Maps have long helped us understand the world — now, they can help us shape it. Digital cartographer Peter Wilczynski introduces the Living Globe: a real-time, data-rich digital twin of Earth that fuses satellite imagery, sensor data and...

A blank spot on a digital map can signal much more than a gap in data -- it can mean something is being intentionally hidden. Sharing the remarkable discovery of massive alleged detention camps in Xinjiang, China, Pulitzer Prize-winning...

Around the world, hundreds of thousands of lost ancient sites lie buried and hidden from view. Satellite archaeologist Sarah Parcak is determined to find them before looters do. With the 2016 TED Prize, Parcak is building an online...

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel as we take a look at the way the US Military prepares for massive hurricanes. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you are curious or an incorrigible lover of this...

Pupil outcome: I can use a geographic information system (GIS) to investigate population data and alayse world popluation distribution. Key learning points: - A GIS allows us to store and display data on a digital map. - A GIS can be...

Pupil outcome: I can use a geographic information system (GIS) to visualise the human and physical geography of China. Key learning points: - GIS can be used to visualise the human and physical geography of China. - China is located in...

The military spy satellites orbiting Earth, right now.

From two dimensional maps, to satellite images from space: discover some of the many ways to explore the Earth and its physical and 'human' features. Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Maps have been used by...

This video explores how maps have changed over time, from early inaccurate maps to today’s precise satellite imagery. Learn how old maps were shaped by limited knowledge and how modern technology, like satellite images and digital...

Presented virtually, the festival highlights Goddard’s achievements over the...

The new world of personal data uses algorithms and smart devices to offer cheaper, better insurance coverage, but at what price to consumer privacy? Hear from executives of two startups upending the way financial institutions deploy...

Satellite images suggest North Korea is using an undeclared facility to make or store nuclear weapons, CNN reports.

NASA engineer Manuel Vega can see one of the Olympic ski jump towers from the rooftop of the South Korean weather office where he is stationed. Vega is not watching skiers take flight, preparing for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter...

COVID-19 led to changes in human activities around the globe. Some bodies of water have run clearer, emissions of pollutants have temporarily declined, and transportation and shipment of goods have decreased. We can see...

The Chesapeake Bay receives water from the 64,000 square miles of land surrounding the bay and Landsat satellites are a critical and invaluable tool for characterizing the landscape and mapping it over time. Landsat data provides a...

Nearly every aspect of our lives is fundamentally tied to the land on which we live. Citizens using GLOBE Observer can observe land cover in much greater detail and more frequently than scientists can using satellite...

A conversation with Chris Potter, a Senior Research Scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.