A primary goal of SkyTruth’s global oil pollution detection tool, Cerulean, is to automatically attribute oil slicks to potential polluters.
While LiDAR data coverage was previously limited to small areas, a recent increase in publicly available data makes it possible for us to map canopy height in 10-meter detail across 73 counties in Central Appalachia.
I’m the Sysadmin at SkyTruth, and I’m incredibly fortunate to get paid to continuously learn new things. Now I’m learning how we can measure SkyTruth’s carbon footprint.
A new report released yesterday at the Our Ocean Conference in Greece by SkyTruth identified 757 oil slicks covering 1.9 million hectares in the Mediterranean Sea between July 2020 – January 2024. Most of these slicks were discharged from vessels in transit. The data comes from our platform, Cerulean, the first free, digital tool that uses AI and satellite imagery to track ocean oil pollution and its potential culprits.
Today at the Our Ocean Conference a new digital platform was unveiled, making it easier for anyone to track progress on protecting the ocean’s biodiversity. The “30×30 Progress Tracker” is the first free, public, interactive platform designed for the general public to see how well the world is doing on enhancing ocean protection globally in line with the goal of protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030 (“30×30”).