The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite, an international mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, analyzed extreme weather that affected the United States between Dec. 23-27, 2015.

Elders of the indigenous Cree First Nation of Waswanipi people of Broadback Valley in Quebec, Ontario, Canada, have been fighting to protect their land from logging so it can remain in place for future generations.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking a new organization to build its National Ecological Observatories Network (NEON), as it has lost confidence in NEON Inc., which has been running the project since its inception in 2007.

Scientists from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are investigating the complex processes involved in climate change and their impact on the polar atmosphere using the High Altitude and Long Range (HALO) research aircraft.

The latest Xprize offers a total of $7 million for teams that advance ocean-mapping technology.

Recently, the Geography and Map Division at the U.S. Library of Congress has undertaken a large-scale project to collect manuscripts, technical information, algorithms, software and hardware from the earliest days of computer cartography.

A new camera from Sweden's Linköping University and Stockholm University can photograph and film methane in the air to help measure and monitor greenhouse gases.

In preparation for PeruSat-1, which is being built by Airbus Defence and Space, 30 Peruvians spent time in Airbus' Toulouse, France, facilities to be trained in satellite operations.

The Sentinel-2A satellite, which was launched in June 2015 by the European Space Agency (ESA), was deemed officially operational after extensive in-orbit testing.

There are many barriers to accessing and applying satellite data, such as the cost and complexity of transmission, handling and storage as well as the need to calibrate and process large volumes of imagery from multiple satellites.