Markov beats neural networks in forecasting Nigeria’s fast-urbanising landscape
A two-decade Landsat study of Southwestern Nigeria found the CA-Markov model outperformed CA-ANN in simulating land-cover change, as built-up land ...
Tag: remote sensing
Soil Carbon Mapping Goes Exponential as AI and Satellites Reshape a Research Field
A bibliometric analysis of 1,561 articles from 2005 to 2025 shows that soil organic carbon prediction research has grown at ...
Two Decades of Satellite Data Reveal Cuttack City’s Alarming Slide Into Extreme Urban Heat
A 20-year satellite analysis of Cuttack City in eastern India found that built-up area grew by more than half while ...
Terrain and road proximity statistically associated with spring persistence in Nepal
An observational study of 5,099 springs in Nepal’s Kavrepalanchok District found statistical associations between spring persistence, terrain, canopy cover and ...
Hybrid algorithm improves ice-cloud retrievals from submillimeter radiometers
A hybrid Bayesian retrieval method reduced brightness-temperature mismatches and modestly improved ice-cloud properties derived from simulated and airborne submillimeter-wave radiometer ...
SWOT Satellite Tracks Small Lakes With Twice as Many Observations
A customized SWOT radar-data workflow tracked water-level changes in 37 Danish lakes with a median error of 5.57 centimetres and ...
Improved YOLOv8 Boosts Ship Detection in High-Resolution SAR Imagery
A modified YOLOv8 detector improved conventional ship-detection accuracy in high-resolution SAR imagery, including on two external datasets, but reduced inference ...
Frequency-ratio mapping outperforms fuzzy logic for Pithoragarh landslides
A GIS-based frequency-ratio model using 14 environmental and hydrometeorological factors achieved an AUC of 0.876 for landslide susceptibility in Pithoragarh, ...
Research report: Geospatial approaches to mapping invasive alien plants: the neglected role of soil in remote sensing and GIS-based distribution models
A systematic review found that 17 of 24 studies reporting geospatial predictors for invasive alien plants omitted direct soil variables, ...
Satellite data reveal resilience loss across global ecoregions
A global satellite analysis identified weakening resilience and vegetation reorganization in 27% of terrestrial ecoregions, but the findings are statistical ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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