The IEEE has published the first issue of two new journals

Business Publisher, August 1, 2008

The IEEE (New York) has published the first issue of two new journals. "IEEE Transactions on Haptics" addresses the science, technology and applications associated with information acquisition and object manipulation through touch. It is an interdisciplinary title that covers topics associated with consumer electronics, robotics, teleoperation and telemedicine, and other aspects of manual exploration and manipulation by humans, machines and interactions between the two in all environments.

The journal will be published twice in 2008 and quarterly beginning in 2009. "IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing," published quarterly, addresses issues and techniques in applied remote and in situ sensing, their integration, and applied modeling and information creation for understanding the earth. Applications are for the Earth, oceans and atmosphere. Topics include observations, forecast data, simulated information, data assimilation and Earth information techniques to address science and engineering issues of the Earth system.