New soil prediction engine cuts analysis and mapping costs

An advanced new online prediction engine is transforming how soil spectroscopy laboratories assess landscape health across countries, cutting analysis and prediction costs while dramatically accelerating the delivery of data critical to landscape restoration and food system transformation. The new technology was developed through the Soil and Land Health Lab and the Spatial Data Science and … Read more

Nutrient availability drives local seasonal movements of an endangered marine megafauna species

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Remote sensing assessment of vegetation and moisture dynamics in semi-arid regions

Legg, S. & IPCC. Climate change 2021-the physical science basis. Interact. 2021. 49, 44–45 (2021). Google Scholar  Huang, J., Ma, J., Guan, X., Li, Y. & He, Y. Progress in semi-arid climate change studies in China. Adv. Atmos. Sci. 36, 922–937 (2019). Google Scholar  Change, I. C. The physical science basis. (No Title) (2013). Zhu, … Read more

A Google-backed weapon to battle wildfires made it into orbit

The first satellite of the Google-backed FireSat constellation successfully made it to orbit over the weekend, kicking off what promises to be a new era in wildfire detection and monitoring. The constellation will keep a close eye on wildfires. When fully operational, the constellation’s more than 50 satellites will be able to image nearly all … Read more