A new project co-funded under the EUROSTARS program aspires to develop a software platform for forest assessment from temporal Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite images.
FORSAT to Develop Satellite Platform for Forest Assessment
Auroras over North America As Seen By Suomi NPP satellite
Originally Published by Earth Today – Overnight on October 4-5, 2012, a mass of energetic particles from the atmosphere of the Sun were flung out into space, a phenomenon known as a coronal mass ejection.
NASA's ARSET Training Program: From the Classroom to Real-World Satellite Applications
The NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET) develops courses for end-users on the application of satellite data and imagery to environmental decision-making activities related to water resources, air quality, and disaster management. ARSET makes course materials publicly available and actively encourages their use by environmental managers or others interested in developing their own applied remote sensing courses.
NASA’s ARSET Training Program: From the Classroom to Real-World Satellite Applications
The NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET) develops courses for end-users on the application of satellite data and imagery to environmental decision-making activities related to water resources, air quality, and disaster management. ARSET makes course materials publicly available and actively encourages their use by environmental managers or others interested in developing their own applied remote sensing courses.
UK Satellite Company to Combat Deforestation to Meet REDD+ Goals
A UK satellite imaging company’s services will help the international REDD+ mission, which aims to decrease forest degradation and deforestation.
NASA Satellites: Saving America's Farmland One State at a Time
Natural disasters impact North Carolina’s agricultural industry on a near-annual basis. Employing NASA EOS, a team of DEVELOP interns at Langley Research Center analyzed the impact of natural disasters on North Carolina’s Coastal Plain Region to aid farmers and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
South African satellite mosaics, the Taj Mahal sinking, and Dubai’s impressive night lights
For our second Best Of Syndication, we again take a look around the world with some of our favorite syndicated posts from striking images of the Japanese tsunami damage, to the incredible city lights of Dubai, to the health implications of a mild winter and its effects on mosquito populations.
GrapeLook: Improving Agricultural Water Management using Satellite Earth Observation
Limited water resource availability and efficient water management are major global challenges facing policymakers in many countries of the world, and South Africa is no exception. Advanced satellite technologies offer new opportunities to address these issues. In 2010, the GrapeLook project was initiated, providing information on crop water, growth and nitrogen status during the growth season using satellite data. The first demonstration year provided users with a deeper insight into the temporal and spatial processes in vineyards to improve water productivity.
Landsat Imagery added to Memory of World Register
An extensive Landsat archive has been added to the Memory of World International Register to show Earth’s changes over time.
New NPP Satellite to Improve Land, Ocean, Ozone Observations
A new type of Earth-observing satellite has been launched into orbit. The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project, or NPP, will fly at an altitude of 824 km in a polar orbit similar to that of its predecessors, the Earth Observing System satellites ÛÒ Terra, Aqua and Aura. Built on the past decade’s work, NPP is a scientific powerhouse armed with five instruments that will improve observations of the land and ocean, the ozone hole, Earth’s energy balance and daily weather.