Case studies in the Philippines demonstrate the importance of timely geospatial information in natural capital accounting, which harmonizes environmental sustainability with economic exigencies. When gauging living standards, there is a...

The Earth observation industry seems to be on a slow burn – but why? Brace yourself for a ‘rollercoaster ride’ through Earth observation as this article unravels the mysteries behind...

The major cause of disaster in Nigeria has been oil spills in the Niger Delta region, where over 99% of petroleum products, the mainstay of the Nigerian economy, are produced....

In September-November ScanEx has performed tests with real-time water oil spills detection technique using RADARSAT-1 space images, along the northern coastline of the Caspian Sea. The data reception and processing...

Thousands of GPS-stamped photos showing the locations of sensitive habitats and wildlife impacted by the oil spill in the Gulf have helped decision makers determine where to deploy clean-up crews....

Trimble has launched Map the Spill, a mobile app and website that empowers Gulf Coast residents and the public to report on the oil spill. Map the Spill allows those...

EOMAP GmbH & Co has launched several services to support oil spill monitoring using optical satellites. The services were developed for mapping a major ecological disaster: a recent oil spill...

French and Italian maritime authorities have commenced cleaning a major spill that has spread 20km in the Mediterranean Sea after two cargo ships collided north of Corsica on Monday 8 October 2018....

French and Italian maritime authorities have commenced cleanup of a major oil spill that has spread 20 kilometres in the Mediterranean Sea after two cargo ships collided north of the island...

Earth remote-sensing satellites from various countries are imaging the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the blast and sinking of the drilling platform Deepwater Horizon....