - GIS and Geospatial Technology News 2009

  • Where 2.0 Conference 2009 - The O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference will pinpoint how far location technology has reached, explore the boundaries of geospace, and point the way into the location frontier at the,

    GISuser - GIS and Geospatial Technology News 2009

  • Where 2.0 Conference 2009 - The O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference will pinpoint how far location technology has reached, explore the boundaries of geospace, and point the way into the location frontier at the,

    GISuser - GIS and Geospatial Technology News 2009

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