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Two New Satellites Set to Study One of Earth’s Most Critically Changing Regions
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In 2018, NASA will intensify its focus on one of the most critical but remote parts of our changing planet with the launch of two new satellite missions and an array of airborne campaigns.
Marina Militare – Hydrography explained to kids
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The Navy Hydrographic Institute is the Italian Cartographic Centre designated to the production of official national nautical documents.
White House Climate Data Initiative
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Earth from Space: Cancún, Mexico
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over Cancún, on the northeast coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, in this edition of ESA's Earth from Space program.
Willis Tower: Windy City Challenge
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Wind blowing off Lake Michigan is a common challenge to architects and engineers building in Chicago. Here's how Fazlur Kahn, structural engineer of Willis (Sears) Tower, developed a system capable of distributing the load of the building's 110 stories in the face of even the strongest gusts.
SmallSats are the Next Big Thing
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NASA is about to launch six new next-generation Earth-observing small satellites — some as small as a loaf of bread. These tiny spacecraft are helping to foster creative and cost-effective approaches to studying our planet.
Draining the Ocean Basins with CryoSat-2
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This is the supplementary video for the scientific article "New global marine gravity model from CryoSat-2 and Jason-1 reveals buried tectonic structure". The full paper is available at: sciencemag.org/content/346/6205/65
GEOINT Keynote: Parag Khanna, Author on Mapping
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The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) recorded the keynote speech of Parag Khanna, author, “Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization," at the 2016 GEOINT Symposium on May 16, 2016, in Orlando, Fla.
Prescribed Forest Fire Frequency Should Be Based on Land Management Goals
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Researchers at the University of Missouri have studied forests subjected to different frequencies of fires to determine what effects fire can have on oak forests over long periods of time.
A Celebration of Clouds
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Clouds can be a nuisance when scientists are trying to observe features on Earth's surface. But at other times, clouds are exactly what they want to see. These images highlight some of the more unusual and beautiful...
