New research supported by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Third Party Missions programme has generated Arctic-wide sea ice freeboard maps using GNSS-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) data captured by Spire ...

Spire Global's new Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry satellites began gathering data in January 2020. This image shows where a Spire satellite began gathered data over the Tibetan ...

Originally developed for navigation and timing applications, signals from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are now commonly used for geophysical remote sensing applications, including ...

A new study has uncovered the potential of Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) for monitoring Earth’s surface changes with unprecedented precision. The research delves into the ...

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) offer a versatile tool for environmental monitoring by utilising signals reflected from the Earth’s surface to retrieve information on soil moisture and sea ...

No audio available for this content. Parked cars near ground station decreased accuracy from 2 to 4 centimeters A new study shows that the quality of GNSS reflectometry measurements may have improved ...

Spire Global has won a $2.5 million contract from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to supply satellite weather data. The 9-month contract is part of NOAA’s Commercial ...

In order to analyse climate change or provide information about natural hazards, it is important to gather knowledge about the rain. Better knowledge of precipitation and its distribution could, for ...

The GPS signal used for ‘sat-navs’ could help improve understanding of ocean currents, according to new research. Ocean surface height measurements are routinely made from space by radar altimeters, ...

In order to analyse climate change or provide information on natural hazards, for example, it is important for researchers to gather knowledge about rain. Better knowledge of precipitation and its ...