October 29, 2007

Databases: Satellites Zoom in on Air Pollution Hotspots

With the help of modern satellite technology and a project known as TEMIS, scientists are now measuring and mapping the concentrations and transboundary movements of air-polluting emissions. For the first time, anyone with an Internet connection can access near-real time satellite images of health-threatening pollutants. You can even download the data into Google Earth, which will project the images onto the globe in a series of short films.

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Posted by Stubbornson at October 29, 2007 04:05 AM