remote sensing

"Can flying robots help save entire ecosystems? Find out in this book, which brings together two major issues of modern times: the growing use of drones and ways to protect and restore natural environments. As drones become more advanced, they are revolutionizing conservation research andefforts in . . . ways--from planting over a hundred trees a minute to capturing . . . information about wildlife populations in remote places"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the 2000 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, during which six astronauts aboard the "Endeavour" mapped eighty percent of Earth in eleven days.

An account of the eleven-day Endeavour mission, explaining how satellites and radar devices gather data on the earth's pollution, volcanic activity, and environmental conditions.