Dispatches from GEO XIII: New GEOSS Portal Intended to Engage Researchers and Public

EarthzineGEO/GEOSS News, Original

The new GEOSS Portal has been launched, and the renovated interface offers GIS tools and mapping layers intended for everyone from researchers to journalists and the general public. The power of maps is that they can communicate complex concepts in a single image. For an international organization like the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), maps offer a way to generate … Read More

Monitoring Superstorms Leading to Better Understanding of Effects

Kelley ChristensenOriginal

As the climate changes, superstorms are becoming more common. Earthzine staff explore how severe weather affects people and how remote sensing can change our understanding of storms. Earthzine’s latest monthly focus topic comes as spring begins to brighten the northern hemisphere. For the month of March, our focus topic articles center on superstorms – massive storms that effect millions of … Read More

Investigating Groundwater in Montana Informs State Water Policy Decisions

Earthzine2016 Monthly Focus Topics, Original

The Ground Water Investigation Program at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology seeks to provide answers to communities about the status of local groundwater. This article was updated on March 1st, 2016. As in many western states, officials in Montana have long been concerned with water. Montana’s landmass is the size of Japan, and the hydrogeology of the state … Read More

Supporting a Forest Observation System for Siberia: Earth Observation for Monitoring, Assessing and Providing Forest Resource Information

EarthzineEcosystems, Original

he monitoring and assessment of the remote Russian forest resources of Siberia is challenging and can only be done by integrating remote sensing techniques. Human and environmental forest disturbances continuously affect changing forest cover and biomass levels. The ZAṔS initiative is prototyping and supporting a forest observation system for Siberia using Earth observation data from European and Russian satellite data providers.

The latest developments in Google Ocean

Amanda LewanEarth Observation, Oceans, Technology

Originally Published by Google Earth – Google first released their 3D Ocean feature in Google Earth more than five years ago, and it’s something that has seen steady improvements over the years. Here are some of the more interesting recent developments.

Mapping a Decade of Change in the Earth’s Forests

EarthzineEcosystems, Original

global forest map

forest image For the first time, researchers have brought together more than decade of changes in forests around the planet in a single map. Based on 20 terapixels of data obtained by Landsat 7 ETM+ acquired between 2000 and 2012, the map reveals patterns on local, regional, continental, and global scales.