Remote Sensing Helps Map Tool-Wielding Monkeys

Remote Sensing Helps Map Tool-Wielding Monkeys

Scientists eager to study the bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) of northeastern Brazil”especially interesting because they use stone tools to crack open the hard casings of palm nuts to eat the meat inside”are concerned the monkeys will lose critical habitat as industrial agriculture is rapidly expanding and intensifying in the region.

Italy Hosts Space App Camp

Italy Hosts Space App Camp

Twenty-three developers from nine countries gathered in late September 2015 at the European Space Agency (ESA) ESRIN centre in Italy for the fourth annual Space App Camp and competition.

Remote Sensing Helps Observe Drought in California

Remote Sensing Helps Observe Drought in California

California is in its fourth consecutive year of drought, which impacts water in the state in many ways. The main sources of consumable and agricultural water for California are underground aquifers, reservoirs and mountain snowpacks, but in recent years the volume of water in these sources has been decreasing.

USGS Maps Human-Induced Land Changes

USGS Maps Human-Induced Land Changes

The U.S. Geological Survey released a Landsat-based report and dataset on anthropogenic land-use trends in the United States from 1974-2012. The time periods coincide with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Census of Agriculture data-collection years.

UAVs Help Nepal Towns Build Back Better, Faster

UAVs Help Nepal Towns Build Back Better, Faster

The Humanitarian UAV Network, which seeks to enable the safe, responsible and effective use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in humanitarian and development settings, led a mission in Nepal in collaboration with Kathmandu University, Kathmandu Living Labs, DJI and Pix4D.