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Satellites enable coral reef science leap from Darwin to online
Jun 22, 2015 (SPX)
With Earth-observing satellite data, scientists can now monitor the health of coral reefs, even in the most remote regions scattered around the globe where it i...
Nothing escapes The Global Ear
Jun 22, 2015 (SPX)
From earthquakes in Nepal to volcanic eruptions in Chile, from meteors crashing to Earth to the songs of migrating whales in the Indian Ocean, The Global Ear he...
BlackSky Global reveals plan to image Earth in near real-time
Jun 17, 2015 (SPX)
BlackSky Global has revealed its plan to provide high-resolution images of the globe at an unparalleled cost and frequency. The company plans to deploy six sate...
NASA 'Eyes' Study Louisiana's Changing Wetlands
Jun 17, 2015 (JPL)
NASA recently completed an intensive study of Louisiana Gulf Coast levees and wetlands, making measurements with three advanced imaging instruments on two resea...
EOMAP provides shallow water bathymetry for the South China Sea
Jun 17, 2015 (SPX)
EOMAP Asia Pacific today launch the most up-to-date and detailed data set for the islands in South China Sea, generated by groundbreaking Satellite Derived Bath...
New calculations to improve CO2 monitoring from space
Jun 17, 2015 (SPX)
How light of different colours is absorbed by carbon dioxide (CO2) can now be accurately predicted using new calculations developed by a UCL-led team of scienti...
Scottish Water using satellites to protect water catchment areas
Jun 17, 2015 (SPX)
Rezatec is working with Scottish Water on a proof-of-concept project to help assess peatland integrity across remote parts of their catchments to help protect a...
Satellite spots Canadian wildfire smoke over Mid-Atlantic
Jun 11, 2015 (UPI)
Smoke from wildfires in northern and central Canada is currently drifting across the Mid-Atlantic states, and NASA has the proof. The space agency's Terra satel...
NASA Releases Detailed Global Climate Change Projections
Jun 10, 2015 (SPX)
NASA has released data showing how temperature and rainfall patterns worldwide may change through the year 2100 because of growing concentrations of greenhouse ...
Apple dispatches fleet of cars to get map service data
Jun 10, 2015 (AFP)
Apple said Wednesday that it is cruising streets in specially equipped cars to gather pictures and other data for its free online mapping service. For years, a ...
Egypt Mulls Buying Russian Satellite Images After EgyptSat 2 Loss
Jun 09, 2015 (Sputnik)
Egypt has lost control of the remote sensing EgyptSat 2 orbital satellite and is considering purchasing Russian satellite images of Earth, the Russian Kommersan...
Yahoo folding up map site as priorities shift
Jun 05, 2015 (AFP)
Yahoo will fold up its online map service this month as it strives to recapture past glory by reinventing itself as a premier venue for digital lifestyles. Word...
New technique harnesses everyday seismic waves to image the Earth
Jun 05, 2015 (SPX)
A new technique developed at Stanford University harnesses the buzz of everyday human activity to map the interior of the Earth. "We think we can use it to imag...
Astronomers make 3-D movies of plasma tubes
Jun 03, 2015 (SPX)
By creatively using a radio telescope to see in 3D, astronomers have detected the existence of tubular plasma structures in the inner layers of the magnetospher...
NASA Soil Moisture Mission Begins Science Operations
May 22, 2015 (JPL)
NASA's new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission to map global soil moisture and detect whether soils are frozen or thawed has begun science operations. L...
In the Field: SMAP Gathers Soil Data in Australia
May 21, 2015 (SPX)
Four hours later at daybreak, three more teams of scientists will head out on foot with specialized tools to measure soil moisture, vegetation coverage and surf...
ESA and ADS sign deal for new Copernicus Earth observation mission
May 12, 2015 (SPX)
At the 36th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment in Berlin, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus Defence and Space, the world's second...
Breaking waves perturb Earth's magnetic field
May 12, 2015 (SPX)
The underlying physical process that creates striking "breaking wave" cloud patterns in our atmosphere also frequently opens the gates to high-energy solar wind...
Space technology identifies vulnerable regions in West Africa
May 12, 2015 (SPX)
A group of international researchers led by the Centre for Landscape and Climate Research at the University of Leicester have used space satellite technology to...
Mischief makers prompt Google to halt public map edits
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
Google on Monday said it is sidelining its crowd-sourced map making tool to implement a way to prevent bogus edits, some of which have proven embarrassing. The ...
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