GIS
ISRO Conducts 1st Satellite-based Warning system for Railways
According to recent news by The Indian Express, the first trial run for developing a satellite-based system to warn train drivers of unmanned railway crossings was conducted by ISRO scientists
Iran to Build Two Remote Sensing Satellites by 2025
Iran is planning to launch two national remote sensing and telecommunication satellites by 2025. Communications and Information Technology Minister Mahmoud Va’ezi said, “Indigenization of space technologies is the main focus
A New Method for Mapping River Properties Using Remote Sensing
A JRC-led article published in Remote Sensing last week presents a new method for mapping river properties using remote sensing. The new method provides a tool for monitoring and characterising the
A New Sentinels Data Hub for the Copernicus Services
A new access point for the dissemination of the Sentinel products is in place for the Copernicus Service Project members: the Copernicus Services Data Hub. The Copernicus Services Data Hub initially
“Floodhack” Helps Mitigating Floods
On 16/17 January, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) organized the first hackathon on a Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS). More than 60 participants from research organizations, universities
Community Mapping to Educate on Landslides
Kuala Lumpur – A local community-based organisation on landslides and slope safety, SlopeWatch embarked on a journey to educate hillside citizens on signs of slope failures to better equip them in
3D Forest – Forest LiDAR Data Processing Tool
Tool for point cloud data processing from forest environment acquired by terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) 3D Forest is an open-source software application for LiDAR data segmentation, visualization, and export of
Training For Thailand Officials at Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping, Survey of India
The Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping (IISM), Survey of India, Ministry of Science & Technology, GOI will be inaugurating a training programme for Thailand officials from February 1, 2016.
Hyperspectral Narrowband and Multispectral Broadband Indices for Remote Sensing of Crop Evapotranspiration and its Components
Hyperspectral narrowband and multispectral broadband indices for remote sensing of crop evapotranspiration and its components (transpiration and soil evaporation) By: Michael T. Marshall, Prasad S. Thenkabail, Trent Biggs, and Kirk Post
Aditya – L1 First Indian mission to study the Sun
The Aditya-L1 mission was conceived as a 400kg class satellite carrying one payload, the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) and was planned to launch in a 800 km low earth
