Satellite data is being used to create Damage Proxy Maps to assess changes in an area as the result of natural disasters like Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, and the wildfires that have hit Northern and Southern California.
Elizabeth Borneman
GIS Data
Mapping Global Forest Biomass
The European Space Agency is using satellite radar data collected from their satellites to measure how much wood is in the world’s forests globally.
Spatial Analysis
Creating a Time Series Visualization of Two Decades of Changes in a Glacier
NASA has created a time series visualization of Greenland’s Helheim Glacier using 20 years of data from radar, lasers, and high-resolution cameras.
GIS Data
View Arctic Elevation Data with ArcDem Explorer
ArcticDEM is a project that is working to produce digital elevation models of the Arctic in order to see how topographical changes are occurring over time, such as the rate at which glaciers are receding.
GIS Data
Jason-2 Satellite to Help Improve Maps of Sea Floor
Jason-2 will be collecting data about the sea floor every 5 miles, which will be used to create a high-definition estimate of the average surface height of the ocean in various places around the globe.
GIS Data
Mapping Rainforest Chemistry
Researchers mapped 23 chemicals that are released by the rainforests in Peru with laser-guided imaging spectroscopy.
Spatial Analysis
A New Algorithm to Find Wildfires When It’s Cloudy
New technology called the Firelight Detection Algorithm, or FILDA, can help detect wildfires at night even when the skies are cloudy.
GIS Learning
Book: Open the Door to GIS
The book, ‘Open the Door to GIS’ is designed to be an engaging introduction to GIS, using stories and real-life circumstances to help bring the knowledge of GIS to your classroom.
Spatial Analysis
Tracking Deforestation by Measuring the Distance to the Nearest Forest
Using satellite images, researchers established a method of calculating the distance between any point in the continental United States and the nearest forested area.
GIS Data
3.1-Trillion Pixel Landsat 8 Mosaic of the World
Descartes Labs has compiled some of the massive amount of data sent back from the satellites orbiting Earth into a 3.1-trillion pixel composite image of Earth’s surface.