November 2018
Monitoring illegal rainforest deforestation
... the other The destruction of the Amazon rainforest is of major concern because, despite a considerable fall in the rate of deforestation since its peak in 2003, it still advances at high rates year after year. A myriad of illegal roads crisscrosses...
October 2015
Copernicus, ESA’s most ambitious Earth Observation programme
... such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change initiative for the Reduction of Emissions due to Deforestation and Forest Degradation. Earth Explorer 8 will be selected in a process that starts with a User Consultation Meeting...
March 2021
Data may be the new oil... but its real value is in actionable information
... to distillation in the petrochemical industry, drawing off the most appropriate information at each step as and when necessary. Deforestation near the northwestern Brazilian city of Rio Branco has made its mark on the rainforest over the...
05 May 2016
Contract signed by Airbus, Space UK and ESA to deliver Biomass satellite
...-polar, Sun-synchronous orbit as it flies at an altitude of 660 km. It will measure biomass at a resolution of 200 m and deforestation at 50 m to analyse how much carbon dioxide is being absorbed by the world's forests and to provide a better insight...
November 2021
Space in support of sustainable development
... of water security for certain regions of the world. Earth observation satellites are also tackling issues related to deforestation, agriculture and animal migration, which have direct links to the climate crisis. Dutch company OrbitalEye’s PIMSyS...
26 May 2022
Harnessing the power of geospatial data
... on geography, natural climates, and prevailing weather conditions. Nature – Satellite cameras allow for real-time monitoring of deforestation around the world. Global Forest Watch monitors 600 million hectares of forest at any one time and...
