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New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon ...
Quegan first conceived of using a P-band radar to map the world’s forests about 20 years ago. Up until 2004, the technology was restricted to use by the U.S. Defense Department, he said.
The Allen Institute for AI developed a new tool to map tree cover and renewable energy deployment across the world. It uses satellite imagery and AI to generate high-resolution images of Earth.
See the Launch of a New NASA Satellite to Map the World's Oceans, Lakes and Rivers Nicknamed SWOT — short for Surface Water and Ocean Topography — the satellite is needed more than ever as ...
On 29 April 2025, the European climate satellite Biomass was launched from Europe’ ... “Our idea was to use a very special type of radar to map the world’s forests from space.
An ultra-detailed map of the ocean floor uses gravity-based data collected by satellite. NASA and CNES launched the satellite to survey Earth’s surface water.
These Satellite Maps Reveal Rampant Fishing by Untracked ‘Dark Vessels’ in the World’s Oceans Using satellite imagery and A.I., a new study finds about 75 percent of industrial fishing is ...
Science Nearly 70 years ago, the world’s first satellite took flight. Three Alaska scientists were among the first North Americans to spot it.