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Landsat Satellite Imagery Used to Assess the Impact of Myanmar’s Cyclone Nargis Posted on May 09, 2008
USGS is providing Landsat satellite imagery to aid rescue and recovery efforts in Myanmar in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis's landfall on May 3. International emergency response teams are using the Landsat images to assess the extent of flood damage caused by the cyclone in the affected region.
Antarctic Ice Shelf Disintegration Underscores a Warming World Satellite imagery shows collapse Posted on March 26, 2008
Satellite imagery from the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder reveals that a 13,680 square kilometer (5,282 square mile) ice shelf has begun to collapse because of rapid climate change in a fast-warming region of Antarctica.
New Method to Estimate Sea Ice Thickness Posted on March 10, 2008
Scientists recently developed a new modeling approach to estimate sea ice thickness. This is the only model based entirely on historical observations. The model was developed by scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
I recently had the pleasure to take part in a site visit to NOAA's David Skaggs Research center in Boulder, Colorado. This tour was part of the GIS in the Rockies off site visits planned by the conference organizers. This facility is home to many of the country's top scientists.
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Hurricane Ivan's Potential Impacts to the Barrier Islands of the West Coast of Florida Posted on September 13, 2004 USGS Studies Hurricane Ivan’s Potential Impacts to Florida’s West Coast Islands. The USGS and NASA recently surveyed these islands using airborne laser mapping, providing for the first time detailed elevation maps of the island’s ‘first line of defense.’
GISuser Primer on SRTM Data... From 2D to 3D to 4D Posted on August 24, 2004 NASA Satellite imagery in 3 and 4 dimensions; The University of Maryland's Global Land Cover Facility, one of the world's largest suppliers of free online satellite data, now distributes user-ready editions of land surface topography data from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). This document serves to introduce the user to the data and help locate data sources.
Where in the World is LizardTech? Posted on August 04, 2004 Lizardtech Corp (Seattle, WA) has recently announced their latest promotion... Where in the World is LizardTech? The premise... Locate the Lizard in an impressive mosaic of Paris, France and you'll have a chance to win a handheld GPS system.
Fire Management Professionals Look to WFRAS For Fire Mitigation And Avoidance Posted on August 04, 2004 As any forest landowner or manager knows, our national forest assets are extremely vulnerable to fire. Urban expansion and encroachment on previously pristine wildlands causes the risk of property damage and loss of life to increase each year. To combat this growing problem, those responsible for fire management are turning to a new generation of powerful analytical tools, powered by data from satellites and aerial sensors. Read on for a solution from Space Imaging
See more threads and details about Glenn's AnyGeo Weblog HERE The Editor (Glenn) started the AnyGeo blog some time ago and the threads are now also mirrored here at GISuser.com - RSS feed is available to add to your favorite news reader.
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