A NASA scientist, employing a breakthrough satellite sensor technique to track understory fires, poses the question: Will we see a gradual transition from [Amazon] forest to savanna over time?
App Camp Spawns Earth Observation Ideas
Using satellite data to find areas of thermal updraft to fly gliders is just one of the innovative ideas developed recently in Frascati, Italy, to bring Earth observation to the everyday user.
USGS Drones to Monitor Nevada Wildlife
The U.S. Geological Survey's first Nevada drone mission will count sheep and deer within the Desert National Wildlife Refuge north of Las Vegas.
Leica, Aibotix Partner to Offer UAS Mapping Solution
Swiss airborne mapping company Leica Geosystems has teamed with German unmanned aircraft system (UAS) manufacturer Aibotix to create a one-stop shop for infrastructure inspection and mapping.
Sizing Up a Volcano
When studying volcanoes, detecting even slight movements of the land surface can tell a lot about what's happening below. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have a new tool to observe such ground deformation.
Human Needs Collide with Nature
Although wildlife and humans have competed for resources on India's Sigur Plateau for centuries, satellite images illustrate why the situation has grown particularly tense in recent years.
Wanted: Earth Observation Ideas
Entries are being accepted by the European Space Agency's Copernicus Masters competition for ideas in nine categories on how Earth observation data can benefit business and society.
Drones Provide Humanitarian Aid in Haiti
SenseFly drones have accomplished a second mission in Haiti to map areas around Port-au-Prince and Cap Haitien, including areas damaged by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.
Yukon River Ice Jam Causes Flooding
In May 2013, NASA's Terra satellite observed a stubborn ice jam on the Yukon River that sent floodwater spilling over its banks into the small Alaskan town of Galena.
ASPRS Initiates Development of Manual of Remote Sensing, Fourth Edition
BETHESDA, Md., May 28, 2013—The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) has initiated development of the fourth edition of the Manual of Remote Sensing (MRS) under the leadership of Stan Morain as Editor-in-Chief, Mike Renslow as Associate and...
