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Indonesia intensifies forest mapping

Originally Published by GIS Development

Indonesia is intensifying efforts to map forest areas nationwide using remote-sensing satellite technology, to maximise on their role in absorbing greenhouse gas emissions.

Posted on March 16th, 2010
Climate, Earth Observation

New Asteroid Threat Reports Highlight Legal and Institutional Issues

Originally Published by NewsWise

Posted on March 16th, 2010
Disasters, Earth Observation

Dubai, February 2010

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

Posted on March 15th, 2010
Earth Observation, Would You Believe?

NASA and NOAA’s GOES-P Satellite Successfully Launched

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

Posted on March 14th, 2010
Earth Observation, Technology

Flooding in Southern Spain

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

Posted on March 12th, 2010
Earth Observation, Weather

Easy Access to Satellite Weather Data

Whatever the weather in Europe, EUMETSAT’s meteorological satellites will be observing it. The good news for researchers, climate modellers, and amateur meteorologists is that the data they produce are freely available for non-commercial or research purposes. You can even set up your own reception station.

Neil Fletcher, posted on March 11th, 2010
Articles, Earth Observation, Technology, Weather | No Comments »

U.S. Backs Proposed Trading Ban on Bluefin Tuna

Originally Published by NY Times

Posted on March 10th, 2010
Biodiversity, Oceans, Politics

2010 IGES Earth Day Photo & Essay Contest for Grades 5-8

Originally Published by Climate of Our Future

Posted on March 9th, 2010
Climate, Earth Observation, Education

Irrigation Project along the Orange River

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

Posted on March 9th, 2010
Earth Observation, Ecosystems

The Calibration and Validation Program for the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP)

The National Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System (NPOESS) program will launch its second risk reduction mission, the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) in 2011. NPP is collaboration between the NPOESS program (for risk reduction) and the NASA’s Earth Science program (for continuity of earth science measurements). The NPP sensors will measure 24 environmental data products, and require a comprehensive pre- and post-launch Calibration and Validation program to ensure sensor and data product performance. This paper describes a comprehensive approach to the NPOESS Calibration and Validation program, based on lessons learned over two decades of experience in both operational and science remote sensing.