Snow painted the land surface a powdery white as ice rested on the sea surface in southwestern Alaska during mid-January 2012. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor on NASA's Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image on Jan. 15 that shows snow blanketing the mountains and plains, while ice tendrils branch into Bristol Bay.
Nine of the 10 warmest years in modern records have occurred since 2000. Following 2010, the warmest ever, last year was ninth warmest since 1880. NASA predicts the warmest ever soon.
A severe winter storm consumed the Pacific Northwest in late January 2012, icing roads, downing power lines and prompting avalanche warnings.
Google released Google Earth 6.2 last Thursday, an update that eliminates the “patchwork quilt” effect from previous efforts. The update is ready to download now.
DigitalGlobe’s Analysis Center personnel wrap up a busy first year of watching the world, analyzing satellite images that range from Arab protests to spotting China’s new aircraft carrier during sea trials.
An executive with the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International says the industry group ultimately sees the civil market for drones being even larger than the defense market.
Like a baby learning to walk, the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is slowly adjusting to its new space environment and is gradually taking steps toward full operations.
From its vantage 824 kilometers (512 miles) above Earth, the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) satellite gets a complete view of our planet every day. This image from Nov. 24, 2011, is the first complete global...
 ASPRS Approves LAS 1.4 Specification The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) board of directors approved LAS 1.4, a new release of the open file format for light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data storage and delivery. ASPRS has been...
TRANSPORTATION The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (Illinois Tollway) administers a 286-mile network of toll roads in northern Illinois. The heavily traveled system carries 1.4 million daily drivers and is constantly in need of maintenance and improvement. An...
