Earth Observation News, Technology and Business
January 23, 2025
Researchers create AI tool for realistic satellite images of climate impacts

Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have unveiled a major advancement in using artificial intelligence to generate realistic satellite images depicting the impacts of climate change. This innovation holds promise for better communicating the consequences of environmental shifts, such as flooding and reforestation, to policymakers and the public. The project, spearheaded by Natalia Diaz of the Andalusian Inter-University Institute for Data Science and Computational Intelligence (DaSCI) ... read more
Clouds play key role in moderating Earth's surface warming
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
McGill University researchers have revealed that changes in cloud cover are helping to slightly counteract global warming. While greenhouse gases continue to drive temperatures upward, a reduction i ... more
Constellr launches first satellite pioneering global thermal monitoring
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
constellr, a European leader in Earth Observation (EO), has successfully launched its first satellite, Sky-Bee-1, equipped with thermal infrared technology to monitor global land surface temperature ... more
Pakistani satellite joins two others in successful launch
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
China's Long March 2D carrier rocket successfully deployed three satellites into their designated orbits during a launch on Friday afternoon. The mission, conducted at 12:07 pm from the Jiuquan Sate ... more
How NISAR satellite will transform earth observation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite is poised to launch in the coming months, bringing an innovative capability to track Earth's surface changes with remarkable precision. Using ... more
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Italian Space Agency entrusts Thales for role in EO surface biology and geology mission with NASA
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) has awarded a key contract to Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), to contribute to NASA's Surface Biology and Geology - Therm ... more
Xplores Hyperspectral Satellite safely on orbit and opeational
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
Xplore Inc., a dual-use space company specializing in satellite data services, has announced the successful launch and operational control of its first hyperspectral satellite, XCUBE-1. The satellit ... more
Technology for oxidizing atmospheric methane won't help the climate
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
As the atmosphere continues to fill with greenhouse gases from human activities, many proposals have surfaced to "geoengineer" climate-saving solutions, that is, alter the atmosphere at a global sca ... more
Planet expands high-resolution imaging with Pelican-2 and SuperDoves
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL), a renowned provider of daily Earth data and insights, has successfully launched its high-resolution Pelican-2 satellite along with 36 SuperDove satellites from the Flock 4 ... more
NASA grant awarded to enhance AI-driven satellite weather forecasting
University Park PA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
A research initiative led by the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) has secured a two-year, $1.23 million grant from NASA to enhance atmospheric and oceanic forecasting. ... more
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Pixxel kickstarts Firefly constellation for climate action
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Pixxel, a California-based company specializing in advanced space technology, has launched the first three satellites of its Firefly constellation as part of the Transporter-12 rideshare mission by ... more
Transforming earth observation data into water security solutions for Africa
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 15, 2025
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is driving significant advancements in addressing Africa's water security challenges through its Digital Innovations for Water Secure Africa (DIWA ... more
Dragonfly Aerospace partners with LatConnect 60 for advanced SWIR imaging satellites
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
Dragonfly Aerospace has announced a partnership with Australian Earth observation company LatConnect 60 to supply three Chameleon SWIR (shortwave infrared) imagers for their SWIRSAT satellites. Supp ... more
New dataset illuminates Earth's atmosphere from ground level to space
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
A groundbreaking dataset spanning the entire atmosphere has been developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo. This dataset, created with the Japanese Atmospheric General circulation model fo ... more
Earth's air war explaining delayed rise of plants and animals on land
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
If you enjoy the fragrance of spring roses, the melodies of summer birdsong, and the vibrant hues of autumn leaves, you can credit the stabilization of Earth's ozone layer. Positioned in the stratos ... more
Uruguay bucks 2024 global warming trend

Montevideo (AFP) Jan 10, 2025
The world experienced its hottest year in 2024 since records began, but in the small South American country of Uruguay, global warming was counteracted by bouts of "near-historic" cold. Last year was the warmest globally since data recording began in 1850, Europe's climate monitor Copernicus said Friday, confirming what it had been predicting for months. But in Uruguay, nestled between Brazil and Argentina, the 2024 winter was nearly two degrees Celsius (about 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) colder than ... read more
SIIS Signs MOU with Pixxel to Expand Hyperspectral Data Solutions in Korea
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
SIIS Co., Ltd. (CEO Kim Moon-Gyu) has formalized a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pixxel, a US-India-based space technology enterprise known for its hyperspectral satellite constellation. Th ... more

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How US-Indian NISAR Satellite Will Offer Unique Window on Earth
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 07, 2025
A Q&A with the lead U.S. scientist of the mission, which will track changes in everything from wetlands to ice sheets to infrastructure damaged by natural disasters. The upcoming U.S.-India NI ... more
China incorporates small commercial satellites into weather services
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 06, 2025
Two sets of small commercial satellites have been integrated into the China Meteorological Administration's (CMA) weather observation framework. This marks the first time CMA has utilized data from ... more
ICEYE secures $65M funding extension reaching $158M total for 2024 investments
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2025
ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for high-resolution Earth observation, announced the closure of a $65 million funding extension to its $93 million growt ... more
Introducing Wherobots Raster Inference to unleash innovation with Earth imagery
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 31, 2024
Wherobots, the Spatial Intelligence Cloud founded by the original creators of Apache Sedona, has announced the general availability of Raster Inference for WherobotsAI. Designed to simplify the anal ... more
China builds large commercial radar satellite constellation
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 27, 2024
The large-scale application of a Chinese commercial radar remote sensing constellation composed of 12 satellites began on Monday, according to PIESAT, a Beijing-based satellite firm. The annou ... more
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