The European Space Agency selected an online service that monitors water quality for the aquaculture industry as this year's most beneficial Earth-monitoring service for European citizens.
Florida College Offers Graduate Degree in Drone Warfare
This fall, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University became the first U.S. college to offer post-graduate education specializing in unmanned aircraft systems for military applications.
Drone Assists Colorado Flood Assessment Until Grounded by FEMA
Volunteers from Falcon UAV say they were providing mapping services to local officials when the Federal Emergency Management Agency said they would be arrested if they continued flying.
ESA Water Mission Proves Versatile
The European Space Agency's SMOS satellite continues to monitor soil moisture and ocean salinity, but it also aims to improve weather forecasts and enhance flood predictability.
Two Receive Carl Pulfrich Award 2013
Hexagon, the parent company of Leica Geosystems and Z/I Imaging, selected two recipients for this year's Carl Pulfrich Award: Prof. Dr. Nicholas C. Coops, Vancouver, and Prof. Dr. Norbert Haala, Stuttgart.
ESA Gravity Mission Nearing Its End
After more than four years of mapping Earth's gravity with unrivalled precision, the European Space Agency's GOCE satellite will re-enter Earth's atmosphere once it runs out of fuel sometime in mid-October.
Reflecting on Earth's Albedo
The amount of sunlight absorbed or reflected by Earth is one of the driving forces for weather and climate, and satellites are providing this information with unprecedented accuracy.
Tapping into Old Spy Satellite Data
Declassified imagery from as early as the 1960s recently helped archaeologists uncover a lost Roman wall in Romania. Declassified imagery also is shedding new light on climate change impacts in Antarctica.
States Compete for Drone Test Sites
States step up efforts to land one of six unmanned aircraft test sites to be determined by the Federal Aviation Administration; Ohio, Indiana, Utah, and a joint effort between Tennessee and Alabama are highlighted.
Landsat 8 Images Deadly Volcano
A fresh scar on the north side of Indonesia's volcanic Paluweh Island is a harsh visual reminder of the Aug. 10, 2013, eruption that deposited material to the north and killed five people.
