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Jason-2 Satellite to Help Improve Maps of Sea Floor

July 20, 2017By Elizabeth BornemanGIS Data

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.

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Gossamer deorbit sail. Source: University of Surrey

Creating a Sustainable Space Environment Using Satellite Sails

December 27, 2013By Rebecca MaxwellGIS Data

Scientists within the European Space Agency are taking the first steps towards creating a sustainable space environment by developing and testing innovate satellite technology. This technology comes in the form of a gossamer sail produced by the University of Surrey’s Space Center.

Spatial Analysis

A constellation of three satellites form the Swarm Earth Explorer mission. Swarm will identify and measure the magnetic signals that stem from Earth’s core, mantle, crust, oceans, ionosphere and magnetosphere – all of which create the magnetic field that protects our planet. This information will provide insight into processes occurring deep inside the planet and yield a better understanding of the near-Earth electromagnetic environment and the impact solar wind has on Earth. Credits: ESA/AOES Medialab

A constellation of three satellites form the Swarm Earth Explorer mission. Swarm will identify and measure the magnetic signals that stem from Earth’s core, mantle, crust, oceans, ionosphere and magnetosphere – all of which create the magnetic field that protects our planet. This information will provide insight into processes occurring deep inside the planet and yield a better understanding of the near-Earth electromagnetic environment and the impact solar wind has on Earth. Credits: ESA/AOES Medialab.

Understanding the Earth’s Gravity with ESA’s Swarm Satellites

October 27, 2011By Caitlin DempseySpatial Analysis

The European Space Agency will be launching three satellites next year with the objective of studying the earth’s gravity.

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First Images From TanDEM-X

First Images From TanDEM-X

June 30, 2010By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

Launched on June 21st of this year, the first images from TanDEM-X have been acquired and processed 3.5 days post launch. As the name implies, the goal of TanDEM-X (which stands for TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement) is to generate a high-accuracy global Digital Elevation Model (DEM). The scientific use of the data can be […]