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New research from the University of Oxford and the University of Exeter examines savanna biome distribution and drivers through the lens of tree cover across India. Using remote sensing (the process of monitoring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its radiation, typically from a satellite), the study analyses tree cover across forests and ...

The world’s first atlas of remote-sensing thermal infrared images was released at the 4th International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals in Beijing on Friday, providing valuable data support for sustainable development research. Released by the Beijing-based International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), the atlas is based on ...

In recent years, environmental justice researchers have uncovered wide disparities in exposure to toxic pollutants between people living in low-income neighborhoods and those living in wealthier communities. Much of the research has focused on air pollution emitted from factories, along with diesel truck and automobile exhaust from highways—which are generally situated far from high-income neighborhoods. ...

Learn how to use the City’s emergency map to quickly see how neighborhoods, including your own, may be directed to evacuate, shelter in place, or take other protective action. When possible, the City will also use the map to identify evacuation routes, road closures, shelters, or other critical information to guide you to your next ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has released a new nationwide landslide susceptibility map that indicates nearly 44% of the U.S. could potentially experience landslide activity. The new assessment provides a highly detailed, county-by-county picture of where these damaging, disruptive and potentially deadly geologic hazards are more likely as well as areas where landslide hazards are negligible. ...

Warm water in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico can fuel powerful hurricanes, but how destructive a storm becomes isn’t just about the climate and weather – it also depends on the people and property in harm’s way. In many coastal cities, fast population growth has left more people living in areas at high ...

The Oklahoma City Office of Sustainability’s first deep dive into digital mapping showed just how important spatial awareness can be—especially when it comes to extreme summer heat. For context, this state capital is similar in size to New York City at 621 square miles. But its population of about 750,000 is more spread out than ...

Los investigadores de la Universidad de Sevilla José Lázaro Amaro Mellado y Emilio Ramírez Juidias, en colaboración con el Laboratorio de Teledetección de la Universidad Tecnológica de Perú, han publicado un estudio que alerta sobre los efectos del cambio climático en las marismas de Doñana. Según los investigadores, el aumento de las temperaturas junto con ...

Uzma Berhad has unveiled its satellite project with UzmaSAT-1 a state-of-the-art Earth Observation satellite developed through a collaboration between Uzma and Satellogic. The group said the partnership aims to evolve the landscape of satellite imagery capabilities and geospatial services in Southeast Asia by leveraging access to high-temporal and high-resolution satellite imagery from the largest commercial ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources targets to increase the country’s forest cover by an additional three million hectares by 2028 as part of efforts to minimize the impact of climate change, DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga revealed. “We have four targeted areas for reforestation, 1.2 million hectares that can be made available ...

Remote sensing plays a vital role in monitoring agricultural landscapes, yet current satellite sensors often struggle with the trade-off between spatial and temporal resolution. High spatial resolution images, while detailed, are often limited by infrequent captures and cloud interference, reducing their utility in rapidly changing environments. Conversely, images with better temporal resolution lack the necessary ...

India launched an advanced Earth-observing satellite Thursday (Aug. 15), on the third-ever mission of its new SSLV rocket. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s EOS-08 spacecraft lifted off atop the 112-foot-tall (34 meters) SSLV — short for Small Satellite Launch Vehicle — from Satish Dhawan Space Centre tonight at 11:47 p.m. EDT (0347 GMT or 9:17 ...

A nearly 20-year effort to map the electrical properties of Earth’s crust and mantle across the contiguous United States, viewed as critical to protecting the electrical grid during extreme solar storms and against damage from electromagnetic pulses used as weapons, is now complete. The 3-D geoelectric map produced by researchers provides vital information to scientists, ...

North Macedonia’s distribution system operator Elektrodistribucija is probably the first in the Western Balkan region and beyond to produce an interactive map of free capacity for connecting solar power plants to the distribution grid. The interest among households, firms and investors all over the world in installing photovoltaic plants to become prosumers or suppliers is ...

A new version of the London Underground map designed by a University of Essex lecturer has gone viral. Harry Beck’s 1933 Tube map is the one people usually use, but Maxwell Roberts, from Walton-on-the-Naze, created his own version in 2013. Mr Roberts has now updated his creation, and it has had a million engagements within ...

Climate change has brought an increasing number of wildfires and air quality problems. In the US, the West Coast has seen more than its fair share of fires over the past several years. Here on the East Coast, we were affected by wildfires in Canada last year, creating a haze across the skies and warnings ...

Um estudo realizado com a participação de um docente da Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB) aponta que entre os anos de 2001 e 2019, houve uma perda contínua de habitat vital no rio Mobile-Tensaw do Alabama nos Estados Unidos. Os dados utilizados no estudo foram obtidos por meio de sensoriamento remoto, modelagem geoespacial e análises ...

Raquel Vega, estudiante del grado en Ingeniería Geomática y Topografía en el campus de Ponferrada de la Universidad de León (ULE), presentó su proyecto ‘Médulas Bioreseve: conservación de la biodiversidad y turismo ecológico’ al programa de Becas RALBAR de la ULE y la Fundación Banco Sabadell y fue seleccionado para desarrollarlo durante este verano en ...

El Centro de Gestión de Seguridad Vial (CGSV) es una herramienta avanzada que, a través de un visor web, permitirá a los usuarios visualizar datos de seguridad vial en mapas, tableros de control y reportes de manera intuitiva y amigable. Este aplicativo es auspiciado por la Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Vial (ANSV) y desarrollado por ...

La época estival es la más crítica del año en lo que a incendios se refiere, por ello contar con un sistema que permita identificar los focos de manera temprana y que geolocalice con precisión la ubicación de las llamas puede inclinar la balanza hacia el éxito en la lucha contra el fuego. Una red ...

One of the biggest challenges for satellite based positioning is mitigating the effects of multipath interference and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) signals, particularly in urban environments. The Supercorrelation technology developed by UK-based Focal Point Positioning, already described in the pages of InsideGNSS, confronts the problem by performing long coherent integration, wherein the receiver antenna is moved in ...

Rada, a Tanzanian space tech innovator, and SatNav Africa JPO, a leading advocate for satellite navigation in Africa, have joined forces to revolutionize African agriculture through Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). SatNav Africa JPO’s expertise in GNSS and Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) services, utilizing advanced European solutions like EGNOS and Galileo, will significantly enhance the ...

Arianespace has confirmed the launch of the Sentinel-2C satellite, part of the Copernicus Earth observation program, scheduled for September 3. The Sentinel-2C satellite is designed to monitor land and vegetation, providing critical data for agricultural practices, forestry management, and disaster response. The Sentinel-2C satellite will be launched aboard a Vega rocket from the Guiana Space ...

A new mapping tool from North Carolina State University uses machine learning and open-source satellite imagery to model flooding in urban environments. The new model could create maps that predict urban area flooding, which traditionally have not been accessible to urban planners. This could help identify potentially flood-prone areas in urban settings, helping officials make ...

A consortium of researchers led by the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and Charles University, Prague have developed a new data-driven map which predicts substantially more peatland area in the Amazon basin than previously estimated. The high-resolution map provides the first field-data-driven extent of peatlands in the Amazon basin and will be useful for future ...

De libre acceso, inicialmente con 12 tipos de superficies de datos (7 de suelos y 5 de ciudades) y diseñados en el Centro de Modelamiento Matemático de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile. El Centro Regional Copernicus para América Latina y el Caribe (CopernicusLAC Chile), anunció el inicio de ...

Municipalities in Quebec’s capital region have recently begun using artificial intelligence to track everything from tree cover to cars — and even backyard pools. The Communauté métropolitaine de Québec, which groups Quebec City and its suburbs, says the groundbreaking project will help member municipalities achieve their environmental targets, assess parking availability and monitor urban development. ...

The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), operating under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), has launched a mobile application named ‘SAMUDRA’ (Smart Access to Marine Users for Ocean Data Resources and Advisories). “SAMUDRA” is envisioned to give easy access for users to the ocean information and advisory services. This app serves as ...

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) is working on updating Türkiye’s earthquake hazard map, TÜBİTAK President Hasan Mandal reported recently, to share a comprehensive list of active and live fault lines with the public by the end of 2025. Under the leadership of TÜBİTAK, in collaboration with the Disaster and Emergency Management ...

You can now consult a list of places to avoid or target as an environmental watchdog has published a map showing the water quality at 1,854 beaches in France. The map comes from environmental association Eau et Rivières de Bretagne (ERB), which recently published a study showing that one in five beaches in France was ...