A severe winter storm consumed the Pacific Northwest in late January 2012, icing roads, downing power lines and prompting avalanche warnings.
Google Earth Gets a Smooth New Look
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 Analysis Center Marks One Year
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.
Number of Civil Drones to Eclipse Military Ones?
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.
VIIRS Satellite Returns First Fire Images
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.
Worst Drought in 71 Years Causes Mexican Food Shortages
The 2011 growing season wasn't kind to the southern United States and northern Mexico. In January 2012, some Mexican communities began to suffer severe food shortages.
Arctic Fresh Water Overflow Could Cool Europe
European Space Agency satellites show that a large dome of fresh water has been building in the Arctic Ocean during the last 15 years, which could effect major climate change in Europe.
A Theoretical Analysis: The Future of U.S. Commercial Satellite Imagery
Innovative Analytics and Training released an independent study that posits three alternative future scenarios for U.S. commercial satellite imagery in 2020.
Winter Haze Blankets China, Cancels Flights
Fog and haze blanketed the North China Plain on Jan. 10, 2012, forcing the Beijing airport to cancel 43 flights and delayed 80 more when visibility dropped to 200 meters.
Vietnam to Build Its First EO Satellite
Japanese experts are to help Vietnam build its first Earth-observation satellites to help the Southeast Asian country plan for the effects of climate change and natural disasters.
