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Monday, February 5th, 2024

OpenET Study Helps Water Managers and Farmers Put NASA Data to Work 

As the world looks for sustainable solutions, a system tapping into NASA satellite data for water management has passed a critical test.  Called OpenET, the system uses an ensemble of six satellite-driven models that harness publicly available data from the Landsat program to calculate evapotranspiration (ET)—the movement of water vapor from soil and plant leaves

Tuesday, January 16th, 2024

Green Cubes: A Digital Revolution for Rainforest Conservation 

R-evolution, Hexagon’s sustainable innovation and green-tech investment subsidiary, launched its forest initiative Green Cubes to accelerate biodiversity rainforest conservation worldwide. Using Hexagon’s reality capture technology to accurately measure and visualise the volume and complexity of the rainforest in 3D, R-evolution is enabling corporations to sponsor rainforest segments on a cubic-meter basis.  The world’s first Green

Monday, December 18th, 2023

Data Analytics For Tomato Growers In California 

In the heart of California’s Central Valley, a groundbreaking agricultural revolution is underway. Gradient Crop Yield Solutions, a subsidiary of The Morning Star company, is leading the charge in transforming the way tomatoes are grown, using cutting-edge ground sensor technology and remote-sensing analytics to optimize irrigation practices.  The satellite imagery provided by EOS Data Analytics

Monday, December 4th, 2023

Google’s ‘A Passage of Water’ Brings NASA’s Water Data to Life

As part of the long-standing partnership between NASA and Google, NASA worked with Google Arts & Culture and artist Yiyun Kang to create an interactive digital experience around global freshwater resources titled “A Passage of Water.” This immersive experience leverages data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites and new high-resolution data from

Tuesday, November 21st, 2023

Analysis Finds Strong El Niño Could Bring Extra Floods This Winter 

An analysis by NASA’s sea-level change science team finds that if a strong El Niño develops this winter, cities along the western coasts of the Americas could see an increase in the frequency of high-tide flooding that can swamp roads and spill into low-lying buildings.  El Niño is a periodic climate phenomenon characterized by higher-than-normal

Tuesday, November 7th, 2023

NASA-ISRO Radar Mission to Provide Dynamic View of Forests, Wetlands 

Once it launches in early 2024, the NISAR radar satellite mission will offer detailed insights into two types of ecosystems—forests and wetlands—vital to naturally regulating the greenhouses gases in the atmosphere that are driving global climate change.  NISAR, short for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, is a joint mission by NASA and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation),

Sunday, October 22nd, 2023

Reality Capture Technology Brings 17th-Century Citadelle de Besançon To Life 

A joint project of the French Government and Capture4Cad is using laser scanners from the Leica Geosystems’ BLK autonomous reality capture portfolio to create a comprehensive 3D model of the Citadelle de Besançon, France, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, while allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the area’s rich history. Digitalizing the citadel will help

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

Aerial Imaging Market Soars: Expected to Exceed $25 Billion by 2032 

With applications ranging from agriculture to urban planning, the global aerial imaging market is poised for exponential growth. Experts predict that by 2032, the market size is set to surpass a staggering $25 billion.    Expanding Applications  Aerial imaging is finding applications in a diverse range of sectors. In agriculture, it aids in precision farming

Monday, September 25th, 2023

Trio of Sentinel Satellites Map Methane Super-Emitters 

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and is the second-largest contributor to climate warming after carbon dioxide.  A tonne of methane, despite its shorter lifespan of about 10 years in the atmosphere, can retain an astounding 30 times more heat than a tonne of carbon dioxide over the course of a century. This means that

Monday, September 11th, 2023

NASA Scientists Test New Tool for Tracking Algal Blooms 

Harmful algae can endanger public health and coastal ecosystems and economies. Advances in satellite imaging are providing new ways to look at our living ocean.  By the time they were over, a series of massive algal blooms along the west coast of Florida in 2020 would be linked to some 2,000 tons of dead marine

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