Machine Learning Leads Soil Mapping Race, but No Single Model Wins Everywhere
A first-of-its-kind systematic review of 190 studies finds that HASM, Euclidean-enhanced machine learning, and Bayesian Maximum Entropy each excel under ...
Tag: remote sensing
Dense Neighborhoods, Not Just Big Cities, Hold the Key to Resource Efficiency
A grid-based analysis of the entire contiguous United States shows that population density, not city size, drives sub-linear scaling of ...
How You Measure Greenness May Change Whether It Seems to Protect Against Alzheimer’s
A study of over 181,000 Medicare beneficiaries in Miami-Dade County shows that the link between satellite-measured neighborhood greenness and Alzheimer's ...
Satellites Reveal a Sanctuary Under Siege: Half of Amchang’s Dense Forest Vanished in 30 Years
A 30-year satellite analysis of Assam's Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary reveals that dense forest cover has fallen by more than half ...
Satellite Records and Statistical Models Predict a Greening Future for India’s Mangroves
A new SARIMA-based forecasting framework using two decades of MODIS satellite data projects that India's mangrove vegetation will continue a ...
Himalayan Glacial Lakes Triple in Number as Warming Reshapes the Upper Indus Basin
An automated satellite analysis using Google Earth Engine reveals that glacial lakes in the Upper Indus Sub-Basin tripled from 255 ...
Cloud Computing Maps Soil Erosion Crisis in Ethiopia’s Cereal Heartland
A new satellite-based modeling study shows that widespread soil and water conservation could nearly halve severe soil loss in Ethiopia's ...
Scientists map landslide danger along a lifeline highway in the Indian Himalaya
A new AHP-based landslide susceptibility map of the Solan-Shimla highway in Himachal Pradesh identifies the most dangerous slopes along a ...
Satellite Gravity Data Sharpened by AI Reveals Alarming Groundwater Loss in the Ganga Basin
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing used a random forest model to downscale GRACE satellite gravity data, revealing ...
Lidar’s Hidden Price Tag: Why Mapping Tropical Forests Raises Hard Ethical Questions
A new commentary in Nature Ecology & Evolution argues that Lidar mapping of tropical forests can reinforce inequalities in knowledge, ...
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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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