Although not yet operational, the European Space Agency's new Sentinel-1A satellite has provided radar data for mapping the floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Satellites Aid Sustainable Forest Management
Under the Space for Ecosystems project, the European Space Agency is working with international partners to exploit Earth observation satellites as an information source for many types of ecosystem service assessments.
LA Police Avoid the D Word
The Los Angeles Police Department added two new unmanned aircraft systems to its toolbox, but the department is shunning the use of the word drone to avoid negative connotations.
USAF Deploys Advanced Surveillance Drones to Japan
The U.S. Air Force's deployment of drones to a key U.S. ally is intended to demonstrate Washington's commitment to security in Asia as part of the rebalancing of its Pacific forces.
Balkans Flooding Affects 3 Million People
NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite shows how three months' worth of rain in just three days has caused swollen rivers and devastating flooding across the Balkan region of Europe.
ESA Satellite Helps Boost Food Security
The European Space Agency's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission has reached beyond its water cycle mission to predict drought and improve crop yield in regions prone to famine.
Satellite Shows Half-Empty Lake Powell
Lake Powell's water levels fluctuate depending on how much water flows in from snow and rain and how much flows out to meet needs, but it has been dry in all but three of the last 14 years.
Nigeria’s Neglected Drones Can’t Search for Missing Girls
As U.S. planes try to locate more than 200 girls kidnapped by Islamist group Boko Haram, Nigeria's own unmanned aircraft can't join the search”poor maintenance has them grounded.
ESA Satellite Finds Sharp Increase in Antarctic Ice Loss
Three years of observations from the European Space Agency's CryoSat satellite reveal the Antarctic Ice Sheet is losing 159 billion tons of ice annually, twice as much as when last surveyed.
Making Sure CryoSat Data Are Reliable
Enduring the bitter Arctic cold out on the sea ice, scientists are part of an international effort to ensure the European Space Agency's CryoSat satellite delivers a true picture of Earth's changing ice.
