SCOTLAND, December 11, 2015 — Earth observation big data analytics company Global Surface Intelligence (GSi) has harnessed its machine learning software - developed in part from missile guidance systems - to help protect the virgin forest of the indigenous Cree...
Intriguing Images of 2015
Earth imagery's unparalleled insights and transparency are elevating our understanding of today's interconnected world. The following graphics highlight a few of the many ways Earth observation chronicled some of 2015's noteworthy events and interesting phenomena.
More Bandwidth for Earth Observation
November 27, 2015 — DLR makes progress with a new radar mission at the World Radiocommunication Conference. Mobile telephones, high-speed Internet, up-to-date meteorological data and navigation programs available anytime, anywhere – all thanks to satellites....
University of Edinburgh Teams up with Ecometrica to Establish Earth Observation Lab
EDINBURGH, 23 November 2015 - The University of Edinburgh has teamed up with sustainability software and data firm Ecometrica to establish a new Earth Observation Lab aimed at deriving maximum benefit from the vast amounts of spatial data produced by satellites. It...
Free Data Proves Its Worth for Observing Earth
November 16, 2015 — Since late 2008, when Landsat earth observation images were made available to all users free of charge, nearly 30 million Landsat scenes have been downloaded through the U.S. Geological Survey portal – and the rate of downloads is still...
Euroconsult’s Latest Report Targets Satellite Value Chain
Paris, Washington D.C., Montreal, Yokohama, November 12, 2015 — Euroconsult's latest report, Satellite Value Chain: The Snapshot 2015, brings together a selection of key trends and indicators on supply and demand from Euroconsult's 2015 reports complemented by...
GeoData 2015 London-Earth-i to Demonstrate and Discuss the Roles Earth Observation and Remote Sensing Can Play in Managing Natural Resources
November 9, 2015 — Earth-i (www.earthi.space), the innovative, new distributor of imaging and data services from the DMC3/TripleSat Constellation will be attending the GeoData 2015 seminar and exhibition (stand 18), on 3rd December at the ILEC Conference Centre,...
GEO Unleashes the Power of Open Data in Mexico City, November 9 – 13
Geneva, November 4, 2015 — Hosted by the Government of Mexico, the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) will convene its international Plenary and Ministerial Summit on 9-13 November in Mexico City. Against the backdrop of recent approval of the UN...
New Report Offers NASA Framework for Establishing Priorities Among Earth Observations
WASHINGTON, October 27, 2015  — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers NASA a framework for prioritizing satellite observations and measurements of Earth based on their scientific value. NASA's Earth Science Division...
United States and European Union Sign Cooperation Arrangement on Copernicus Earth Observation Data
October 26, 2015 —The United States and the European Commission signed the “Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement†which will facilitate data sharing from the Copernicus constellation of Sentinel Earth Observation satellites among a broad spectrum of users on both...
