A senior officer with the National Reconnaissance Office, the nation’s spy satellite agency, is being investigated over criminal allegations related to contracting issues.
Satellites Help Weed Out Illegal Deforestation
Powerful eyes in the sky and cheaper, more powerful data-crunching computers mean there will be no place to hide for palm oil, logging or mining firms that clear forests without permits.
Satellites Reveal Intensity of Syrian Bombardment
Satellite images show the intensity of artillery bombing in Aleppo, where members of the Free Syrian Army are engaged in a vicious battle with forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
3-D LiDAR Imagery Leads Researchers to Lost City in Mexico
Researchers used LiDAR technology to identify more than 20,000 architectural features, including several small pyramids, a ball court and dwellings that housed more than 25,000 people.
MSG-3 Satellite's First Earth Image Spectacular
On Aug. 7, 2012, the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager instrument on Europe's MSG-3 geostationary satellite captured its first image of Earth.
Unmanned Aircraft Zooms in on Sea Grass, Coral Reefs
Unmanned aircraft maker MLB Company finished a high-resolution assessment of sea grass and coral reef carbon dynamics to better understand the vulnerability of near-shore environments.
IGARSS Focuses on Future of Earth Observation
The largest ever conference on geoscience and remote sensing came to an end in late July after a week of exchanging ideas and discussing research trends and the latest observation techniques.
Unmanned Aircraft Could Revolutionize Archaeological Mapping
Archaeological sites that currently take years to map will be completed in minutes if unmanned aircraft tests under way in Peru go well.
Satellites Show Amazon Deforestation Subsides
Data from satellite images show a 23 percent reduction in deforestation from August 2011 to July 2012 against the previous year. The reduction follows the recent passing of Brazil’s Forest Code.
Europe's Smallsat Manifest Growing
Investments in the United Kingdom, France and Germany are paying off, and an increasingly sophisticated fleet of smallsats is being used for Earth observation, science and military applications.
