ESTO News

GPS Sensor Web Helps Forecasters Warn of Monsoon Flash Floods

ESTO is pleased to announce the first Sustainable Land Imaging-Technology solicitation, element A.47 of the 2015 Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES-2015) omnibus announcement. NOIs are requested by January 22, 2016, and proposals are due March 30, 2016.

Attending the 2015 AGU Fall Meeting? Take along the schedule of ESTO-affiliated activities

The ESTO Lidar Community Forum is scheduled for January 27, 2016, at the USRA Headquarters Conference Center in Columbia, MD. Click here for details and to register.

The 2015 ESTO Annual Report is here: + Get the PDF .

ESTO is updating its investment strategy for lidar technologies and is seeking input from the community. Click here to help us shape the future of Lidar for Earth science applications.

In-depth study of the 2014 La Habra earthquake utilizes ESTO-developed technologies to provide new insights about L.A. earthquake risks.

ESTO is pleased to announce four new CubeSat projects awarded under the 2015 solicitation of the In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST) program

Presentations from the 2015 Earth Science Technology Forum are now available on the Forum Website

The Airborne Visible Infrared Imaging Spectrometer, Next Generation (AVIRIS-NG) instrument is mapping beach tar from CA pipeline spill

ESTO investigator Ramakrishna Nemani and the NASA Earth Exchange (NEX) big-data research platform featured in this story on the latest climate change projections

Congratulations to PI Tom Flatley and the SpaceCube team on winning a 2015 Stellar Award from the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation.

ESTO is pleased to announce the 2015 Earth Science Technology Forun
June 23-25, Pasadena, CA

ORCA, the Ocean Radiometer for Carbon Assessment instrument, is featured in NASA news story: ORCA Prototype Ready for the Open Ocean

The 2015 Solicitation for the In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST) program is now open as element A.42 of the 2015 NASA ROSES omnibus announcement. Notices of Intent are requested by 3/27; proposals are due 5/29.

GRIFEX CubeSat successfully launched on 1/31/15 as an auxiliary payload to the NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive mission.

Congratulations to PI Matt McGill and his team, who were named the 2014 “IRAD Innovators of the Year" at Goddard Space Flight Center. The team designed and built the Cloud-Aerosol-Transport System (CATS), which was installed on the International Space Station last week.

Attending the 2015 American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting? Get the schedule of ESTO-affiliated presentations at AMS.