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TAG: satellite imagery

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Analysis of satellite imagery shows reduced NO2 in China, Italy

March 23, 2020

Descartes Labs, a geospatial data analytics company, is using satellite imagery analysis to examine how the coronavirus reduced […]


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An AI model developed at MIT and Qatar Computing Research Institute that uses only satellite imagery to automatically tag road features in digital maps could improve GPS navigation, especially in countries with limited map data. (Image: Google Maps/MIT News)

AI helps create street maps from satellite imagery

March 5, 2020

Creating detailed street maps and keeping them updated is an expensive and time-consuming task performed mostly by large […]


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Closeup of fires at Honesuckle Point south of Eden. (9atellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies)

Visualizing the Australian bushfires through satellites and maps

January 13, 2020

The months-long wildfires raging in Australia have killed at least 25 people. Millions — possibly 1 billion — […]


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A satellite view of the Amazon wildfire on Aug. 13. (NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview and VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership.)

Amazon fires in Brazil can be seen from space

August 21, 2019

Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil have hit record numbers, and satellites have been able to capture […]


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Esri explains how mapping technology is used for marine safety

July 30, 2019

Esri’s Jesse Smith discusses how the U.S. Coast Guard’s International Ice Patrol is using Esri’s ArcGIS Enterprise platform […]


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How NASA captured high-resolution Moon imagery in 1960s

July 29, 2019

I was inspired by the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing on July 16 and our focus on […]


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Monitoring the Earth for geopolitical and economic insights

July 26, 2019

The new Earth Monitor tool draws from the Airbus imagery archive and satellite tasking capabilities to provide advanced […]


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NASA program aids with disaster relief efforts

July 24, 2019

Satellite imagery and mapping have proven to be critical technologies when it comes to disaster relief efforts. The […]


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