Beyond simple topographic data, high-resolution digital elevation models can provide estimates for a diverse range of ecological variables. But as shown in a recent study, higher resolution models do not always provide more ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2015
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Two researchers at NTNU have made a robot that learns like a young child. At least, that's the idea. The machine starts with nothing—it has to learn everything from scratch.
Robotics
Jun 8, 2015
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With two off-the-shelf digital cameras situated about 1 kilometer apart facing Miami's Biscayne Bay, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists David Romps and Rusen Oktem are collecting three-dimensional data on cloud ...
Earth Sciences
May 28, 2015
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More than 5000 bushfires occurred in WA between July 2013 and July 2014, making the development of the Aurora Bushfire Detection System a big deal for local communities.
Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2015
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Scott W. Anderson and colleagues use repeat aerial LiDAR to quantify the erosional impact of the heavy rains that inundated the Colorado Front Range in September 2013. The five-day storm triggered more than 1,100 landslides ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 30, 2015
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Late last year, two University of California, San Diego students set out for Florence, Italy, to diagnose a patient that had no prior medical record, couldn't be poked or prodded in any way, and hadn't been in prime condition ...
Engineering
Feb 26, 2015
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This image from the Landsat-8 satellite acquired on 23 September 2014 brings us over the southwest United States: Nevada and Arizona.
Earth Sciences
Feb 13, 2015
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This year marks the 200th anniversary since William Smith published his life's work, a geological map of England and Wales, in 1815. While "Strata Smith" and his map are well-known among geologists, this humble man and his ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 2, 2015
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Parts of the Swiss and Italian Alps are pictured in this satellite image.
Earth Sciences
Jan 23, 2015
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Researchers have designed a program to generate 3D imagery from the projection and digitization of binary data that allows reconstruction of various objects in order to reproduce parts of classic automobiles, prehispanic ...
Software
Jan 5, 2015
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