#remote sensing

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Indonesia is using digital tools to monitor fishing activity across vast waters.
Enforcement is shifting from intermittent patrols to persistent analytical oversight.
Algorithmic monitoring is becoming part of marine governance itself.

DT Editorial Team·Jul 17, 2026·via spectrum.ieee.org

Researchers used 30 years of Landsat imagery to study Ade9lie penguin guano across Antarctica.
Guano color and spectral signatures were linked to diets richer in fish or krill.
The study connects shrinking sea ice and warming conditions to continent-scale food-web changes.

DT Editorial Team·Jul 17, 2026·via universetoday.com

DT Editorial Team·Jun 16, 2026·via spectrum.ieee.org

Dr. Jim Irons, former Landsat 8 project scientist and NASA Goddard Earth Science Division director, has won the William T. Pecora Award.
Irons played a key role in shaping the Landsat program, including championing calibration standards and preserving the thermal band on Landsat 8.
He led NASA Goddard's Earth Science Division during the COVID-19 pandemic, prioritizing team support.
The award recognizes his lifetime contributions to Earth remote sensing and collaboration.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 10, 2026·via science.nasa.gov

NASA highlighted Beaver Island in a new Earth Observatory feature.
Landsat 9 imagery shows the archipelago’s glacially shaped landforms and surrounding waters.
The islands host forests, dunes, wetlands, and marshes with ecological importance.
Beaver Island is the archipelago’s only inhabited island and has deep Irish-American roots.

DT Editorial Team·May 14, 2026·via science.nasa.gov

Oaks damaged by caterpillars appeared to delay bud opening by three days.
The delay cut subsequent leaf damage by 55%.
Researchers used satellite radar imagery to detect the pattern across Bavarian forests.

DT Editorial Team·May 1, 2026·via newscientist.com

NASA’s Boeing 777 returned to Langley after major modifications in Texas.
The aircraft is being converted into the agency’s largest airborne science laboratory.
Its first science mission is planned for January 2027 and will study high-impact winter weather.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 23, 2026·via nasa.gov

Researchers developed a dynamic framework to monitor tillage practices from space.
The work focuses on conservation tillage practices such as no-till and reduced till.
The source identifies the Midwest as a region where these practices are gradually becoming more popular.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via phys.org

NASA approved Satellogic NewSat imagery for scientific use through its CSDA program.
The assessment found solid radiometric performance but a notable gap between Mark IV and Mark V geometric grades.
NASA is reviewing revised products after Satellogic changed parts of its processing pipeline.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via science.nasa.gov