SkyTruth has been doing a lot of work recently on the problem of tracking vessels way out in the ocean, and figuring out what they’re doing. A useful level of “maritime domain awareness” is key to effectively managing marine protected areas, enforcing fisheries laws to reduce the global scourge of illegal fishing, and mitigating pollution […]
Here at SkyTruth we are always trying to reduce our carbon footprint, which is why I have started riding my bicycle in to work. The problem is that my house is about 3 miles away from the office, and the road that gets me there has no shoulder, no shade, tight corners and too many […]
The Wallow wildfire in Arizona near the New Mexico border has grown to the 2nd-largest wildfire in the state’s history. Now there is concern that it could cause some power blackouts (ABC story and videos). Here’s what this thing looks like on a NASA MODIS satellite image taken yesterday at 1:25 pm local time. The […]
Over the course of the past few months, SkyTruth has been in the news quite a bit. Just yesterday, SkyTruth was mentioned in the Huffington Post. And on April 15th, SkyTruth was mentioned in this Washington Post article written just before the anniversary of the BP Deepwater/Horizon tragedy. Check out our inclusion in the New […]
On Wednesday, February 16, staff, faculty and students from Shepherd University converged on the auditorium at the Byrd Center for Legislative Studies. SkyTruth gave a great presentation to a packed house before heading out to the reception area for free pizza, cake and soda. We want to say a tremendous thank you to Holly Frye, […]