Sentences with phrase «by satellite imaging»

The new inventory of nearly 1,700 lakes in the two countries, done mostly by satellite imaging, will be tabled in Durban during 17th conference of the parties (COP 17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban.

Not exact matches

ScanEagle can stay aloft for a full 24 hours relatively inexpensively, providing the kind of real - time imaging and mapping data coveted by climatologists, marine biologists, petroleum engineers and ship navigators that in the past have been largely left in the dark by a dearth of satellite coverage in the Arctic.

However, despite a lack of confirmation, it is known that riding along with the imaging satellite are two highly significant prototype satellites, built by SpaceX itself.

Bloom of calcifying algae at the Barents Sea, documented by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the NASA satellite AQUA.

Other companies are taking advantage of lower - cost launch services offered by companies like Virgin Galactic and SpaceX to send up constellations of imaging satellites.

Using daily imagery obtained via the MODIS (Moderate - Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instruments on both NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites, and combining that with data collected by the WFI (Wide - Field Imager) sensor on board the China — Brazil Earth Resources, or CBERS, satellite, INPE manages to issue every fortnight an assessment of areas at risk for deforestation.

The environmental data sets from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission and the MODIS sensors will continue into the next decade with data provided by their follow - on missions: the Global Precipitation Measurement mission to launch in early 2014, and the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi National Polar - orbiting Partnership satellite currently in orbit.

Using advanced three - dimensional forest mapping data provided by the Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO), integrated with satellite imaging data, the team was able to create a map of carbon density throughout the 128 million hectare (320 million acre) country of Peru, at a resolution of one hectare (2.5 acres).

Meanwhile, Skybox Imaging, a satellite company created by former students of Twiggs, was recently bought by Google for $ 500 million.

The images were captured by NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a four megapixel CCD camera and telescope on the DSCOVR satellite orbiting 1 million miles from Earth.

Similar measurements are currently provided by the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS); however, this instrument is on a satellite that is in low - earth orbit, which means it is unable to track changes in lightning activity over the lifetime of a storm.

Scientists have identified each crater by using several different kinds of clues, such as pieces of iron - rich meteorite or satellite imaging.

By Wednesday, January 31, after numerous requests, a flyby was arranged from satellite - imaging company Digital Globe, which supplies images for Google Earth.

A new satellite imaging concept proposed by University of Leicester - led team could significantly reduce search areas for missing boats and planes.

Smartphones, cheap satellite imaging and crowdfunded enterprises have made oversight possible that was undreamt of by past transparency advocates, environmentalists and other interested parties.

Alerted to the volcanic eruption by NASA's Rapid Response program for the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments, Garvin and his colleagues directed satellites to observe the island as soon as the eruption ended.

The team is now testing the concept, working on the automated detection of vessels within imagery provided from the NigeriaSat 2 and UK - DMC2 satellites by DMC International Imaging, and in cooperation with the New Zealand Defence Technology Agency, with the ultimate goal to develop a practical system based on the concept.

The organization relies upon old maps drawn by experts for its habitat data, and it has not incorporated satellite and aerial imaging to better detect deforestation and encroaching human settlement.

That's the conclusion of a new study, which finds that, by failing to incorporate new technologies like satellite and aerial imaging, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species has misclassified the threats to hundreds of animals.

Asner's flying laboratory, the Carnegie Airborne Observatory, was able to map carbon stocks that — together with satellite imaging and other geospatial data — will guide conservation efforts undertaken by the Sabah Forestry Department in Malaysian Borneo, the Southeast Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP), the PACOS Trust, BC Initiative and other organizations.

Land surface temperatures (LSTs) in January 2014 over Australia monitored by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite.

HALCA, launched on Feb. 11 by Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), is the first satellite designed for radio astronomy imaging.

Ulvestad was involved in an experiment more than a decade ago in which a NASA communications satellite, TDRSS, was used to test the idea of doing radio astronomical imaging by combining data from space and ground radio telescopes.

This image is a composite made from pictures snapped by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite, according to NASA's Earth Observatory.

Why bother given the satellite imaging technology, such as that used by Google Maps, at your fingertips.

With the advent of satellite imaging technology, such as that used by Google Maps, you may consider skipping this step, especially for remote land or foreign investments.

, a piece written by some Intel engineers about making games using Google's 3D satellite imaging app.

Whether photographing secret military bases from fifty miles away, or imaging spy satellites in the heavens from earth, Paglen's photographs embody the limits of visibility, imposed both by the realities of physical distance and by informational obfuscation, that keep us as citizens from seeing and knowing these subjects on our own.

This photo was taken on May 4, 2013 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite.

Alaska got California weather at the end of January, as displayed by a new map based on data by NASA's Terra satellite's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).

The map is based on data collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite.

Scientists first noticed the data years ago amid satellite measurements collected by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography (SCIAMACHY) instrument.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) manages the images produced by NASA - built satellites in the Landsat program which has been imaging the Earth since 1972, much longer than any other civilian satellite imaging program.

The natural - color images were acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite.

This data set uses freely available satellite imagery, collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), which operates on NASA's Terra and Aqua (EOS PM) satellite platforms and views the entire Earth's surface every 1 to 2 days.

NASA map shows temperature anomalies from March 13 - 19, 2012 as compared to the same eight day period during the past 12 years based on data captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on the Terra satellite.

The anomalies are based on land surface temperatures observed by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite.

The radar imaging system used by Envisat and other satellites is particularly suited to observe polar areas, as it can acquire images through cloud or fog, and night and day.

The seafood industry is dark and dirty, fraught with corruption that is only just beginning to be revealed by persistent groups like Greenpeace, Global Fishing Watch, Oceana, and satellite imaging non-profit group called SkyTruth.

Satellite tots up volcanic heat «Robert Wright and Luke Flynn from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu used the NASA satellite MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) to measure the heat emitted by the world's 45 most active volcanoes,»

Past studies utilized images taken by NASA's Moderate - resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellites and Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR).

Taken by Planet Labs, a company with the goal of selling high - resolution satellite imaging, it depicts construction on the new headquarters from September 2015 through the present day.