Satellite monitoring of biodiversity moves within reach
Internationally comparable data on biodiversity is needed to protect threatened ecosystems, restore destroyed habitats and counteract the negative effects of ...
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Recommendation algorithms that power Amazon, Netflix can improve satellite imagery, too
Algorithms that help consumers decide what to stream or buy online can do more than predict customers’ habits: They can ...
Using satellite data to improve a model’s interpretation of albedo improves snowfall simulations on the Tibetan Plateau
Albedo is a term that represents the ability of Earth’s surface to reflect solar radiation. This is the primary factor ...
Record low Antarctic sea-ice extent since the satellite era
Arctic sea ice may be disappearing, but until recently Antarctic sea ice was having the opposite experience. In February however, ...
Researchers develop innovative approach to measure shallow water depth with satellite data
The top of the atmosphere is the agreed-upon border between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space. Satellites traverse this space, facilitating ...
Aston University partners with Pulse Power and Measurement to develop game-changing satellite communication technology
Credit: Aston University Aston University and Pulse Power and Measurement (PPM) enter three-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) This KTP ...
Satellite imagery gives researchers timeline of when swine waste lagoons were built
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed an automated technique that uses satellite imagery to determine when swine waste ...
Protecting dark and quiet skies from satellite constellation interference
If you’ve ever tried to star gaze in a residential or urban area, you know that a streetlight or even the ...
Surrey researchers working with Space Power to revolutionise satellite power using laser beaming
The University of Surrey and Space Power are tackling the problem of powering satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) during ...
The secrets of ancient Japanese tombs revealed thanks to satellite images
A research group at the Politecnico di Milano analysed the orientation of ancient Japanese tombs – the so-called Kofun. This ...
NTU Singapore startup successfully deploys compact and fuel-efficient satellite engine into space
Aliena, a tech spin-off from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has today deployed into space a nanosatellite fitted with ...
Advertising plays key role in satellite TV success, study shows
The pay television market in the United States was dominated by a handful of cable operators until the early 1990s ...
Texas astronomers discover strangely massive black hole in Milky Way satellite galaxy
FORT DAVIS, Texas — Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin’s McDonald Observatory have discovered an unusually massive black ...
UK Space Agency funds further research into new laser-based satellite communications system
The UK Space Agency has awarded almost £650,000 to Northumbria University to continue world-leading work to develop the first commercially ...
Development of the demonstration satellite HIBARI with variable shape attitude control
A research team, led by Professor Saburo Matunaga of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of ...
Changes of aapa mires can be detected from Landsat satellite data
The recent increase of Sphagnum mosses over wet aapa mires can be detected from Landsat satellite data. Aapa mire is ...
Satellite images show positive impact of conservation efforts for China’s coastal wetlands
Coastal wetlands support diverse and vital ecosystems central to coastal areas’ biodiversity and economic vitality. However, coastal wetlands are threatened ...
China launches world’s first early morning meteorological monitoring satellite
A new meteorological satellite, called Fengyun-3E (FY-3E), is crossing the early morning sky, observing and collecting data about the weather, ...
Better weather forecasting through satellite isotope data assimilation
Tokyo, Japan – As the global climate continues to change and extreme weather events increasingly threaten regions all over the ...