Satellites can help us avoid the potential devastating consequences of misusing wetlands, which are havens of biodiversity and have important ecological, hydrological and economic value.
DigitalGlobe Monitors Mass Violence in Sudan
DigitalGlobe will continue providing the Enough Project with imagery and analysis services to monitor evidence of bombings, razed villages and possible threats to civilians in Sudan.
Satellite Observations: Greenland Ice Melt Most Extreme in Three Decades
Nearly the entire ice sheet covering Greenland”from its thin coastal edges to its two-mile-thick center”experienced some degree of melting for several days in July 2012.
Good News for Envisat Data Users
In response to the failed Envisat satellite, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. boosted its commitment to provide RADARSAT-2 imagery to Europe's GMES program.
Satellite Data Aid Preservation of Critical Wetlands
Satellites can help us avoid the potential devastating consequences of misusing wetlands, which are havens of biodiversity and have important ecological, hydrological and economic value.
DigitalGlobe, GeoEye Agree to Combine Companies
DigitalGlobe and GeoEye announced that the boards of directors of both companies unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which the companies will combine in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $900 million.
SPOT 6 Ready for Launch
SPOT 6, the new Earth observation satellite built by Astrium, is ready for launch.
United States to Provide Kenya with Drones to Fight Militants
The United States plans to provide small drones to Kenya, part of a new package of military assistance for key African partners to combat al Qaeda and al Shabaab militants in Somalia.
Gravity Satellite to Benefit Future Missions
The European Space Agency's GOCE satellite is mapping Earth's gravity with unrivaled precision and revealing new insight into air density and wind in space.
Aquarius Takes a Measure of Salt
Salinity—the amount of dissolved salt in the water—is critical to many aspects of the ocean, from circulation to climate to the global water cycle. For much of the past year, NASA and Argentina’s Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales have been making...
