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Mapping the Universe

February 18, 2020By Mark AltaweelSpatial Analysis

New satellite technology achieved in in the last decade are helping scientist to more accurately map the universe.

There are Four Trillion Measurements in this Global Sea Surface Temperature Dataset

December 5, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

Researchers have compiled an enormous global dataset with over four trillion satellite-based measurements of sea surface temperature.

Geospatial Data and Sustainable Development Goals

October 7, 2019By Mark AltaweelGIS Data

The new initiative, called Data for Now, will see the linkage of Google Earth satellite data and other GIS data with UN data.

UK Satellite Data Now Available to Those Working in the Public Sector

March 25, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS 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.

Mapping Where Norway is Moving

January 10, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

Norway is using Copernicus Sentinel-1 data to detect ground movement across the country.

First Images from GPM Microwave Imager: The image shows rain rates across a 550-mile (885 kilometer) wide swath of an extra-tropical cyclone observed off the coast of Japan on March 10, 2014. Red areas indicate heavy rainfall, while yellow and blue indicate less intense rainfall. In the northwest part of the storm in the upper left of the image, the blue areas indicate falling snow.

NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement

April 23, 2014By Rebecca MaxwellGIS Data

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 process is known as the hydrologic cycle, and through it water is continuously exchanged between the land, the atmosphere, and the oceans. Precipitation in its […]

Very high resolution (2m) bathymetry map of the Wreck Reef in the south Coral Sea Islands. The Wreck Reef got its name from the sinking of colonial ships.

Satellite Mapping of the Great Barrier Reef

December 5, 2013By Rebecca MaxwellGIS Data

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.

Free and Open Access to Sentinel Satellite Data

November 15, 2013By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that free and open access to Sentinel satellite data will become available during the Copernicus operational phase. Copernicus is an earth observation program operated by a partnership of the European Commission (EC), European Space Agency (ESA), and the European Environment Agency (EEA). The […]

With the new CryoSatApp, elevation profiles are at your fingertips. Users can select the day and orbit from which they want to extract the data, and view Earth’s ice profile from that orbit. Credits: ACS/ESA

Ice Mapping App

January 4, 2012By Caitlin DempseySpatial Analysis

The European Space Agency has released a new iOS app for accessing ice data from the ESA’s CryoSat mission. Cryosat-2 was launched in April of last year to collect data to further understanding of the relationship between the world’s ice coverage and climate change. Data collected from the satellite includes […]

Substorm Satellite Launched

February 18, 2007By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

A Delta 2 rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral on Saturday, February 17th.