Driven by firsthand climate change impacts, Olivia Zhang turns geospatial data into action for environmental conservation
“I’m like a moth to a flame when it comes to GIS.”
That’s how Olivia Zhang describes being drawn to her work with data. A SkyTruth geospatial intern since September 2025, Zhang puts that passion into visualizing and analyzing spatial data using GIS to create, manage, analyze, and map a wide variety of data.
New feature surfaces recent oil slicks to Cerulean users with exceptional timeliness
We are updating Cerulean, our tool for tracking global marine oil pollution, to enhance support for users tracking very recent pollution events. The new release evaluates oil slick detections in near real-time as public satellite imagery becomes available to support faster identification of potential incidents within a few hours of image capture.
Vessel had been falsifying its position late last year
When the tanker SKIPPER (IMO 9304667) was intercepted and boarded by the U.S. Coast Guard on Dec. 10, 2025, U.S. authorities said that the vessel was stateless, having falsely claimed to be flagged to Guyana. Of interest to us, however, was the claim that the tanker had been falsifying its position broadcast on the automatic identification system (AIS).
Tool allows convenient interaction with an expanding range of data products
We’ve released an API that makes access to our mountaintop mining data more user-friendly. Providing this data through an API enables users to retrieve specific subsets relevant to their needs quickly and efficiently, supporting our aim of providing open data and related products that are free and accessible to the public.
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Apoyando los esfuerzos para utilizar Monitor como una plataforma para los gestores de áreas protegidas
El mes pasado, nos complació ser invitados a participar en un taller sobre imágenes satelitales organizado por la Subdirección de Información Estratégica e Investigación de las ANP (SIEI) del SERNANP.
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Supporting efforts to use Monitor as a platform for protected area managers
Last month, we were pleased to be invited to participate in a workshop on satellite imagery held by SERNANP’s Subdirectorate of Strategic Information and Natural Protected Area Investigation (SIEI).
https://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/sernanp_workshop_post_FEAT.jpg10241240Bjorn Bergmanhttps://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SkyTruth-Header-Logo-C.pngBjorn Bergman2025-12-01 14:47:482025-12-02 11:22:36Workshop Continues Vital Work to Protect Peru’s Natural Protected Areas
Geospatial intern focuses skills on analyzing mountaintop mining impacts and developing software for 30×30
/in General, Internship /by Jeanie LiangDriven by firsthand climate change impacts, Olivia Zhang turns geospatial data into action for environmental conservation
“I’m like a moth to a flame when it comes to GIS.”
That’s how Olivia Zhang describes being drawn to her work with data. A SkyTruth geospatial intern since September 2025, Zhang puts that passion into visualizing and analyzing spatial data using GIS to create, manage, analyze, and map a wide variety of data.
Near Real-Time Coming to Cerulean
/in Cerulean, General /by Ethan Bevan and Brendan JarrellNew feature surfaces recent oil slicks to Cerulean users with exceptional timeliness
We are updating Cerulean, our tool for tracking global marine oil pollution, to enhance support for users tracking very recent pollution events. The new release evaluates oil slick detections in near real-time as public satellite imagery becomes available to support faster identification of potential incidents within a few hours of image capture.
Analysis Shows Intercepted Oil Tanker Demonstrated Spoofing Activity
/in False vessel tracking /by Bjorn BergmanVessel had been falsifying its position late last year
When the tanker SKIPPER (IMO 9304667) was intercepted and boarded by the U.S. Coast Guard on Dec. 10, 2025, U.S. authorities said that the vessel was stateless, having falsely claimed to be flagged to Guyana. Of interest to us, however, was the claim that the tanker had been falsifying its position broadcast on the automatic identification system (AIS).
New API Provides Access to Mountaintop Mining Data
/in Mountaintop Mining /by SkyTruth TeamTool allows convenient interaction with an expanding range of data products
We’ve released an API that makes access to our mountaintop mining data more user-friendly. Providing this data through an API enables users to retrieve specific subsets relevant to their needs quickly and efficiently, supporting our aim of providing open data and related products that are free and accessible to the public.
Un taller continúa el trabajo vital para proteger las Áreas Naturales Protegidas del Perú
/in Inambari /by Bjorn BergmanApoyando los esfuerzos para utilizar Monitor como una plataforma para los gestores de áreas protegidas
El mes pasado, nos complació ser invitados a participar en un taller sobre imágenes satelitales organizado por la Subdirección de Información Estratégica e Investigación de las ANP (SIEI) del SERNANP.
Workshop Continues Vital Work to Protect Peru’s Natural Protected Areas
/in Inambari /by Bjorn BergmanSupporting efforts to use Monitor as a platform for protected area managers
Last month, we were pleased to be invited to participate in a workshop on satellite imagery held by SERNANP’s Subdirectorate of Strategic Information and Natural Protected Area Investigation (SIEI).