TAG: climate change

Circumboreal forest biomass density mapped at high spatial resolution (30 m) with NASA’s ICESat-2, the joint NASA/USGS Landsat-8, and ESA Copernicus Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data. This provisional product is representative of 2020 conditions and is an open-source science product created on the NASA-ESA MAAP platform that will be validated in the coming months. (Image: NASA/ESA)

ESA and NASA launch open-source biomass platform

November 2, 2021

The European Space Agency (ESA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have publicly released a globally harmonized […]


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GPS: The environment’s unsung hero

April 26, 2021

Can GPS support a greener, more sustainable planet? The answer is an emphatic “yes,” and it is already […]


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SSTL’s HydroGNSS satellite gets green light for climate mission

March 30, 2021

The small satellite will measure climate variables using GNSS Reflectometry The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected HydroGNSS […]


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GPS + modeling reveal shrinking glacier

March 27, 2021

The Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) calculates that thinning of Alaska’s Taku Glacier has increased from an average […]


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Dundrum Bay on the coast of Northern Ireland is captured by a mapping airplane in a project to document climate change effects. (Photo: DAERA/Bluesky)

Bluesky to create 3D map of Northern Ireland’s coastline

February 8, 2021

Bluesky International will use aircraft-mounted lidar sensors and laser scanners to create a highly detailed 3D map of […]


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The Orion 2 tethered drone (Photo: Elistair)

Drone developments: flying into a volcano, tethered drone advantages

November 18, 2020

Just a couple of pieces of drone news this month — who would imagine flying a fixed-wing drone […]


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SSTL demonstrates new GNSS-R capabilities

September 29, 2020

The successful demo consolidates concept designs for a proposed land-sensing ESA Scout mission, HydroGNSS Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. […]


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Artist's concept of one of the eight CYGNSS satellites in orbit. (Image: NASA/University of Michigan)

NASA, New Zealand to collect climate data with commercial aircraft

March 9, 2020

NASA is partnering with the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand Space Agency, Air […]


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