The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba have two new unmanned aircraft systems that can be used for aerial photography and video of crime and crash scenes.
Satellites Reveal Troubling Himalayan Glacier Melt
A study published in Nature shows that glaciers in the Hindu Kush“Karakoram“Himalaya region lost 12 gigatonnes annually from 2003 to 2008, much more than previously reported.
Floating Eye to Monitor U.S.-Mexico Border
The U.S. military is partnering with border-patrol officials in an initiative that could bring dozens of surveillance blimps from the battlefields of Afghanistan to the U.S. border with Mexico.
Satellites Show Far-Reaching Effects of U.S. Wildfires
Smoke from western wildfires affected air quality as far away as the Great Lakes, and some of the thickest smoke stretched from the Dakotas to Texas.
NRO Official Accused of Whistleblower Retaliation
A senior officer with the National Reconnaissance Office, the nation’s spy satellite agency, is being investigated over criminal allegations related to contracting issues.
Satellites Help Weed Out Illegal Deforestation
Powerful eyes in the sky and cheaper, more powerful data-crunching computers mean there will be no place to hide for palm oil, logging or mining firms that clear forests without permits.
Satellites Reveal Intensity of Syrian Bombardment
Satellite images show the intensity of artillery bombing in Aleppo, where members of the Free Syrian Army are engaged in a vicious battle with forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
3-D LiDAR Imagery Leads Researchers to Lost City in Mexico
Researchers used LiDAR technology to identify more than 20,000 architectural features, including several small pyramids, a ball court and dwellings that housed more than 25,000 people.
MSG-3 Satellite's First Earth Image Spectacular
On Aug. 7, 2012, the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager instrument on Europe's MSG-3 geostationary satellite captured its first image of Earth.
Unmanned Aircraft Zooms in on Sea Grass, Coral Reefs
Unmanned aircraft maker MLB Company finished a high-resolution assessment of sea grass and coral reef carbon dynamics to better understand the vulnerability of near-shore environments.
