Download this page in PDF format Forests cover one third of the Earth’s land mass and are home to more than 80% of the terrestrial species of animals, plants and insects. However, 13 million hectares of forest are destroyed each … Continue reading
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Differences Between Optical & Radar Satellite Data
Download this page in PDF format The two main types of satellite data are optical and radar used in remote sensing. We’re going to take a closer look at each type using the Ankgor Wat site in Cambodia, which was … Continue reading
Satellite is SPOT on!
Download this page in PDF format This week marks the thirtieth anniversary of the launch of the first SPOT satellite, making it one of the longest satellite time series datasets. The French Space Agency (CNES) established the series of Satellites … Continue reading
The Satellite Earth Observation Industry Began …
Download this page in PDF format The satellite Earth observation (EO) industry, arguably, began 37 years ago yesterday. Now, before everyone starts tweeting and emailing hear me out. Although by this date EO satellites were in orbit, data successfully collected … Continue reading