July 11, 2011
Using an unmanned aircraft originally designed to protect U.S. Navy SEALS during beach assaults, scientists seek insights about the decline in western Alaska’s Stellar sea lion population.
July 11, 2011
One of the topics discussed: Are Earth observing UAVs a threat or an opportunity to private aerial imagery acquisition firms?
July 11, 2011
Even though icebreakers are designed to cut through thick ice, it burns more fuel and makes patrols longer. The Coast Guard hopes UAVs can help icebreakers plan easier routes.
July 6, 2011
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently conducted its first unmanned aircraft system (UAS) mission using a Raven RQ-11A small UAS to count sandhill cranes in southern Colorado.
July 6, 2011
The first map of sea-ice thickness from the European Space Agency’s CryoSat mission is designed to change our understanding of the complex relationship between ice and climate.
July 6, 2011
The Lockheed Martin team developing GeoEye’s next-generation, high-resolution Earth imaging satellite has successfully completed the space system critical design review two weeks ahead of schedule.
July 6, 2011
U.S. military successes with drones have changed strategic thinking worldwide and spurred a global rush for unmanned aircraft.
July 6, 2011
The U.S. Air Force has contracted Raytheon to produce the first airborne tactical Earth imaging hyperspectral sensor system.
June 27, 2011
Record snowfall, killer tornadoes, devastating floods … Since last December, the weather in the United States has been positively wild. But why? A NASA climatologist points a finger at the disappearance of La Niña.