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Remote Sensing and Wildfire Management

8/5/2021

Wildfires occur naturally and can promote biological diversity and healthy ecosystems. However, for many different reasons including fire suppression, population spread, and a hotter and drier climate in parts of the world, wildfires are having devastating effects to life and property. The effects of... Read More >

Student Spotlight Summer 2021

7/8/2021

Prateek Tripathi, our first NV5 Geospatial Student Spotlight, is a Ph.D. candidate in the Geomatics Engineering Group, Department of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. His research interests include hyperspectral remote sensing image analysis, Earth, Lunar and Mars geology,... Read More >

Use Helios for Nowcasting and Get Accurate Real-Time Weather Information

6/1/2021

There are plenty of opinions when it comes to weather forecasting, not the least of which is the accuracy of it, or lack thereof. This is especially true for short-term forecasting referred to as “nowcasting.” Unlike forecasting, “nowcasting” attempts to forecast the weather within the next 12... Read More >

Enhancing Situational Awareness with SAR Data

4/19/2021

The use of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data has become increasingly popular due to its many advantages, such as its ability to capture data day or night and see through clouds. For these reasons and many others, SAR data has been embraced by defense and intelligence organizations worldwide. Typical D&I Applications of... Read More >

Sentinel-1 SAR Images Show Buildup of Marine Traffic at Suez Canal

3/26/2021

Marine traffic has come to a standstill in Egypt’s Suez Canal, one of the busiest and most important waterways in the world. The Ever Given, a 224,000 ton vessel that is as long as the Empire State Building, ran aground on March 23, 2021 after being caught in 40-knot winds and a sandstorm that caused poor visibility. Currently eight... Read More >