Satellite photos and advanced software provide population estimates for refugee camps. The data helps aid organizations use resources efficiently.
Operation IceBridge Continues
NASA's Operation IceBridge successfully collected data over several glaciers, research sites and some parallel coastal grid lines on April 26, 2018, as part of its spring 2018 campaign.
Satellite Imagery Sheds Light on Agricultural Water Use
The most significant draw on the water supply is crop irrigation, accounting by some measures for nearly two-thirds of U.S. surface-freshwater withdrawals.
Satellite-Derived Surface Models Used for Caribbean Disaster Recovery
TCarta delivered pre- and post-disaster surface models for the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda for use in Hurricane Irma recovery efforts.
$1.7 Billion Revenue Opportunity in High Altitude Platforms
NSR's newly released High Altitude Platforms (HAPs), 2nd Edition report forecasts $1.7 billion in cumulative HAPs revenues over the next decade for airships, balloons and pseudo-satellite platforms.
Why Aerial Imagery Resolution Matters
A quantum leap in computing capacity has allowed us to model and analyze the real world – all from our desktop and mobile devices. In days past, maps were purely for visualization and direction. Today, they have graduated to full-blown analytics platforms empowering...
Arctic Wintertime Sea Ice Extent Among Lowest On Record
Sea ice in the Arctic grew to its annual maximum extent on March 17, 2018, and joined 2015, 2016 and 2017 as the four lowest maximum extents on record, according to scientists at the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA.
Going for Atmospheric GOLD
GOLD is designed to track big events in the lower atmosphere, such as hurricanes or tsunamis, that create waves that can travel all the way up to this interface to space, changing wind patterns and causing disruptions.
Satellite Capacity Pricing Continues Decline as Industry Struggles with Oversupply
NSR's Satellite Capacity Pricing Index, 4thEdition (Q1 2018) finds capacity prices falling for a third straight year as operators seek out innovative strategies to arrest the decline.
GOES-S Launch Marks Flight of 100th Aerojet Rocketdyne Solid Rocket Booster
On March 1, 2018, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carried the 100th Aerojet Rocketdyne AJ-60A solid rocket booster (SRB), placing the Lockheed Martin-built Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S) into orbit.