Remote Sensing
Dazzling Russian Volcano Eruption Seen from the Space
NEW YORK: The spectacular, eye-popping beauty of an erupting volcano is not to be missed if it is captured from space. Crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) got a rare image
France to Distribute Free Old SPOT Data for Non-Commercial Use
In recent news by Spacenews, The Government of French has agreed to open its SPOT optical remote sensing data archive and distribute, free of charge to noncommercial users. Under this policy all
SPDLib an Open Source Software for LiDAR Processing
SPDLib is an open source software for processing for processing LiDAR, including data captured from airborne and terrestrial platforms. The sorted pulse data (SPD) software library along with a collection of tools for processing traditional discrete
EU’s first Sentinel Earth Observation satellite to launch in April
A date has been announced for the roll-out of the European Union’s multi-billion-euro Earth observation project, Copernicus. Copernicus will fly a constellation of satellites known as the Sentinels to take
CASIS Re-Issues RFP in the field of Remote Sensing
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the nonprofit organization managing research aboard the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, re-issued a solicitation for proposals
KhalifaSat – The first UAE made satellite to be launched in 2017
KhalifaSat, the UAE’s first locally built satellite, is set to be launched into its orbit in 2017, said His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister
Odisha Mining Department asked to use Google Earth software
With the Justice MB Shah Commission of Enquiry indicting both the Odisha government and the Centre for illegal mining in the state, direction was given today to the mines
The Glory of the New Year
On December 21, 2013—the summer or winter solstice, depending on your hemisphere—the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this natural-color image. Off the Pacific coast of Peru, a
Pakistan to use Satellite imagery to remove encroachments
Digitalisation and satellite imaging of Islamabad would help eradicate encroachments in the city and also facilitate future planning by using latest technology and techniques as well as it will minimise
Write a Remote Sensing Lesson and Win €5,000
European Space Agency is funding a competition with €5,000 as first prize for writing a remote sensing lesson Do you use Earth Observation data for teaching? Or do you
