On Aug. 7, 2012, the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager instrument on Europe's MSG-3 geostationary satellite captured its first image of Earth.
Unmanned Aircraft Zooms in on Sea Grass, Coral Reefs
Unmanned aircraft maker MLB Company finished a high-resolution assessment of sea grass and coral reef carbon dynamics to better understand the vulnerability of near-shore environments.
IGARSS Focuses on Future of Earth Observation
The largest ever conference on geoscience and remote sensing came to an end in late July after a week of exchanging ideas and discussing research trends and the latest observation techniques.
Unmanned Aircraft Could Revolutionize Archaeological Mapping
Archaeological sites that currently take years to map will be completed in minutes if unmanned aircraft tests under way in Peru go well.
Satellites Show Amazon Deforestation Subsides
Data from satellite images show a 23 percent reduction in deforestation from August 2011 to July 2012 against the previous year. The reduction follows the recent passing of Brazil’s Forest Code.
Europe's Smallsat Manifest Growing
Investments in the United Kingdom, France and Germany are paying off, and an increasingly sophisticated fleet of smallsats is being used for Earth observation, science and military applications.
Satellite Data Aid Preservation of Critical Wetlands
Satellites can help us avoid the potential devastating consequences of misusing wetlands, which are havens of biodiversity and have important ecological, hydrological and economic value.
DigitalGlobe Monitors Mass Violence in Sudan
DigitalGlobe will continue providing the Enough Project with imagery and analysis services to monitor evidence of bombings, razed villages and possible threats to civilians in Sudan.
Satellite Observations: Greenland Ice Melt Most Extreme in Three Decades
Nearly the entire ice sheet covering Greenland”from its thin coastal edges to its two-mile-thick center”experienced some degree of melting for several days in July 2012.
Good News for Envisat Data Users
In response to the failed Envisat satellite, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. boosted its commitment to provide RADARSAT-2 imagery to Europe's GMES program.
