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Metaspectral to bring SkyFi satellite imagery to its Fusion Platform
Apr 19, 2023 (SPX)
Once integrated, SkyFi Earth observation data will be made available to users of Metaspectral Fusion. Fusion is a cloud-based platform for the real-time analysi...
China's latest EO satellite offers high-precision rainfall monitoring
Apr 18, 2023 (XNA)
With a lifespan of six years, FY 3G is the country's first satellite allowing scientists to monitor the Earth's precipitation from space, one of only three such...
Sitael signs contact with ESA: Will make hyperspectral satellite of Iris Constellation
Apr 16, 2023 (SPX)
The PLATiNO Hyperspectral constellation, which will aim to capture images of Italy and the Mediterranean area with high accuracy and a high refresh rate, will e...
China launches new meteorological satellite
Apr 16, 2023 (XNA)
The rocket blasted off at 9:36 am (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and soon sent the Fengyun-3 07 satellite into its p...
L3Harris to build geostationary weather satellite sensors for Japan
Apr 14, 2023 (SPX)
Under the terms of the contract with the Mitsubishi Electric Group, L3Harris will build and deliver an advanced imager and sounder for JMA's Himawari-10 satelli...
Sniff test: Japan declares war on hayfever woes
Apr 14, 2023 (AFP)
Japan's spring season might be best known for the blooming of its famed cherry blossoms and the good cheer of flower-watching picnics, but for many it is mostly...
NASA awards agreement for high-resolution synthetic aperture radar
Apr 11, 2023 (SPX)
Under this agreement, the government will issue fixed-price BPA Calls for these products, at a not-to exceed value of $7 million per Call. The work will be perf...
Chinese FY-3 satellites enrich global soil moisture dataset
Apr 11, 2023 (SPX)
SSM can be measured by instruments in the field or by remote sensing techniques. Satellite observations from active and passive microwave sensors are best suite...
Space-based NASA instrument to track pollution over North America
Apr 07, 2023 (AFP)
The launch, which took place at 12:30 am (0430 GMT), will bring into orbit the Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument, which will all...
Scientists discover a way Earth's atmosphere cleans itself
Apr 07, 2023 (SPX)
How OH itself forms in the atmosphere was viewed as a complete story, but in new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a resear...
First pair of second-generation weather satellites, built by Airbus, enter their test phase
Apr 06, 2023 (SPX)
MetOp-SG comprises two satellite series, with three units in each series. Flying in a polar orbit, they are able to observe the entire planet in fine detail pro...
Planet joins Ursa Space's Virtual Constellation and Partner Network
Apr 06, 2023 (SPX)
The addition of Planet provides Ursa Space customers with access to daily satellite data that unlocks solutions to some of the most pressing challenges facing t...
Analysing global waste distribution via dumpsite detection from satellite imagery
Apr 04, 2023 (SPX)
A study published in Nature Communications describes an efficient and intelligent dumpsite detection technique and analyses the correlation between the number o...
Ozone-depleting CFCs hit record despite ban: study
Apr 03, 2023 (AFP)
Despite being banned under the Montreal Protocol, the five chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) measured increased rapidly in the atmosphere from 2010 to 2020, reaching r...
Two views of Las Vegas
Apr 02, 2023 (SPX)
The images were acquired by the German environmental satellite EnMAP, which captured a 41-kilometre by 122-kilometre image strip of the region on 12 July 2022. ...
At the end of the dry season: CO2 pulses over Australia
Apr 02, 2023 (SPX)
The Australian continent is dominated by dry ecosystems and widely varying precipitation patterns. Generally, at the end of the dry season - when the first rain...
Thales Alenia Space wins contracts for IRIDE radar and optical satellites
Apr 02, 2023 (SPX)
The contract for the six SAR satellites is worth euro 112 million and includes an option on a second group of four satellites, worth euro 75 million. The optica...
Earth's anisotropic inner core structure driven by dipole geomagnetic field: Study
Apr 02, 2023 (SPX)
In contrast to the convective homogenous outer core, Earth's inner core is inhomogeneous and anisotropic. The seismic velocity in the polar direction is ~2-3% f...
Improving the efficiency of maps
Mar 31, 2023 (SPX)
To remedy this deficit, Professor Frank Dickmann, holder of the Chair of Cartography at the Institute of Geography at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, aims to d...
EUMETSAT's Data Lake - key element of DestinE has been kicked off
Mar 30, 2023 (SPX)
Rapid climate change is imposing an increasing burden on the European health, society and economy. To combat the environmental challenges, the European Commissi...
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