HySpeed Computing

"Scientists from the Yale School of the Environment discovered that forests in the Everglades bounce back quickly after fires, often surpassing their previous levels of productivity. The research reaffirms the need to continue prescribed burns in the face of a changing climate... To understand how forests in South Florida are recovering from fires in a changing climate, a research team led byYale School of the Environment scientists used satellite data and machine learning to analyze the greenness of flora — known as the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) — in Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve." - Yale School of the Environment #satellitedata #earthobservation #machinelearning #everglades #prescribedburn https://lnkd.in/eyFtyPeQ

"As a warming climate fuels wildfires in California, human and environmental exposures to harmful air pollutants are increasing. Wildfire smoke is a complex mixture of toxic gases, fine particulate matter, and other pollutants linked to respiratory illnesses and other health effects. Scientists can estimate potential population exposures using satellite imagery of smoke plumes." - Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) #satellitedata #earthobservation #wildfires #airpollution #humanhealth https://lnkd.in/e8cx7vdr

"A low-emission growth path across key sectors — including agriculture, mining, forestry, manufacturing, infrastructure, and utilities — is critical for sustainable development, poverty reduction, and a livable planet. Integrating emissions mitigation into development planning is vital for long-term environmental and economic resilience... Yet emissions policy has long been constrained by the lack of reliable local and regional air pollution data needed for diagnosing problems, designing interventions, and tracking outcomes. Satellite-based atmospheric emissions monitoring is beginning to close this gap." - World Bank #satellitedata #emissions #sustainability #resilience https://lnkd.in/eY_D4R7T

"With the recent release of ENVI® 6.2 and the Analytics Repository, it’s now easier than ever to create and share image processing workflows across your organization... The Analytics Repository was included in the release of ENVI 6.2 and IDL® 9.2, and is a new piece of server-based software that enables users to create, share, and install content from others within their organization." - NV5 Geospatial Software #remotesensing #earthobservation #geoanalytics #collaboration https://lnkd.in/eqMyXKiE

"Satellite technology is helping researchers at the University of Strathclyde understand how climate change is forcing people to leave their homes – and how communities can build resilience before disasters strike... The Decoding Climate Displacement project, developed by Strathclyde’s Applied Space Technology Lab in collaboration with the Satellite Applications Catapult and international partners, combines Earth observation data with community-level insights to map the links between environmental change, resilience, and human movement." - University of Strathclyde #satellitedata #earthobservation #climatechange #resilience #climateimpact https://lnkd.in/enPjjBWr

"Four teams from different countries have been recognised for their breakthrough work in using artificial intelligence to detect earthquake damage from space, marking the conclusion of a global competition organised by the European Space Agency in collaboration with the International Charter ‘Space and Major Disasters’ – commonly referred to as ‘the Charter’." - European Space Agency - ESA #satellitedata #earthobservation #artificialintelligence #disastermapping https://lnkd.in/eKe-t83Z

"A Virginia Tech study published in Earth and Space Science used radar satellite technology to track the vertical land motion at 15 of the nation’s busiest airports... While most runway areas remain at low risk, about 3.9 percent face medium to high damage risk from sinking land, or subsidence... The study emphasizes how the satellite technology Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar offers a cost-effective, near real-time way to detect and manage infrastructure vulnerabilities without disrupting operations." - Virginia Tech #satellitedata #earthobservation #landsubsidence #infrastructure https://lnkd.in/etyvAWWK

"Using a mix of airborne and satellite images as well as data from ground sensors, a UCLA-led research team has reconstructed how the shape and reach of the methane plumes from the 2015–16 Aliso Canyon gas blowout evolved during the 112-day disaster." - UCLA #remotesensing #earthobservation #methane #humanhealth https://lnkd.in/eKcQ5gi6

"Woojin Jung, an assistant professor at the Rutgers School of Social Work, said she has found a better strategy. Her team has developed a method that blends sociodemographic data and household surveys with community perceptions and satellite imagery to predict urban poverty – and to put people at the center of aid targeting." - Rutgers University #satellitedata #earthobservation #geospatial #urbanpoverty https://lnkd.in/eYtqfGFX

"Colleagues and I [Lingshan Li, PhD candidate, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University] recently published a study in Montréal that explores how urban green spaces can reduce surface temperature and help promote environmental justice... Using satellite imagery and laser imaging, we found that having more trees, grass and shrubs in an area can notably reduce temperatures." #satellitedata #earthobservation #climatechange #urbanheat https://lnkd.in/eKk-tcsb