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).
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).
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) released a new open source and science tool called the Multi-Mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform (MAAP).
Remote sensing techniques, particularly those based on satellite, drone, and aircraft data, have revolutionized collecting ecosystem data.
Using a combination of satellite and UAV monitoring, the impact of locusts can be minimized by anticipating where swarms are likely to form next.
In 2018, NASA launched the ICESat-2 satellite to monitor levels of ice. Researchers have found that this satellite can also measure coral reef systems.
New satellite technology achieved in in the last decade are helping scientists to more accurately map the universe.
Researchers have compiled an enormous global dataset with over four trillion satellite-based measurements of sea surface temperature.
The new initiative, called Data for Now, will see the linkage of Google Earth satellite data and other GIS data with UN data.
The UK Space Agency has announced that its radar and satellite imagery data will be made available to those working in the UK public sector.
Norway is using Copernicus Sentinel-1 data to detect ground movement across the country.
Water is essential for life on the Earth, and the supply of this precious liquid is constantly being recycled through energy from the sun. This … Read more
For the first time, a complete bathymetry high resolution (30 meters) bathymetry map is available of the Great Barrier Reef. The map was produced by remote sensing company, EOMAP using satellite data and imagery.