Images acquired by NASA'S Terra satellite provide natural and infrared views of a rare blanket of snow covering South America's Atacama Desert.
Alaska Researchers Study Sea Lions with UAV
Using an unmanned aircraft originally designed to protect U.S. Navy SEALS during beach assaults, scientists seek insights about the decline in western Alaska's Stellar sea lion population.
MAPPS Summer Session Tackles Tough Topics
One of the topics discussed: Are Earth observing UAVs a threat or an opportunity to private aerial imagery acquisition firms?
GeoEye Expands Deal with Russian Partner
GeoEye will provide Russia's ScanEx with more than 50 million square kilometers of high-resolution satellite imagery for international customers in Russia and neighboring countries.
Coast Guard Wants UAVs on Icebreakers
Even though icebreakers are designed to cut through thick ice, it burns more fuel and makes patrols longer. The Coast Guard hopes UAVs can help icebreakers plan easier routes.
Who Uses Landsat Satellite Imagery?
Who Uses Landsat Satellite Imagery? By John R. Hughes, editorial director, Earth Imaging Journal (https://eijournal.com/), Greeley, Colo. Exactly who uses Landsat satellite imagery and what value do they derive from the information? In the first study of its kind,...
Industry Overview
Military Takes Cues from Consumers Call it technology transfer in reverse. The phenomenal growth in the number of smart phones, along with a host of mobile applications and social media’s skyrocketing success, have become too much for the Pentagon to ignore in...
Industry Updates
ESA Seeks Innovative Uses of Earth Observation Data Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs Martin Zeil joined with European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain in launching the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Masters...
Imagery in the News
Flooding Continues Along the Missouri River Floods advanced down the Missouri River at the end of June 2011, swelling the river significantly from Sioux City, Iowa, to Leavenworth, Kan. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor on NASA’s Aqua...
Who Uses Landsat Satellite Imagery?
Industry Insights By John R. Hughes, editorial director, Earth Imaging Journal (www.eijournal.com), Greeley, Colo. Exactly who uses Landsat satellite imagery and what value do they derive from the information? In the first study of its kind, U.S. Geological Survey...
