British-built satellite to map Earth’s forests in 3D for the first time

British satellite launches to map Earth’s forests with Leicester expertise

A satellite developed by British academics and engineers, including expertise from the University of Leicester and the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) based at Space Park Leicester, is set to become the first in the world to measure accurately the condition and carbon mass of the Earth’s forests from space The work will be crucial to helping us understand how tropical forests in particular are changing so we can protect future gener…

British-built satellite to map Earth’s forests in 3D for the first time

A satellite developed by British academics and engineers is set to become the first in the world to measure the condition of the Earth's forests in 3D from space.

New satellite will see through clouds to 'weigh' Earth's forests - Daily news Update

Esme Stallard Climate and science correspondent ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE A first-of-its-kind satellite due to launch on Tuesday will be able to see through clouds and leafy canopies to assess how they are protecting the planet from climate change. The Biomass satellite, from the European Space Agency, will “weigh” the Earth’s forests, revealing how much planet-warming carbon is being stored within trees and therefore kept out of the atmosphere. Un…

ESA’s Biomass satellite will weigh the world’s rainforests from space to fight climate change

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Following over a decade of development, the European Space Agency (ESA) is on the verge of launching a groundbreaking satellite designed to revolutionize the way scientists observe forests and measure carbon. Set for liftoff on April 29 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, the Biomass satellite will orbit Earth for five years, collecting detailed radar images of tropical forests around the globe. The sat…

The world’s biggest space-based radar will measure Earth’s forests from orbit

The Biomass mission will use a long-forbidden part of the radio spectrum to see how much carbon forests capture