With the Google Earth application, you can browse satellite images of locations around the world from your computer. You can view built-up cities as well as remote, sparsely populated areas such as deserts. Navigate the planet by typing in an address that you want to view or using the Googl...
It's still not perfect. If the plume isn't too thick, surface radiation can get through. Then it's hard to see. Satellite images lack contrast, so they're hard to read. Warm, humid areas are dark on these satellite pictures, and cold, dry areas are white. Despite everything, this ...
Beautiful satellite images of Earth reveal how much humans have changed it in ways nature never couldGene KimJessica Orwig
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Satellite images taken before and after Milton show damage to Cortez and its coastal businesses.Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS In Manasota Key, on the western coast of Florida just south of Sarasota, Milton's storm surge sent massive boulders and at least one boat up the beaches an...
Inaccurate numbers, inadequate policies : enhancing data to evaluate the prevalence of human trafficking in ASEAN Concern over the issue of human trafficking in Southeast Asia has grown steadily over the past several years with recent events elevating this pernicious problem to crisis levels in the pu...
Most of the time, converting satellite and aerial images to maps requires the skill of a human cartographer. Cartographers can measure the features of an image at regular intervals, or they can trace entire outlines. These two methods are known as raster and vector encoding, and both can be...
Seen from space, California’s drought is horrifying. To get some perspective on the dire situation, the European Space Agency took a satellite image of Angeles National Forest and the San Gabriel Reservoir in Southern California this month and compared that to an image taken around the same tim...
Before and after satellite images and drone footage reveal empty city streets around the world, from China to Italy, the UK and the USShare on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window) Share on Facebook (link opens in a new browser window) Share on LinkedIn (link opens in a new...