![]() ![]() Is not an application, like GE, but a software development kit that engineers use to build their own applications. NASA WW is a scientist, programmer "toy” - in the best sense of the word - whose plug-in architecture means in the long run it could have more features GE as it is easy to add plug-ins and customized to fit its user exactly. However, GE is a vehicle to location based services (for instance route planning) in 3D, whose primary target is the "everyman". The answer: both, actually, as their approach differ from conception to usability.īoth provide access to high resolution aerial and satellite imagery, available for entire Earth’ surface. Is the question that generated many conversations about the imaging technology using GE and NASA WW. They are not meant to replace the more sophisticated GIS, but they open the world of the remote sensing to a much broader audience, with the hope to generate further interest in the remote analysis of the Earth. Nowadays, data streaming form the satellites and planet visualisation are not accessible only to governments and authorities, but also to the general public.Īccess and manipulation of high resolution remote sensing imagery is possible for any non-specialized in geographical information systems (GIS) thanks to platforms like NASA World Wind (NASA WW) and Google Earth (GE). Images of September hurricanes’ eyes and clouds were captured and visualized all over the globe, while their deployment and damages caused were closely monitored by authorities. But starting with the satellite era, wealth of information was generated and it empowered scientists, researchers and authorities to observe and understand more. Monitoring natural phenomena is one of the satellites’ gifts to humankind, while the data acquired fill the gaps of understanding.īefore satellites, information about these phenomena and, actually, about any other natural events were pieced from observation records, mostly. The strongest hurricanes ever recorder in the Atlantic have prompted alluvial flooding, mass migration, and ongoing humanitarian crisis.Ĭlimate scientists indicate, already for years, that the planet continues to warm from greenhouse gases, and that the storms on the planet should get stronger. Harvey, Irma, Jose, Katia, and Maria - the names that the late summer of 2017 will be remembered for in the Atlantic Ocean region. ![]()
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