Category Archives: Remote Sensing 101

Synthetic Aperture Radar Using ‘Inflation’ Monitoring could Predict Volcanic Eruptions

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

The world’s deadliest and largest volcanic eruptions happen in Indonesia. Future eruptions in this jungle-filled region could be better predicted by using satellite radar to detect swelling magma near the summit of those volcanoes, a new study suggests. To search … Continue reading →

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ISRO Maps More Accurate than Google maps

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Kohima, India: Asserting that GIS technology is emerging as a powerful tool for decentralised planning, a workshop, held in Kohima, capital of the northeastern state of Nagaland, called for utilisation of vital data and maps made available by ISRO through … Continue reading →

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Researchers Develop Remote Sensing for Precise detailed Look at Coastal Change

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Shifting nature of sands and tides make it difficult to measure accurately the amount of beach that’s available for recreation, development and conservation, but a team of University of Georgia researchers has combined several remote sensing technologies with historical data … Continue reading →

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Cleveland volcano in Alaska Could Erupt at Any Moment

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

The Alaska Volcano Observatory has issued an eruption advisory for the 5,676 foot-tall Cleveland Volcano, located on the uninhabited island of Chuginadak in the Aleutian chain about 940 miles southwest of Anchorage. The advisory was based on “thermal anomalies” detected … Continue reading →

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