The water flowing through Venice's famous canals laps at buildings a little higher every year”and not only because of a rising sea level.
Earth Observation Meeting Focuses on Risk Management
Members of the Earth observation and insurance industries met last month to discuss Earth observation capabilities and the evolving information requirements of the insurance industries.
Historic Heat Wave Turns Winter to Summer
Unseasonably warm weather shattered records across the central and eastern United States and Canada between March 13“19.
Sense and Avoid for Drones Advances
Although still in testing phase, U.K.-based 2Excel says its system already does a better job than humans of detecting imminent drone collisions, a must-have capability for civil UAS acceptance.
Ice-Free Winter Stirs up Lake Erie
After a nearly ice-free winter, along with more rain than snow, Lake Erie was filled with colorful swirls of suspended sediment and algae on the first day of spring 2012.
Most Unsafe Aerosol Pollutant Abundant in China
NASA satellites validate abnormally high levels of fine pollution matter called PM2.5 over China that exceeds World Health Organization guidelines of 10 micrograms per cubic meter.
GeoEye-2 on Schedule
Despite jitters surrounding Department of Defense budget cuts, GeoEye says it fully expects to receive a $111 million government payment for its next satellite by June.
Earth Hour Set for March 31
For the first time, Earth Hour will extend to the International Space Station, where ESA astronaut and WWF ambassador André Kuipers will observe the planet as the lights switch off March 31.
Images Contrast Japanese Landscape a Year After Tsunami
These false-color images from NASA Earth observation satellites compare Ishinomaki, Japan, immediately after the tsunami and then a year later.
Guiding Drones with Hand Signals
Just as crews use standard hand gestures to guide planes onto aircraft carrier decks, researchers at MIT are working on a system that would enable drones to react to the same types of gestures.
