Remote Sensing Articles
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Is Greenland getting darker?
Climate change models rely on remote sensing data for accurate predictions. Betsy Kenaston reports on a project in Greenland to compare MODIS imagery with results on the ground
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Flood & Coast 2017 photo review
Organised by Trio Events and staged over three days in late April, Flood & Coast 2017 hosted visitors from home and abroad at The International Centre in Telford.
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The right imagery for the job
There has never been such an abundance of satellite imagery and elevation data. It can, however, pose challenges in knowing where to start in selecting the right imagery for the job. NPA Satellite Mapping’s Charlotte Bishop traces the evolution of the market and reviews the options now on offer
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Two heads are better than one
Using linked spectroradiometers enables far better collection of field reflectance spectra, to improve the matching of remote sensed imagery. Brian Curtiss shows how it can be done
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WorldView-3: setting new standards in Earth Observation
WorldView-3 is the first commercial satellite to have 16 high-resolution spectral bands that capture information in the visible and near-infrared (VNIR), and short-wave infrared (SWIR) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS). We look at how its super spectral capability sets a new standard for satellite imagery and how its benefits are being realised
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Satellites guide sailor from treacherous waters
While sailing south of Africa on an around-the-world voyage, Matteo Miceli was suddenly alerted to a massive iceberg in his path. Almost 4 km long, the iceberg drifting near the Prince Edward Islands was detected and tracked by European satellites
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TanDEM-X satellite mission begins science phase
After four years of successfully acquiring radar data for a new global topographic map of the Earth, the orbit and imaging mode of the TanDEM-X satellite mission will be configured and optimised so that new radar techniques and innovative applications can be tested and demonstrated
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It takes two
The European GNSS Agency is hoping to change the way people around the world work. Gian Gherardo Calini looks at how GNSS receivers that incorporate EGNOS and Galileo positioning information can boost accuracy and also looks at some of the results of recent funding efforts to create new applications and technology
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Cutting costs in aerial surveying by combining LiDAR and hyperspectral
Each and every aerial survey company is constantly put under pressure by both its customers and competitors to downsize the costs of survey projects.
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Sentinel-1A adds yet another string to its bow
Radar images from the European Space Agency's fledgling satellite have been used to map the rupture caused by the biggest earthquake to have shaken northern California in 25 years
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