About Remote Sensing
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object and thus in contrast to on-site observation, especially the Earth.
A23a: World's biggest iceberg on the move after 30 years
![A23a: World's biggest iceberg on the move after 30 years](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/127BE/production/_131801757_index.jpg)
... So, why, after almost 40 years, is A23a on the move now? " I asked a couple of colleagues about this, wondering if there was any possible change in shelf water temperatures that might have provoked it, but the consensus is the time had just come, " said Dr Andrew Fleming, a Remote Sensing expert from the British Antarctic Survey...
How Seychelles ocean plants could help tackle climate change
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... The SeyCCAT project undertook field work using Remote Sensing technology and took sediment samples to reliably map the meadows...
COP27: Oil pollution in Egypt threatens one of world's few thriving coral reefs
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... The company s Remote Sensing expert, Sergio Volkmer, says it is " not made of some algal bloom" but from something beneath the surface, such as sediments or liquid emitted locally...
Heatwave: Are wildfires happening more often?
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... " Savannahs are becoming patchy and that is why they are seeing less fire, " says Dr Niels Andela, senior Remote Sensing scientist at BeZero Carbon...
Chile missing C-130 plane: Floating debris found
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... There was only one woman on board: 37-year-old geographer Claudia Manzo joined the air force in 2008 and was passionate about Remote Sensing - obtaining information about areas from a distance by aircraft or satellites...