Earth Observation Technologies

AMS: Earth Observations, Science and Services for the 21st Century

World's major development banks look closer at Earth Observation

Crafting geoinformation - the art and science of Earth observation

Innovation in spectroscopy could improve greenhouse gas detection

Under pressure: stormy weather sensor for hurricane forecasting

Researchers use graphene quantum dots to detect humidity and pressure

COSMOS (COsmic-ray Soil SMositure Observing ystem)

Surveying Earth's interior with atomic clocks

A new radiocarbon yardstick from Japan

Caltech researchers develop instrument for exploring the cosmos and the quantum world 

Ground based:

Smart phones, tabletss help UW resesarchers improve storm forecasts    Cell phone based data collection

Registry of geophysical equipment    Visualizing seismic waves for teaching and research

Earthquake Monitoring Systems     ModelPROBE   20 NASA balloons studying the radiation belts

A new way to study permafrost soil, above and below ground     Mobile LIDAR expanding rapidly

Improving environmental change research with systematic techniques for qualitative scenarios

Measuring our climate - photos    New dimensions to monitor Earth prove ever-more useful

Measuring CO2 to fight global warming  Application of ICT for climate change adaptation in the water sector

Using cell phone signals to measure rainfall    Minature Sandia sensors may advance climate studies

First ever direct measurement of the Earth’s rotation  More gold - and other minerals - in them thar hills? 

Deploying a Wireless Sensor Network on an Active Volcano

Nasa radar to study volcanoes in Alaska, Japan

Methane measurements at low level flight

Accurate water vapour measurements for improved weather and climate models

Scientists detect seismic signals from tornado

Center for Transformative Environmental Monitoring Programs (CTEMPS)

Wireless sensor network monitors microclimate in the forest

Advanced Weather Interactive processing System (AWIPS II)

Water Quantity - Location of Streamflow Gauging Stations       Floating sensor network

Measuring mercury levels: nano-velcro detects water-borne toxic metals

Scientists deploy lasers, GPS technology to improve snow measurements 

Climate Change Math in Treaties Flawed by Suspect Calculations

NIST/Industry Developed Temperature Tracking Device for Packages May Have Climate Metrology Applications

Balloon-borne disposable radiometer for cloud detection

Storm Studies: Low-Cost Instrument Developed by High School Students Could Aid Severe Weather Research

NASA mission sending unmanned aircraft over hurricanes

New research leads to sensors that detect contaminants in water

NASA's Icebridge seeking new view of changing sea ice

ATM: Airborne Topographic Mapper      Snow radar (CReSIS)   HIPPO    Square Kilometer Array (SKA)

Sensors: drawing a line with carbon nanotubes

Space based:

NASA - interactive satellite tracker    SAGE: Stratosperic Aerosol and Gas Experiment

ISS Servir Environmental Research and Visualization System 

Saving lives with satellites   ISS benefits for humanity    Delving inside Earth from space

New eyes in the sky - technique to help pollution forecasters see past clouds

GOCE: the first seismometer in space     GOES

Landsat looks and sees   Landsat - a planetary perspective   Aquarius: ocean salinity

Meteorological satellites make growing contribution to socio-economic development

ESA-SMOS-Super storm tracked by ESA water mission

Tropospheric emissions spectrometer (TES)

Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

MMS: Magnetosphere Multiscale mission 

MSG-3    AIRS (Atmosperic infraRed Sounder)      How to catch aerosols in the act

What can the Mars rover tell us about climate change on Earth?

NASA mission ready to brave Earth's radiation belts    Space Weather ACE

NASA sends terrabytes of data to African environmental scientists   Flying thermometers

US Government's Earth Observations 2011 Budget   GMES in Action - Conference Declaration

New research brings satellite measurements and global climate models closer

More accurate topography from space    Glory Team Overcomes Engineering Obstacles

Water resource applications with RADARSAT-2     MetOp-A from Europe

Modelling Earth's climate from space    GOES-R    AMSR-E    SMILES

WMO highlights importance of radio frequencies for Earth observations

Earth's Many Voices - a Unified Theory for Pre-Earthquake Signals

Pleiades, the CNES Earth observation satellite, captures its first images using e2v sensors

NASA's 2012 GRAIL project    A step closer to mapping the Earth in 3D

Goddard Team Builds State-of-the-Art Facility for New Sun-Earth Mission

CryoSat ice satellite rides new waves    CryoSat ice data now open to all   Ice data at your fingertips

Cryosat goes to sea    SMOS has a better look at salinity

NASA's NPP Satellite Acquires First ATMS Measurements  New NASA images of Earth

NASA's THEMIS sees a great electron escape

Infrared Sounder on Suomi NPP Starts its Mission

 'First Light' Taken by NASA's Newest CERES Instrument

NASA Cold Weather Airborne Campaign to Measure Falling Snow

HIAPER - Pole to Pole Observations    AIRS and Weather Science    MODIS

Swarm satellite mission to try to sense ocean magnetism    ESA's sharp eyes on coastal waters

ESA investigates new methods of mapping tropical forest from space

Remote Sensing Techniques for Studying Coastal Ecosystems: An Overview  

UK Government investment brings low cost radar satellites to market

UK celebrates a decade of disaster monitoring from space

GEOscan  program background    CIMSS Satellite Perspective   

NASA Mission Will Observe Earth's Salty Seas    NASA's 'Salt of the Earth' Aquarius Reveals First Map

Observing Ocean Acidification from Space       Ocean Measurements from Space in 2025

The Precarious Future of Ocean Color Satellite Imagery    Cryosat hits land

New FASTSAT Discoveries Paint Detailed View of Region Near Earth

Sensing Disasters from Space    Multi-Talented Earth-Observing Satellite Launched

Space debris: On collision course for insurers?

Landsat    GEMMA   GRACE: gravity is climate

Space-based information for Disaster Preparedness and Risk Management

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response

UN-SPIDER: Space-based information for Crowdsource Mapping       Watching over you

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter    SDO Helps Measure Magnetic Fields on the Sun's Surface

Japan Advances University-led Microsatellite Constellation    Project 1640

Large ring lasers for rotation sensing

International Space Station, Shuttle:

Portrait of Shuttle and Station

Dream Chaser Space Plane Program Off the Ground

Ocean Bouys, Robots, Webcams & Observatories:

New techniques to predict future sea-level rise   Wave Glider SV3

University using new tech to record Antarctic Ocean, ice temp

Long-range undersea robot does its own research

UAVSAR    GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP)

East Coast Tsunami Risk Investigated With Sonar   Tracking tsunamis with radarSensing the deep ocean    Wave Glider, a Floating Robot, Seeks to Network the Oceans    PacX 

Deploying instruments on the seafloor in the deep ocean    Ocean Observatories Initiative

LOOKING: Cyberinfrastructure for Ocean Observatories      FLOWBEC     ARGO Floats 

Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory    Integrated Ocean Observing System

Scientists Set Course for Next Decade of Scientific Ocean Drilling

Nereus soars to the ocean's deepest trenches    New tool can 'take pulse' of algae status in lakes

First satellite tag study for habits and hidden journeys of ocean giants 

Internet & Cell Phones:

Using technology in crisis preparedness   Smart way of saving lives in natural disasters

Using Mobile Phones to Reduce the Adversities of Climate Change in Rural Nepal

Role of information and communications technology in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action

Common Operational Datasets (CODs) in Disaster Preparedness and Response

EO Capacity Development:

Academic and research capacity development in Earth observation for environmental management