NASA for nature.In November 2004 the World Conservation Union (IUCN IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. ) and NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. announced the formation of a partnership to use NASA's data, images, and remote sensing Deriving digital models of an area on the earth. Using special cameras from airplanes or satellites, either the sun's reflections or the earth's temperature is turned into digital maps of the area. capabilities to help the IUCN in its efforts to conserve biodiversity around the world. NASA data will be used in support of several IUCN programs, including the Protected Areas Learning Network and the World Database on Protected Areas. Many protected areas are remote and in regions with few resources, and so are poorly mapped. But together with NASA, the IUCN will be able to generate satellite imagery Satellite imagery consists of photographs of Earth or other planets made from artificial satellites. History The first satellite photographs of Earth were made August 14, 1959 by the US satellite Explorer 6. and accurate maps to help create a protected area archive. |
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