Mapping Heat Vulnerability from Satellite Data
Satellites are being used to measure heat not only on urban heat islands, but also on farms and other locations where rising temperatures are having an impact.
Mapping the Earth’s Freshwater Bodies
Over 95% of the world’s lakes, rivers, and freshwater reservoirs will be measured by a new satellite mission called Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT).
Remote Sensing of Lightning
Satellites and remote sensing tools are providing a way to better forecast and determine the severity of lightning.
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).
Using GIS to Explore Mars
Esri’s Explore Mars site allows you to explore the surface of Mars and make some basic geospatial measurements.
Mapping Tropical Forest Quality from Satellite Data
Researchers have created high resolution maps of tropical forest quality using remotely sensed data from NASA satellites.
New Satellite Technologies to Monitor Volcanoes and Earthquakes
One relatively new satellite is a small satellite system called the CubeSat Imaging Radar for Earth Sciences (CIRES).
Updated Global Elevation Data Released by NASA
A new global digital elevation model (DEM) has been released by NASA.
Version 3 of the ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model Released
2.3 million scenes from the ASTER archive were processed to create the latest version of the ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM).
NASA is Expanding its Worldwide Landslide Data Catalog Using Volunteers
NASA has developed Landslide Reporter as a way to collect as much information as possible about landslides from citizen scientists from around the world.
Real-time Fire Mapping and Satellite Data
New satellites and improved image processing methods are better enabling the ability to provide real-time and near real-time mapping of wildfires.
First Data from NASA’s GEDI Program to 3D Map Forests
The first set of data that have returned have demonstrated GEDI is able to measure density of forests far better than previous satellite missions.