Aerial Snow Mapping
Researchers are increasingly use UAS/UAV platforms for measuring snow cover data, particularly snow depth.
Big Data and Animal Migration
Scientists are utilizing big data techniques that leverage modern GPS and tracking capabilities and can be combined with machine learning techniques to gain a better understanding of how animals migrate globally.
What is a GeoTIFF?
A GeoTIFF is a public domain metadata standard which has the georeferencing information embedded within the image file.
Open-Source Science in the Cloud Collaboration
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) released a new open source and science tool called the Multi-Mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform (MAAP).
Mapping the World’s Fungi
Scientists have created a collaborative effort, called the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), which aims to map and protect large areas of fungi.
Mapping Natural Carbon Storage
Scientists have created a map of the Earth where carbon needs to be stored to keep climate goals from Cop26 possible.
World Flood Mapping Tool
The World Flood Mapping Tool, developed by the UN University’s Institute of Water, Environment, and Health, aims to help countries with limited data construct flood maps.
Open Topography: A Spatial Data Infrastructure for Topographic Data
Open Topography is a web-based portal for imagery and lidar data that allows users to create their own deliverables.
How the Satellite Imagery Industry is Re-inventing Itself
Joe Morrison discusses how new businesses are developing tools that use satellite imagery and SAR to quantify climate-related disasters.
Mapping Underground Features
In recent decades, mapping underground features, such as physical structures or even sounds, has substantially improved.
USGS Releases Two Decades of Land Cover Change for the Contiguous United States
The USGS has updated land cover maps for the conterminous United States, which show how the country’s landscapes have changed over the last 18 years.
Next-generation Lidar: Seeing the Forest Through the Trees
Next-generation Geiger-mode lidar’s high density and multi-angle looks offer a better chance of seeing through tree foliage to map what’s underneath.