From Nov. 11-13, 2015, researchers from around the world who depend on and develop Earth Observation data will gather in Mexico City for the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) 12th Plenary and Ministerial Summit.
GEO Helps Launch Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
Global data collaboration has long been a driving goal of the Group on Earth Observations. The recent launch of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data promises to help forward that goal.
GEOGLAM: Working Together to Reduce Poverty and Fight Global Hunger
A global effort to make agricultural projections available to anyone with an Internet connection may hold the key to fighting hunger and reducing poverty. On a hot and humid June day in 1943, with World War II still raging in Europe and the Pacific, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt welcomed delegates from around the world to the first-ever United Nations … Read More
GEOGLAM Collaboration Builds Bright Future for a Strong Earth Observation Tradition
GEOGLAM’s collaboration between Space agencies and advancements in technology are opening the door for critical prediction of agricultural production and food security. For the last 43 years, NASA’s Earth Observation satellite program has created an unparalleled record of global change, revolutionizing our understanding of land use, climate, and agriculture production trends. Building on this foundation, partners working through GEO Global Agricultural … Read More
Open Source Geospatial Tools – Applications in Earth Observation
A review of a book introducing command line processing for Earth observation data.
Open Source Geospatial Tools ÛÒ Applications in Earth Observation
A review of a book introducing command line processing for Earth observation data.
OSGeo: Mapping the World of Open Source Geospatial Software
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation looks to assist the next generation of cartographers by helping them navigate the world of free and open source geospatial software. Sometimes the best way to understand something is to take a good look at it. The Open Source Geospatial Foundation wants the geospatial software community to check out free and open source software. Geospatial … Read More
Enhancing Ocean Color Observation from Space: A Look Forward to NASA’s PACE and GEO-CAPE Missions
Future NASA satellites will extend the reach of global ocean color observation and research.
When the Truth Sinks In: Assessing Sinkhole Development in Georgia
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊResponding to Hydrologic Disasters Project Team: Georgia Disasters and Water Resources Team Location: University of Georgia – Athens, Georgia Authors: Matthew Cahalan Mohamed Amin Kimberly Berry Wenjing Xu Tunan Hu Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Adam Milewski (Department of Geology, University of Georgia) Abstract: Located in southwest Georgia, … Read More
Atlantic Sturgeon: An Ancient Fish Struggles Against the Flow
Once abundant in the rivers of eastern North America, the Atlantic sturgeon has suffered a catastrophic crash in its populations. But new protections under the U.S. Endangered Species Act are giving reason for hope for one of the world’s oldest fish species. BY TED WILLIAMS