News tagged with remote sensing
ChesapeakeView: Everything you need to know about the bay
Crabs, fishing, land use and pollution sources are frequently hot topics for researchers in the Chesapeake Bay area, but finding all the available information, especially remote sensing data, is frequently a chore. Now, ChesapeakeView, ...
Mar 08, 2011 |
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New method for infrared remote sensing to analyze traffic pollution
Scientists at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, are testing infrared remote sensing technology to evaluate the pollutant emissions associated with motor vehicle traffic which allows for analysis of ...
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Cleaning the Chesapeake Bay from space
(PhysOrg.com) -- A pilot test of an innovative use of new remote sensing technologies to aid the Chesapeake Bay cleanup begins this year in Talbot County, Md., on the Bay's Eastern Shore.
Aug 31, 2010 |
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New study examines effects of drought in the Amazon
Recent research surrounding the impact of drought in the Amazon has provided contradictory findings as to how tropical forests react to a drier and warmer climate. A new study published in the August 2 Early Edition of the ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Curiosity Rover Grows by Leaps and Bounds
(PhysOrg.com) -- In one week, Curiosity grew by approximately 1 meter (3.5 feet) when spacecraft technicians and engineers attached the rover's neck and head (called the Remote Sensing Mast) to its body.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2010 |
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Findings overturn old theory of phytoplankton growth, raise concerns for ocean productivity
A new study concludes that an old, fundamental and widely accepted theory of how and why phytoplankton bloom in the oceans is incorrect.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 16, 2010 |
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A revolutionary breakthrough in terahertz remote sensing
(PhysOrg.com) -- A major breakthrough in remote wave sensing by a team of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers opens the way for detecting hidden explosives, chemical, biological agents and illegal ...
Jul 11, 2010 |
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ESA's Envisat monitors oil spill
These ESA Envisat images capture the oil that is spilling into the Gulf of Mexico after a drilling rig exploded and sank off the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi, USA, on 22 April.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 27, 2010 |
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Engineering Students Showcase Nextgen Robots During Research Expo
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the UCSD Coordinated Robotics Lab, mechanical engineering professor Tom Bewley and his students, have just released the latest generation of their Switchblade family of agile treaded vehicles.
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Decades of research show massive Arctic ice cap is shrinking
Close to 50 years of data show the Devon Island ice cap, one of the largest ice masses in the Canadian High Arctic, is thinning and shrinking.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Journal highlights forest service early warning system
A national early warning system designed to assist land managers in rapidly detecting threats to forest health is featured in the cover article of the October 2009 issue of Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (PE&RS), ...
Dec 13, 2009 |
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Texas Tech Using Remote Sensing Technology to Improve Peanut Crops
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are using remote sensing to estimate biophysical characteristics including ground cover and yield.
Dec 08, 2009 |
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New hyperspectral imager launched to International Space Station
Following a fast-paced 16 month design and development process, NRL's Remote Sensing and Space Science Divisions and the Naval Center for Space Technology provide the first-ever high quality and real-time ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Satellite spies on tree-eating bugs
More than 150 years after a small Eurasian tree named tamarisk or saltcedar started taking over river banks throughout the U.S. Southwest, saltcedar leaf beetles were unleashed to defoliate the exotic invader.
Mar 10, 2009 |
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New Instrument Could Detect Hidden Aviation Hazards
(PhysOrg.com) -- While radar and other existing systems typically warn aircraft pilots of potential weather hazards during flight, they do not detect all possible atmospheric dangers.
Mar 03, 2009 |
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