NASA’s New Satellite Could Change the Way We Farm Forever
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https://scitechdaily.com/nasas-new-satellite-could-change-the-way-we-farm-forever/ <-- shared technical article
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https://nisar.jpl.nasa.gov/ <-- shared NISCAR page
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https://youtu.be/ONHTazfGoiM?si=y2n0abh5B4UBAyuW <-- shared overview video
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Precision Agriculture at Scale | Mapping Crops with Advanced Radar | Cutting-Edge Techniques for Crop Identification | Enhancing Crop Forecasts with NISAR Data | Tracking Soil Moisture for Smarter Farming
#GIS #spatial #mapping #farming #agriculture #farmingintelligence #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #fedscience #satellite #earthobservation #remotesensing #policy #planning #management #efficiency #radar #planting #irrigation #waterresources #tools #resources #economics #costs #moisture #crops #AI #machinelearning #water #hydrology #NISAR
@nasa | @ISRO | @JPL

NET launch date for NISAR now is 20 May 2025..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au9GfS_Y4YQ

India is launching world’s most expensive satellite: NISAR

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Mfy2ipwgpxA

scanning the earth’s surface every 12 days watching for changes

United States and India to expand collaboration in space innovation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/united-states-and-india-to-expand-collaboration-in-space-innovation/

Launch update: #NISAR, a powerful Earth-observing satellite, is targeting a likely launch date in March 2025.

The joint @nasa-@IsrO mission will scan nearly all of Earth’s land and ice surfaces to measure changes down to fractions of an inch: https://blogs.nasa.gov/nisar

NISAR planned to launch in March 2025 after antenna repairs

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/nisar-planned-to-launch-in-march-2025-after-antenna-repairs/

Leistungsstarker neuer amerikanisch-indischer Satellit wird die sich verändernde Erdoberfläche verfolgen
Die Daten von NISAR werden unser Verständnis von Phänomenen wie Erdbeben, Vulkanen und Erdrutschen sowie von Schäden an der Infrastruktur verbessern. Eine Pressemitteilung der NASA. Bild: R.G. McGimsey/AVO/USGS #NISAR
https://www.raumfahrer.net/leistungsstarker-neuer-amerikanisch-indischer-satellit-wird-die-sich-veraendernde-erdoberflaeche-verfolgen/

#NISAR’s continuous monitoring is equally valuable for tracking changes in #levees, #dams, and #aqueducts"
https://indianf.com/nisar-satellite-earthquake-volcano-monitoring/#:~:text=NISAR%E2%80%99s%20continuous%20monitoring%20is%20equally%20valuable%20for%20tracking%20changes%20in%20levees%2C%20dams%2C%20and%20aqueducts

#NISAR #satellites primary objective is to map #Earth’s surface motion, shedding light on #seismic and #volcanic activity."
https://indianf.com/nisar-satellite-earthquake-volcano-monitoring/#:~:text=NISAR%20satellites%20primary%20objective%20is%20to%20map%20Earth%E2%80%99s%20surface%20motion%2C%20shedding%20light%20on%20seismic%20and%20volcanic%20activity.

#NISAR #Satellite: A Game-Changer in #Disaster Monitoring and #EarthSciences
https://indianf.com/nisar-satellite-earthquake-volcano-monitoring/

Work on the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) radar antenna reflector is done, and NASA expects to transport the reflector to India before the end of the year for integration with the rest of the NISAR spacecraft. NISAR will launch in early 2025. See the NISAR mission blog at: https://blogs.nasa.gov/nisar/
#NISAR #NASA #ISRO

Mayor #WilfredoCapundagJr. of San Juan, #Siquijor, said that the NIR should be renamed the Negros Island-Siquijor Administrative Region (#NISAR) to emphasize that the new region comprises more than just #NegrosOriental and #NegrosOccidental. #Philippines

Mayor pushes for renaming #NegrosIslandRegion (NIR) to acknowledge Siquijor
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/san-juan-mayor-wilfredo-capundag-pushes-renaming-negros-island-region-acknowledge-siquijor/

Quantum Key Distribution (#QKD) satellite has been approved.

ISRO's Opto Quantum communication architecture should have three satellites (1 GEO, 2 LEO).

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/nisar-satellite-will-be-able-to-monitor-tectonic-movements-accurately-says-isro-chief/article68175702.ece

#NISAR launch has been bumped to Q4 2024 though.

NISAR's 12 meter reflector was shipped back to US in March for application of special protective coating after new analysis found it might have higher than expected thermal load while being stowed and can affect its deployment.

Work Continues on NISAR Satellite as Mission Looks Toward Launch. Launch readiness date will be determined at the end of April.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/nisar/2024/03/22/work-continues-on-nisar-satellite-as-mission-looks-toward-launch/

If you are a #remotesensing of #wetlands researcher, you are definitely going to want to work with #NISAR data. Workshop recordings and notebooks here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO2yB4LGNlWoGY05DmPFnkt-U8iohWnur
https://github.com/ASFOpenSARlab/opensarlab_NISAR_EA_Workshop_2024_1_Recipe_Book

Video about JPL scientists doing field work on river levels in the Peruvian Amazon that will be used to validate radar measurements from the NISAR mission. #NISAR #NASA #ISRO #SAR
https://youtube.com/watch?v=rqgZmPDJ6nk

* Phew * GSLV-F14 / INSAT-3DS launch was perfect, next one for GSLV is pretty big. #NISAR

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab laying off 8% [roughly 530 employees and 40 contractors] of its workforce...
https://www.space.com/nasa-jpl-layoffs-february-2024-mars-sample-return
Nelson: "Even in the wake of current challenges, #JPL will continue to help drive key upcoming #NASA missions as we explore the cosmos with #Europa Clipper, study our changing climate with the NASA-#ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (#NISAR), and defend the planet with the Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope (#NEO Surveyor)."