Tag Archives: natural disaster

Suomi NPP: Setting a New Standard for Global Climate Monitoring

Posted on May 21, 2013 by davidagonzalez

On October 28, 2011, the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (NPP) spacecraft lifted off from Vandenburg Air Force Base in California and began its scheduled five year mission as a new installment to the NASA fleet of Earth observing systems.  Now … Continue reading →

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Thank You Emergency Responders/Monster Slayers of Franken-Disaster!

Posted on November 6, 2012 by rlasica

Image Courtesy of NOAA If you’re like me – you probably have friends and family on the East coast who were recently affected by Hurricane Sandy aka: “Frankenstorm”. In fact, on my Facebook page today, my friend Dave in Manhattan … Continue reading →

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Satellite Constellations for Environmental Monitoring

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Peg Shippert

The Disaster Monitoring Constellation The Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) consists of several similar satellites orbiting in a configuration that enables a daily revisit for most points on the Earth’s surface.  If a historical record going back farther than 2002 is … Continue reading →

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Communicating with Geospatial PDF’s

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Kate Heightley

A challenge often face by users of geospatial imagery is the ability to easily provide information from image analysis to those who don’t have access to the same software and tools. PDF (portable document format) are currently used as a … Continue reading →

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