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May 14th, 2019
Antarctica Detailed in 3DIce is a hot topic when it comes to understanding and monitoring how this fragile component of the Earth system is being affected by climate change. Scientists go to great lengths to study changes happening in the remote icy reaches of our planet–a subject that is being discussed in detail at the Living Planet Symposium
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A map of trees supplied by aerial mapping company Bluesky is playing an important role in an innovative project to reduce flooding via natural flood-management techniques around the Spains Hall Estate in Essex. Working alongside engineering company Atkins, the Environment Agency, Essex and Suffolk River Trust and Essex Wildlife Trust, the Estate is looking to
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April 30th, 2019
OCO-3 Ready to Extend NASA’s Study of CarbonWhen the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 (OCO-3) heads to the International Space Station, it will bring a new view to studies of Earth’s carbon cycle. From its perch on the space station, OCO-3 will observe near-global measurements of carbon dioxide on land and sea, from just after sunrise to just before sunset. That makes it
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April 24th, 2019
Brazil Approves Drones for Country’s First BVLOS OperationsBrazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) approved Beyond Visual-Line-Of-Sight (BVLOS) flights to be carried out in Brazil for the first time in the country’s history, using senseFly’s proprietary drone technology. As the first BVLOS approval ever achieved in the country, the announcement marks a pivotal point in Brazil’s commercial drone industry and will play an
