The European Space Agency's SMOS satellite was designed to map soil moisture and ocean salinity, and now it has shown that it also can see through vegetation to provide a better understanding of Earth's carbon cycle.
Water Resource Specialists Trained to Use Satellite Imagery
More than 200 water resource management specialists from across Africa received satellite data training last month to help make the best use of the continent's limited water resources.
Washington State to Use Drones Against Wildfires
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources plans to test the use of a ScanEagle drone built by Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing, to monitor wildfires this summer.
Washington State Authorizes Drone for Methane Emissions Monitoring in New Landfill Methane Emissions Rule!
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — On May 13th, the Washington State Department of Ecology announced a new methane emission rule ( Chapter 173-408 WAC) for active and closed solid waste (MSW) landfills in their state. All affected landfills must meet...
Warming Seas May Increase Frequency of Extreme Storms
A new NASA study shows that warming of the tropical oceans due to climate change could lead to a substantial increase in the frequency of extreme rain storms by the end of the century.
Warming Hole Keeps Region Cooler
In the U.S. central and eastern regions, a giant warming hole has created cooler areas that haven't kept pace with the warming of other parts of the world during much of the last century.
Warm Weather Brings Major Melting to Greenland
In late July 2019, a major melting event spread across the Greenland Ice Sheet. Billions of tons of meltwater streamed into the Atlantic Ocean throughout the month, making a direct and immediate contribution to sea-level rise.
Ware Raises Funding to Advance Warehouse Innovation, Drone Technology
SAN FRANCISCO - Ware, a technology startup deploying autonomous drones for warehouse inventory counting, has closed $2.5 million in seed-round funding, led by UP Partners, with participation from Bloomberg Beta, 2048 Ventures, Tom McInerney—angel investor in...
Wantman Completes Extensive UAV Project with SimActive
Montreal, Canada, May 9th, 2017 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that Wantman Group, Inc. has completed a 9 square mile UAV project using Correlator3D™.  Initially meant to be acquired using manned...
Wanted: Mobile Apps to Handle Big Data from Space
An array of Earth observation satellites, including the Sentinels involved in Europe's Copernicus programme, collect untold amounts of data as they circle our planet. This high-resolution imagery and further information on climates and environments present tremendous...
