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Researchers at Appalachian State University are studying the long-term use of GIS and remote sensing to track and respond to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The unique long-term nature of this disaster provides new opportunities for mapping technologies to make a significant impact in the operations, policy decisions and allocation of resources for this disaster [...]
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This week the foreign ministers of Brazil and Uruguay held talks about a “real time, open environmental monitoring” of the River Uruguay. These talks are important from many aspects. sensor and open Web-based monitoring platforms now make it possible to make this vision a reality the movement for more open data access and government transparency [...]
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The scale and scope of the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill has showcased the capability of earth observation satellites, most specifically the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite. Scientists have used the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer to detect the oil slick, which is often hidden in natural-color imagery. Scientists can custom tune the 36 spectral [...]
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The U.S. Geological Survey has released the Gap Analysis Program (GAP) national land cover dataset of the entire continental United States as both a data download and online viewer. The mission of the program is to “keep common species common” by identifying quality habitat to support wildlife. The effort effectively creates a baseline for biodiversity [...]
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We’ve seen excellent use of maps as a platform for real-time crisis response, with the Haiti earthquake providing the most compelling example. These have largely been on-the-ground efforts, with commercial satellite and aerial imagery used to create base maps that then in turn can be used by first responders on the ground. Now, GrassrootsMapping.org has [...]
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A combination of aerial and terrestrial LIDAR are being used to monitor forests in the research work conducted by Monika Moskal, professor at the University of Washington and director of the Remote Sensing & Geospatial Analysis Laboratory. The detailed modeling of forests in the Pacific Northwest are being used for a variety of purposes, including [...]
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You likely heard about the Copenhagen Wheel from last month’s COP-15 talks. I was immediately impressed with this concept from MIT’s SENSEable City Lab that installs on the rear hub of your bicycle to turn it into an e-Bike, but I somehow overlooked the sensor aspects of the design. Not only is the hub a [...]
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There’s not much consensus of opinion regarding the likelihood of a comprehensive treaty on climate change in Copenhagen at the United Nations Climate Change Conference early next month. The “Hopenhagen” campaign and other efforts are promoting the need for strong action, but there are other equally strong detractors. In recent days there have been indications [...]
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2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, and while coordinated conservation efforts are taking place at an unprecedented level worldwide, there are still dramatic declines in species diversity taking place. Climate change threatens to accelerate this process, but it also holds some promise for more coordinated global conservation efforts. “The time is ripe for a [...]
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The International Space Station (ISS) has just received a hyperspectral imaging sensor that was developed by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for real-time monitoring of space weather and the ocean environment. This marks the first time that ISS has been used as a platform for Earth observation. The Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) [...]
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