EOMasters Newsletter #018
25/02/2024
Hello EO-Masters!
This time I give you the summary of the answer to my question "What are you currently working on?".
Many are working on natural hazards. For example, earthquakes and storm surges. Others are working on detecting the movement of glaciers. Others are working on their thesis or doing educational things. I'm not sure whether they are training themselves or teaching others. That was not clear from the answer.
Thanks to everyone who has answered the question.
Now let's go on with the latest news.
Ciao
Marco
In this Issue:
EOMasters News
Beta-Phase Started for EOMTBX
EO and RS News
ESA’s New Scout Missions: NanoMagSat and Tango
Copernicus Browser gets Several Updates
Software, Tools and Services
Create Large Datacubes With ZAPPEND
Beyond EO
Evolution is Predictable
EOMasters News
Beta-Phase Started for EOMTBX
The EOMasters Toolbox is now in its beta phase and tested by a few first users. I wanted to release it for SNAP 10, but as the release date is still unknown, I backported the toolbox to SNAP 9 and started the beta phase.
There are still some remaining seats for beta testers available. If you would like to take part, you can simply send me an e-mail.
EO and RS News
ESA’s New Scout Missions:
NanoMagSat and Tango
ESA has announced two new Scout missions to advance Earth observation: NanoMagSat and Tango. NanoMagSat will measure Earth’s magnetic field and its interaction with the Sun, while Tango will monitor greenhouse-gas emissions from human activity. Both missions will use small satellites to deliver cutting-edge science in a low-cost and fast way.
In fact, NanoMagSat and Tango had been proposed to ESA a few years ago, but at the time they were not deemed technically mature enough. This has now changed, and they will complement ESA’s existing and future Earth Explorer missions.
Copernicus Browser gets Several Updates
The user interface can now be switched to the two new languages Dutch and Ukrainian. Sentinel-2 data is now available at the world scale. With quarterly cloudless mosaics now enabled at low zoom levels, one can now observe them at regional scale, checking the seasonal and historic changes. More themes have been added to the Copernicus Browser, further fostering the usage as educational tool. Themes added include Agriculture, Floods & Drought and Snow & Glaciers.
In addition, new videos are available that introduce the use of the Sentinel Hub APIs.
Software, Tools and Services
Create Large Data Cubes With ZAPPEND
Zappend is a new python tool that enables geodata scientists and developers to robustly create large data cubes. The operations on the dataset are transaction-based and are rolled back in case of an error (e.g., IO-Error).
Beyond EO
Evolution is Predictable
Scientists have discovered that evolution is not as random and unpredictable as previously thought. By analysing the complete set of genes within a bacterial species, they found that some genes interact with each other in ways that influence the evolutionary trajectory of a genome. This finding has profound implications for synthetic biology, medicine, and environmental science, as it could allow scientists to explore which genes could be useful to tackle real-world issues such as antibiotic resistance, disease and climate change. The study challenges the long-standing belief that evolution is determined by numerous factors and historical accidents and opens the door to a new era of evolutionary prediction and design.
Newsletter Archive
For past editions of this newsletter, you can visit the archive.
That's it for this issue. I hope you enjoyed this collection of news. Stay tuned for the next edition, which will arrive in your inbox in about two weeks.
Tschüss and Goodbye!
Marco
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