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Rocket Lab sets date for 2nd NASA TROPICS launch
May 16, 2023 (SPX)
The launch, called 'Coming To A Storm Near You,' is scheduled for lift-off no earlier than 17:30 on May 22nd NZST from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealan...
Smaller, lighter space-based imaging spectrometers with high spectral resolution
May 16, 2023 (JPL)
James P. McGuire, Jr. from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California will present the new research at the Optica Design and Fabrication Conference...
When it comes to satellite data, sometimes more is more
May 15, 2023 (SPX)
Today, around 7,000 satellites circle the Earth, generating a massive volume of data on a daily basis. This wealth of information, operated by various governmen...
EarthCARE, when a satellite sheds light on the clouds
May 15, 2023 (SPX)
The impact of climate change is visible everyday on our planet. One of the starkest changes we are experiencing is increasing temperatures. Although temperature...
LiveEO and Capella Space offer fast, high-res SAR imaging to asset managers
May 12, 2023 (SPX)
This collaboration will enhance the LiveEO Rapid Response Insights (RRi) product, enabling informed storm response for infrastructure and utility managers. Live...
Australian bushfires may have helped trigger La Nina
May 10, 2023 (AFP)
The report, in peer-reviewed journal Science Advances, said the bushfires were "exceptional" in their severity -- pumping out emissions on a scale similar to ma...
Satellite Data, Applications Flowing Through SERVIR to Southeast Asia
May 07, 2023 (SPX)
Historically, reservoir measurements or flood warnings along the Mekong River came from stream gauges and limited or outdated satellite data, said Anoulak Kitti...
Alexandrite laser crystals from Europe for space applications
May 07, 2023 (SPX)
The Italian partner Optomaterials produces competitive crystals, which the Lithuanian company Altechna provides with a special coating. To achieve the necessary...
ESA releases image of Earth showing detailed weather patterns
May 04, 2023 (UPI)
The image, which was taken on March 18, shows cloud formations over large parts of Europe with details that were previously too small to capture in similar comp...
Spire Global launches a space-powered weather insights platform for the maritime industry
May 03, 2023 (SPX)
The platform utilizes radio occultation (RO) data acquired by the Company's fully deployed satellite constellation and its proprietary weather forecasting model...
Imagia raises new funding for optoelectronics research
Apr 28, 2023 (SPX)
Imagia's metalens technology can shrink an entire optical assembly into a planar, wafer-thin device, resulting in a dramatic reduction in size and complexity fo...
Satellites help guard ecological red lines
Apr 28, 2023 (XNA)
The platform "can automatically scan and identify local changes of the land surfaces, and monitor risks of ecological damage in a timely manner", Wang Zhibin, h...
A more precise model of the Earth's ionosphere
Apr 26, 2023 (SPX)
This is a problem for the ever higher precision required by these systems - both in research and for applications such as autonomous driving or precise orbit de...
Remote sensing of urban green space published
Apr 24, 2023 (SPX)
This book presents a systematic study of urban green space remote sensing from multi-dimensional and multi-scale technologies. On the basis of introducing the c...
Transforming nature conservation with the power of satellite imagery
Apr 24, 2023 (SPX)
Monitoring ecosystems from space using the latest Earth observation satellites allows scientists and conservationists to vastly improve the information they col...
Tracking changes to water, ecosystems, land surface
Apr 20, 2023 (JPL)
Where are flood waters flowing after major storms? Where are the changes in tree and plant cover after droughts, wildfires, deforestation, or mining? How much d...
Astraea launches new satellite tasking capabilities with major satellite imagery providers
Apr 20, 2023 (SPX)
By providing access to all of the world's best imagery providers within a single solution and a flexible, pay-per-use pricing model, Astraea is making imagery-d...
BRICS Remote Sensing group meets
Apr 20, 2023 (SPX)
Zhao Jian, director of the Earth Observation and Data Center of the National Space Administration, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Representatives ...
Trailblazing Aeolus mission winding down
Apr 20, 2023 (ESA)
Although a recent upgrade to Aeolus' onboard laser instrument meant that in its last months it has been performing as well as ever, diminishing fuel combined wi...
Estimating greenhouse gas concentrations from GOSAT data
Apr 20, 2023 (SPX)
Thermal And Near-infrared Sensor for carbon Observation - Fourier Transform Spectrometer (TANSO-FTS) onboard GOSAT observes the shortwave infrared (SWIR) spectr...
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