Focusing on The Netherlands and Denmark, scientists have been using radar images from the European Space Agency Sentinel-1A satellite to determine where ground is stable or how much it may be rising or sinking.
Airbus Announces New Options for Streamlined Imagery Access
On June 13, 2016, Airbus Defence and Space formally introduced its One Atlas, One Tasking initiatives to help make satellite data access and procurement easier and more efficient for users.
GOSAT Records Highest Carbon Dioxide Concentrations
A recent analysis of data from the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite IBUKI (GOSAT) shows that the global atmospheric monthly mean CO2 concentration observed vertically through the whole atmosphere exceeded 400 ppm in December 2015 for the first time since GOSAT was launched in 2009.
Great Barrier Reef Section Seen from Space
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station used a powerful lens to photograph these three reefs in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The area spans about 15 kilometers of the 2,300-kilometer reef system.
Planetary Resources Unveils Earth-Observation Business
Asteroid-mining company Planetary Resources secured $21.1 million in Series A funding that will be used to deploy and operate Ceres, an Earth-observation business that features a commercial infrared and hyperspectral sensor platform to better understand and manage natural resources.
Europe's SpaceDataHighway Relays First Sentinel Data
The European Space Agency (ESA) released the first Sentinel-1 satellite images sent via the European Data Relay System (EDRS), also known as the SpaceDataHighway. The two radar images were taken over La Reunion Island and its coastal area.
New Zealand Volcano Shows Activity
Mount Ruapehu is a 2,797-meter (9,177-foot) peak on New Zealand's North Island that's popular with skiers and snowboarders and other outdoor adventurers. One of the most-active volcanos in New Zealand, major eruptions occur approximately every 50 years, most recently in 1895, 1945 and 1995.
Europe's Galileo Navigation System Adds Two Satellites
The European Union-funded Galileo satellite navigation system added its 13th and 14th satellites after a successful launch atop a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana on May 24, 2016. Nearly four hours after liftoff, the twin Galileos were deployed into orbit approximately 23,522 kilometers above Earth.
Canada's Fort McMurray Fire Continues to Rage
The Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry reports that the Fort McMurray wildfire is now estimated to be more than 522,892 hectacres in size (1,292,094 acres”an area larger than the state of Rhode Island).
International Space Station Ejecting CubeSats
In May 2016, 17 CubeSats were released by the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer on the International Space Station. The Dove satellites are part of a constellation designed, built and operated by Planet Labs to take Earth images for humanitarian and environmental applications ranging from monitoring deforestation and urbanization to improving natural-disaster relief and agricultural yields in developing nations.
