Icing of Lake Michigan
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A colder than normal North American winter saw the entire surface areas of Lakes Superior, Huron, and Erie frozen over for the first time in years. Although the open surface waters of Lake Michigan did not freeze this season, the southern portion experienced a higher than normal amount of ice. Winds and currents drove broken…(Read More)
The brightly lit metropolitan areas of Torino (Italy), Lyon, and Marseille (both in France) stand out amidst numerous smaller urban areas in this dramatic astronaut photograph. The image captures the nighttime appearance of the France-Italy border. The southwestern end of the Alps Mountains separates the two countries. The island of Corsica is visible in…(Read More)
Milan at Night
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The metropolitan area of Milan (or Milano) illuminates the Italian region of Lombardy in a pattern evocative of a patchwork quilt. The city of Milan forms a dense cluster of lights in this astronaut photograph, with brilliant white lights indicating the historic center of the city where the Duomo di Milano (Milan Cathedral) is located…(Read More)
Shanghai at Night
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The city of Shanghai sits along the delta banks of the Yangtze River along the eastern coast of China. The city proper is the world’s most populous city (the 2010 census counts 23 million peoples). With that many humans, the city is a tremendous sight at night. Shanghai is a key financial capital for…(Read More)
Riyadh at Night
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The population of Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia, has risen dramatically in the last half century—from 150,000 in 1960 to 5.4 million in 2012. The city appears as a brightly colored patchwork in this nighttime astronaut photograph. The brightest lights, apart from those on the old Riyadh Airbase, follow the…(Read More)
Brasília at Night
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Whether seen at night or during the day, the capital city of Brazil is unmistakable from orbit. Brasília is located on a plateau in the west-central part of the country, and is widely considered to be one of the best examples of 20th century urban planning in the world. One of its most…(Read More)
Codes Updates
Geotiff Image Resizing Using the Standard Deviation of the Source Image
Latest Organizations
Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI)
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
Laboratory for Research Methods in Quantitative Remote Sensing (QuantaLab)
University of Wageningen - Laboratory of Geoinformation Science and Remote Sensing
Codes Updates
Geotiff Image Resizing Using the Standard Deviation of the Source Image
A Simple 3 by 3 Lowpass Filter
Latest Organizations
Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI)
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
Laboratory for Research Methods in Quantitative Remote Sensing (QuantaLab)
University of Wageningen - Laboratory of Geoinformation Science and Remote Sensing
Latest Imagery
Tersakan Lake and Tuz Lake from space
Very Extensive Ice Fractures in the Beaufort Sea at the northern coast of Alaska
Las Vegas at Night
