Modern science is no longer limited to textbooks and theory. From femtosecond spectroscopy and advanced microscopy to GIS-powered Earth analysis, today’s tools are reshaping how we understand the invisible and the complex. Explore this week’s deep-dive articles on Learning Breeze and stay ahead in science-driven learning.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/science-technology-weekly-digest-mudassar-saleem-uswcf

#ScienceEducation #STEMLearning #ModernScience #Spectroscopy #Microscopy #GIS #RemoteSensing #ScientificResearch #HigherEducation #FutureOfScience

Yesterday I read an announcement about a dataset of all buildings on Earth derived from remote sensing.

Of course I looked.

Definitely do *not* do your metrics based on it.

And I *beg* of you, remote sensing people, please stop doing this!

Every. single. time it is the same. At least this one said on the tin "things might be wrong".

...still, these datasets go straight into models used by people who don't check.

#remoteSensing #decisionMaking

🚧 Towards Modeling Road Access Deprivation in Sub-Saharan Africa Based on a New Accessibility Metric and Road Quality

https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.02190

#roads #africa #globalsouth #infrastructure #remotesensing

SWOT Satellite - A New Tool for Fluvial Geomorphology
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https://doi.org/10.1130/GSATG630A.1 <-- shared technical article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #SWOT #remotesensing #fluvial #geomorphology #earthobservation #satellite #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #surfacewater #inSAR #radar #elevation #USA #braided #rivers #dams #failures #kickpoints #monitoring #change #dynamics

Ensemble Deep Learning Towards High-Resolution Soil-Moisture Mapping For Enhanced Water Management In California's Central Valley
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106824 <-- shared paper
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#agriculture #crops #groundwater #pumping #monitoring #agronomic #irrigation #planning #scheduling #wateruse #sustainability #wateruse #watersecurity #deeplearning #framework #soilmoisture #downscaling #watermanagement #california #centralvalley #ensemblemodeling #model #modeling #SMAP #satellite #rootzone #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #AI #sensitivityanalysis #fieldobservation #instrumentation #fieldchecking #seasonal #crop #crops #production #foodsecurity #NVDI #NDWI #ET #evapotranspiration #MODIS #pluvial

Large Drainage Systems Produced Half Of Mars’ Ancient River Sediment
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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2514527122 <-- shared paper
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https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/scientists-discover-16-giant-river-networks-on-ancient-mars-where-life-could-have-thrived/ <-- shared technical media article
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#water ##hydrology #dynamic #planet #Mars #extraterrestrial #ecosystems #drainage #landform
#drainageways #drainagesystems #Martian #terrain #geomorphology #geomorphometry #catchments #fluvia #pluvial #river #sediment #solarsystem #sedimentarybasins #life #habitable #sedimenttransport #topography #erosion #impact #crater #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #spacecraft #MRO #marsobservation #exploration #martian #MarsAttack

New publication in #EcologicalModelling! Benedikt Hartweg & his colleagues simulated tropical forests in #Brazil under disturbance scenarios and fitted allometries at different spatial scales. Super helpful insights for the new #BIOMASS mission by @esa

🔗 Learn more on our blog: https://www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/en/latest-news/news-overview/news/new-publication-in-ecological-modelling.html

#science #research #newpaper #ecologicalmodelling #forest #geography #remotesensing

Satellite Captures The First Detailed Look At A Massive Tsunami
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https://www.earth.com/news/satellite-captures-the-first-detailed-look-at-a-giant-tsunami/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1785/0320250037 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #satellite #remotesensing #earthobservation #geology #tectonics #Kuril #Kamchatka #Russia #Pacific #tsunami #NASA #SWOT #energy #dissipation #risk #hazard #model #modeling #DART #buoy #observation #instrumentation #waveforms #propogation #geodetic #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #marine #wave #megathrust #rupture #mechanics #altimetry #forecasting #hydrodynamic

Sentinel-2 Based Estimates Of Rangeland Fractional Cover And Canopy Gap Class For The Western United States
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-06160-9 <-- shared paper
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https://rangelands.app/products/rap10m/ <-- shared 10 metre Range Analysis platform overview
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[aside & totally anecdotal - I have ridden on the road in that last picture - near Sheridan, WY]
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #fedscience #fedservice #feddata #opendata #usecase #publicgood #rangeland #ecosystems #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #US #USA #vegetation #satellite #remotesensing #earthobservation #Sentenial #Sentenial2 #canopy #fractionalcover #canopygap #landcover #landuse #grass #pinyon #juniper #opendata #raster #USWest #WesternStates #landsurface #tools #fielddata #model #modeling #BLM #USDA #statistics #geostatistics #RangelandAnalysisPlatform
@USDA @BLM

🧰 Practical GeoAI Tools

Have you tried TorchGeo? 🌍✨

It’s a PyTorch library built for remote sensing and geospatial data, basically torchvision for Earth observation. 🚀

With ready-to-use datasets, spatial transforms, and pre-trained models, TorchGeo makes it easy to train deep learning models on satellite imagery and geospatial layers.

🔗 Explore TorchGeo: https://github.com/torchgeo/torchgeo

#GeoTech #GIStools #RemoteSensing #SpatialAI #TorchGeo #GeospatialTech #MundusLife #EarthObservation

S2Coast-2023 - The First Global 10-Meter Resolution #Coastline Dataset Derived From Enhanced #Sentinel2 Composite #Imagery Using #GoogleEarthEngine
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2025.115186 <-- shared paper
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https://zenodo.org/records/17092775 <-- shared data
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“HIGHLIGHTS:
• Developed a GEE-based global coastline detection framework (S2Coast).
• HWLSentinel-2 serves as a unified and stable indicator for global coastline detection.
• The S2Coast-2023 coastline dataset is generated from annual Sentinel-2 imagery.
• Pixel-level accuracy compared with VHR-based OpenStreetMap coastlines..."
#GIS #spatial #mapping #RemoteSensing #CoastalResearch #ClimateChange #EarthObservation #Globalcoastlinemapping #Senitinel #googleearthengine #GEE #Compositing #coast #globe #global #model #modeling #detection #marine #terrestrial #ecosystems #knowledgebased #framework #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #QAQC

Nighttime lights from #Sentinel2

#RemoteSensing #ESA

Call for papers: Coding Earth — Open Source Solutions in Physical Geography for Progress in Physical Geography ⚡

Show how open-source tools, coding workflows, and open science are reshaping physical geography.

https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PDF/PPG_Coding_Earth_SI_CFP-1759916968.pdf

Deadline: 1 March 2026.

#PhysicalGeography #OpenSource #GISchat #RemoteSensing

Velocity And Calving Response Of A Major Greenland Ice Stream To A Lake Drainage Event
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01858-2 <-- shared paper
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#cryosphere #glacier #glacial #greenland #velocity #calving #remotesensing #earthobservation #GIS #spatial #mapping #GPS #GNSS #radar #SermeqKujalleq #Kangia #JakobshavnIsbræ) #KalaallitNunaat #icestream #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #GLOF #glaciallake #drainage #subglacial #flood #flooding #arctic #warming #climatechange #flowdynamics #numericalmodel #model #modeling #fieldobservation

Today is #WorldSoilDay so I thought I'd share an animation of Winter Hill in the West Pennine Moors. This illustrates how #Sentinel1 #SAR satellite data can be used to delineate #peatland condition.
Turquoise denotes wetter peatland, drier areas are in brown.
Our research found frozen conditions to better differentiate peatland from other land cover & highlight relative condition. Check it out here
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/16/2752
All with the power of #qgis #remotesensing #earthobservation #mapping

Project Sunroof [solar panel appraisal tool]
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https://sunroof.withgoogle.com/ <-- shared (Google) project page
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https://insights.sustainability.google/ <-- shared (Google) Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) homepage
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[this should NOT be considered an endorsement of a specific product or company, rather a post about a specific spatial/remote sensing use case]
“Your own personalized solar savings estimator, powered by Google Earth imagery…”
"Should I get solar?" → Gemini [AI] powered roof analysis, payback calc…
#GIS #spatial #mapping #ProjectSunroof #solar #solarpower #alternateenergy #derived #solarenergy #solarpanels #exposure #orientation #sunlight #energy #residential #costeffective #remotesensing #earthobservation #AI #cost #economics #ReturnOnInvestment #ROI #solarsavings #estimator #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #USA #imagery #GoogleEarth #usecase #payback
#Google

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Overestimated Carbon Uptake Stability Due to Inadequate Vegetation Dynamics in Ecosystem Models

#TerrestrialEcosystemModels | #GrossPrimary | #Productivity | #ClimateChange | #CarbonSinks | #EcosystemStability | #RemoteSensing

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf193

Drought-Induced Changes In Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange At Lake Mead Area [Remote Sensing]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102996 <-- shared paper
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[disclaimer: the model details / math are way over my head technically - but a good read, regardless]
#water #hydrology #LakeMead #Drought #Impacts #humanimpacts #anthropogenic #Groundwater #SurfaceWater #InSAR #ElasticLoad #Model #WaterStorage #HydraulicConnectivity #modeling #waterresources #earthobservation #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #pumping #reservoir #climate #watermanagement #rebound #arid #connectivity #geology #lake #aquifer #subsurface #stressors

🎓 GeoTech Cohort Sharing

More highlights from the GFP Annual Conference 2025 in Budapest! 🇭🇺🌊

Our GeoTech student Ayesha Tariq joined workshops on improving flood forecasts, risk mapping in data-scarce regions, and integrating Earth Observation with local knowledge for resilience planning.

The conference concluded with a visit to the Kvassay Dam, emphasizing the importance of connecting early warnings with community action.

#GeoTech #GFP2025 #CohortSharing #DisasterManagement #RemoteSensing

Sentinel 2 will be taking nighttime acquisitions TONIGHT, and the level 1B data will be available for TWO WEEKS ONLY following the acquisition: https://sentinels.copernicus.eu/web/sentinel/-/sentinel-2-nighttime-imaging-campaign

#RemoteSensing #NighttimeLights #NightLight #LightPollution #Sentinel2