According to NASA scientist Pawan Bhartia, The Antarctic hole is stabilizing and may be slowly recovering. Our focus now is to make sure that it is healing as expected.”
Satellite Images Shed Light on Water Contamination
Blue Water Satellite uses Earth imagery that water body managers can use to detect and assess problems as well as develop remediation strategies.
Rio Police Test Earth Observation Drones
A battalion of Special Forces from Rio do Janeiro is using drones to monitor the estimated 600 favelas, or shanty towns, in the hills surrounding the city's world-famous beaches.
Satellites Record Volcanic Islands Inflating
The south Aegean Sea islands of Santorini are showing signs of unrest for the first time in more than half a century. Satellite data confirm they've risen about 14 cm since January 2011.
Nigeria Flood Kills 137
NASA's Terra satellite shows the intense flooding along the Benue River, which claimed 137 lives and forced thousands more to relocate from July through September 2012.
India's 100th Space Mission Sends Spot 6 Satellite into Orbit
Astrium's SPOT 6 Earth observation satellite was launched successfully Sept. 9, 2012, from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India, completing the first half of the company's four-satellite constellation.
China's Earth Observation Satellites Questioned Again
A former U.K. Ministry of Defense professor says China's plan to launch eight more ocean-monitoring satellites”two of them with radar capabilities”is more likely for military purposes.
Google Earth, Google Maps Boost Image Resolution
Several days after Microsoft said Bing Maps completed its U.S. high-resolution image project, Google reported it increased the amount of high-resolution imagery on its geospatial websites.
NASA Earth Observation Drone Becomes Hurricane Hunter
NASA began its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned Global Hawk over the Atlantic Ocean's Hurricane Leslie during a day-long flight from California to Virginia.
USGS Creates 3-D LiDAR Picture of Isaac Flooding
U.S. Geological Survey scientists are employing terrestrial light detection and ranging technology to map urban flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac.
