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Researchers use Google Earth to verify Mediterranean fish farming data - PhysOrg.com

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Researchers use Google Earth to verify Mediterranean fish farming data PhysOrg.com Fish farming cages are clearly visible through Google Earth's satellite images and University of British Columbia researchers have used them to estimate the amount of fish being cultivated in the Mediterranean. The study, published today in the online ... Ocean fish farms identified by Google Earth imagesEurekAlert (press release) UBC study uses Google Earth to verify Mediterranean fish farming dataOpen File (blog) all 10 news articles »

USDA Creates Online Tool for Mapping Water Use and Drought - EP Magazine

USDA Creates Online Tool for Mapping Water Use and Drought EP Magazine The model, known as ALEXI (Atmosphere-Land Exchange Inverse), uses thermal infrared imagery from satellites and calculates soil and plant temperatures that can be used to create maps of ET rates of plants growing in cultivated areas, ... and more »

New images capture 'stealth merger' of dwarf galaxies - EurekAlert (press release)

New images capture 'stealth merger' of dwarf galaxies EurekAlert (press release) SANTA CRUZ, CA--New images of a nearby dwarf galaxy have revealed a dense stream of stars in its outer regions, the remains of an even smaller companion galaxy in the process of merging with its host. The host galaxy, known as NGC 4449, is the smallest ... and more »