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.
Mapping Ground Movement From the 2019 California Earthquake with Satellite Data
Researchers with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have used satellite data to map out surface displacement from the 2019 California earthquakes.
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.
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Update Google Earth Time Lapse
Google Earth has released a new time-lapse of the Earth, composed of over 5,000,000 satellite images.