October 2015
Copernicus, ESA’s most ambitious Earth Observation programme
.... Credit: ESA/A.Van Der Geest Florescence Explorer (FLEX1)—a proposed three-year mission—that will globally monitor the steady-state chlorophyll fluorescence in terrestrial vegetation; and CarbonSat2—a proposed 3 to 5 year mission—that will measure...
October 2016
Project MOONWALK
...the astronaut can control the rover, and the rover can monitor the movements and pose of the astronaut, without the need...the MOONWALK approach could even be used by athletes or to monitor the health of elderly people. EVA Information System (EVAIS) ...
August 2018
Earth observation game-changer
... from the ICEYE constellation will find application in urban planning, tracking port activity, sea ice monitoring, environmental monitoring and agricultural applications. Although not aiming for the highest possible resolution due to the physical...
June 2014
In thrall to a star: understanding the Sun will help us understand our own climate and environment
... year, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released an assessment of the United States’ “capacity to monitor and forecast potentially harmful space weather” and the UK government unveiled a forecasting initiative for space weather...
March 2015
Shipping, the environment and satellite AIS
... evidence for building present-day cases of illicit activity, it can prove instrumental in helping to develop better planning, monitoring and navigation strategies for the future. Satellite AIS data lends itself to the creation of shipping density...
October 2017
Third quarter phenomenon - the psychology of time in space
... reductions in positive effects during this phase, but no change in negative effects. Similarly, when Smith et al. (2016) monitored a small group undertaking a 49-day crossing of the Empty Quarter desert, they found a reduction in camaraderie and...
