Maeve Hickok
And the 2010 Winners Are…
Earthzine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 University and College Student Essay and Blogging Competition, “Making Citizen Observations a Global Vision.” Co-sponsored by NASA, this year’s contest attracted well-written, thought provoking essays and an international dialogue with students on important environmental issues.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
December 20th, 2010
Earth Observation, Education, Essay Contest 2010, OpEd, Sustainability
European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL) workshops and conferences in 2011
EARSeL, a scientific network of about 250 academic and commercial European remote sensing institutes, announces its 2011 calendar of special interest group conferences and workshops.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
October 27th, 2010
Announcements, Earth Observation
Earthzine Seeks Science Editor
Earthzine is recruiting a motivated individual with interest in environmental issues to serve as Science Editor to support the development of its technical content.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
October 8th, 2010
Announcements, GEOSS/ICEO News
Achieving and Sustaining Earth Observations: A Preliminary Plan Based on a Strategic Assessment by the U.S. Group on Earth Observations
The report by the U.S. Group on Earth Observations to the United States Office of Science and Technology Policy was presented to the United States Congress on September 10, the GEO Secretariat announces. Details are available here.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
September 16th, 2010
Announcements, Earth Observation, GEOSS/ICEO News, Politics
Earthzine’s Second Annual College and University Student Essay and Blogging Contest Theme “Making Citizen Observations a Global Vision”
Earthzine announces its second global essay and blogging competition for college and university students. The contest will award $1200 in prizes with $500 for first place. More details are linked here.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
July 28th, 2010
Announcements, Articles, Earth Observation, Education, Essay Contest 2010
Tom Wiener on the IEEE’s World Vision and Work with GEO
IEEE joined the ad hoc Group on Earth Observations in 2004 to help define an entirely new and “virtual” structure, a Global Earth Observation System of Systems. When completed, GEOSS will provide a framework for Earth observation data collected worldwide by thousands of instruments and in-situ methods. This vast cache of information will be catalogued and made accessible through functional interoperability to ensure that everyone in the world can use it—for free or minimal cost. In this Earthzine interview, Dr. Thomas F. Wiener, Chair of the IEEE Committee on Earth Observation, discusses how IEEE’s involvement with GEO has grown.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
July 12th, 2010
Earth Observation, Featured Person, GEOSS/ICEO News, Water
Announcement – “Making Citizen Observations a Global Vision” Annual College and University Student Essay and Blogging Contest
This preliminary announcement introduces Earthzine’s second global essay and blogging competition for college and university students. More detail is linked here and will become available in the next few months.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
June 2nd, 2010
Announcements, Articles, Earth Observation, Essay Contest 2010
Announcement – Call for Papers: Global Human Health
www.Earthzine.org is soliciting articles worldwide for its theme issue on observing and monitoring Global Human Health, including contributions addressing current issues, techniques and applications of remote sensing, GIS, and geovisualization. The theme issue is scheduled for the third quarter of 2010, June 21 – September 21. Guest Editor is Assaf Anyamba, PhD.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
April 26th, 2010
Announcements, Articles, Earth Observation, Health
SumbandilaSat EO satellite shows South Africa’s Space Mettle
South Africa is moving quickly to put itself and Africa among the nations using satellites by demonstrating its growing capacity to design, build and launch the latest generation of small and medium satellites, and to educate and retain a new generation of space engineers.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
January 11th, 2010
Articles, Earth Observation, Technology
Group on Earth Observation Measures GEOSS Progress at GEO Plenary VI
The GEO Plenary VI in Washington, DC Nov. 17 and 18 drew an international and dedicated assembly of delegates from its 80 Member nations, the European Commission, and 56 affiliated organizations who reported their progress toward achieving the goals of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems by 2015. Read more here.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
December 1st, 2009
Articles, Earth Observation, GEOSS/ICEO News
NASA Daily Image
Panorama of the East Coast
This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA