Mapping the Entire Surface of the Earth with LiDAR
A goal of the Earth Archive project and other similar mapping efforts is to preserve cultural, environmental, and geological treasures that could be lost or damaged by climate change.
Satellites Give Detailed Insights into Climate Sciences
The European Space Agency has recently released a report entitled ‘10 New Insights in Climate Science’.
Artificial Intelligence Was Used to Discover a New Nasca Line
Researchers tested out the use of artificial intelligence to assist with finding new Nasca lines.
Using Satellites to Map Air Pollution from Wildfires
The Copernicus Sentinel-5P mission is designed to monitor pollutants entering the atmosphere because of major forest fires.
Who Coined the Term ‘Remote Sensing’?
While the origins of remote sensing can be traced to World War II’s use of radar, sonar, and thermal detection technologies, the use of the term ‘remote sensing’ wasn’t coined until the late 1950s.
Tracking Ocean Currents With Seabirds
A group of researchers wanted to test if drifting seabirds could offer a novel way of collecting data about sea current velocity and direction.