Climate TRACE releases first database of global greenhouse gas emissions
The inventory, which spans the years 2015–2020, reveals insights about recent emissions trends across ten sectors and 38 subsectors of the global economy.
monitoring & reporting
Digital Earth Africa incorporates analyses ready radar data for the continent
The data is open access and free through the Digital Earth Africa Map and sandbox, and will aid users’ ability to map and monitor water, crops and land cover.
Two new Airbus partnerships see high-res satellite imagery underpin large-scale AI solutions
Airbus has signed two partnerships that will see its high-resolution satellite imagery used in large-scale AI-based solutions.
Global air pollution maps now available
A new online platform for tracking of air pollution worldwide is now available to the public. The maps, which use data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, show the averaged nitrogen dioxide concentrations using a 14-day moving average.
SkyWatch and Picterra partner to automate satellite monitoring and change detection
With this partnership, Picterra’s customers can now automatically monitor their areas of interest for change by combining EarthCache’s automated tasking requests with Picterra’s automated detection algorithms.
New satellite pinpoints industrial methane emissions
GHGSat’s demonstration satellite (“Claire”), aided by ESA’s Sentinel 5P, has now collected more than 60 000 methane measurements of industrial facilities around the world.
Coalition formed to combine artificial intelligence with satellites to monitor global greenhouse gas emissions in real time
The Climate TRACE tool will allow independently verified emissions monitoring to enable transparency and accountability, along with other applications and benefits.
Virtual Surveyor drone software automatically identifies dangerous slope angles
Virtual Surveyor has introduced a new feature in Version 7.2 of its drone surveying software that automatically highlights terrain slopes that exceed dangerous (user-specified) steepness thresholds.
Partnership develops AI apps for Anafi drones
European drone group, Parrot, has partnered with web and app development consultants, RIIS, to develop custom applications of artificial intelligence for Parrot’s Anafi drone platform.
Web tool will help Egypt facilitate SDGs, Agenda 2063 Implementation
The tool aligns development plans with both the 2030 and 2063 agendas by enabling common reporting on progress in achieving the goals, targets and indicators of these plans and agendas. It also allows performance monitoring and visualisation of these measures.