DATA FUSION: Analyzing Digital Acoustic Data in Motion

One of the greatest challenges facing the U.S. defense and intelligence community remains the ability to consume, analyze and produce actionable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. An increasing array of sensor systems and data types, demands for real-time...

LiDAR Supplies High-Resolution Data to NGA

By Katherine G., Steve H., and Seana M., imagery scientists in the Office of Sciences and Methodologies, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (www.nga.mil), Bethesda, Md. As rebuilding efforts and military operations continue in Iraq and Afghanistan, the demand for...

EARTH OBSERVING-1 Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation

By Holli Riebeek, NASA’s Earth Observatory, Goddard Space Flight Center (www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard), Greenbelt, Md. Scheduled to fly for a year and designed to last a year and a half, NASA’s Earth-Observing-1 satellite (EO-1) celebrated its 10th anniversary on...

Caribbean Lux

Caribbean Lux - April 24th, 2003 The Caicos Islands  in the northern Caribbean are a popular tourist attraction, renowned for their beautiful beaches, clear waters, scuba diving, and luxury resorts. The islands lie primarily along the northern perimeter of the...

Ice Fall

Like distant galaxies amid clouds of interstellar dust, chunks of sea ice drift through graceful swirls of grease ice in the frigid waters of Foxe Basin near Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. Sea ice often begins as grease ice, a soupy slick of tiny ice crystals...

Dash E Kev

October 1st, 2000 The Dasht-e Kevir, or Great Salt Desert, is the largest desert in Iran. It is a primarily uninhabited wasteland, composed of mud and salt marshes covered with crusts of salt that protect the meager moisture from completely evaporating.

Coast of France

Coast of France France's famed Provence region meets the Mediterranean as a gentle curve intricately sculpted into sheltered bays and fringing peninsulas. The ancient port of Marseilles, the country’ s second largest city, nestles in the large bay at the lower left...