Thoughts From The Middle of Nowhere

Category: satellites

  • Remote Sensing

    <a href="http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/activefiremaps.php">Here</a> is an interesting site that uses satellite surveillance (Remote Sensing) to detect and map wildfires. Pretty nifty stuff. Shows you the extent of the fires in our area. I wish they would all calm down and we would get some rain but that's not in the forecast so we have to deal.<br />n<br…

  • Where Will This Lead

    <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/14/build/nation/25-usda-farmers.inc">Using images from above, <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> prosecutes farmers</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Satellites have monitored crop conditions around the world for decades, helping traders predict futures prices in commodities markets and governments anticipate crop shortages.<br />n<br />nBut those satellite images are now increasingly turning…