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NASA and JAXA Stop Operations of TRMM Rainfall Mission

In 1997 when the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or TRMM, was launched, its mission was scheduled to last just a few years. Now, 17 years later, the TRMM mission has come to an end. NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) stopped TRMM's science operations and data collection on April 8 after the spacecraft depleted its fuel reserves.

13 Apr 2015

New Home Energy Meter on Updated WeatherBug Weather App

The latest update of the popular WeatherBug weather app for iPhone and iPad debuts a new WeatherBug Home Energy Meter to help you save energy and money on heating and cooling, while staying comfortable in your home.

7 Apr 2015

Bucknell Athletics Installs WeatherBug Weather Station and Lightning Detection System

As part of Bucknell Athletics’ primary mission of student-athlete safety and welfare, the department has completed the installation of WeatherBug, a state-of-the art weather station and lightning detection system.

6 Apr 2015

ISS-RapidScat Instrument Measures Sustained Winds of Typhoon Maysak

The RapidScat instrument that flies aboard the International Space Station saw Typhoon Maysak's strongest winds wrapped tightly around its center, extending outward to over 30 miles from the eye. Maysak weakened as a result of increasing wind shear.

3 Apr 2015

OCEASOFT Introduces Inexpensive Temperature Tracker for Cold-Chain Shipping through Smartphones

OCEASOFT (Alternext - FR0012407096 – ALOCA), a global provider of sensor-based solutions for monitoring environmental parameters, today announced a unique, single-use temperature-tracking tool whose measurements can be read through isotherm wrapping or container walls via smartphones and tablets using Bluetooth technology.

From Dickson 2 Apr 2015

GPS and Satellite Data Can Be Used in Real-Time to Characterize Earthquake Fault Lines

When an earthquake hits, the faster first responders can get to an impacted area, the more likely infrastructure--and lives--can be saved.

24 Mar 2015

Compact Indoor Environmental Quality Monitoring Device Wins ‘Weapons of Mass Creation’ Innovation Award

A group of researchers from the University of Sydney’s Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Lab has developed world-leading technology to measure and improve the indoor human comfort factor of office buildings.

20 Mar 2015

PakSense Launches XpressPDF™ Lite USB Temperature Monitoring Label

PakSense, Inc., a provider of continuous environmental monitoring solutions, announced today at the Boston Seafood Expo North America conference the launch of its XpressPDF™ Lite USB temperature monitoring label.

16 Mar 2015

NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission to Begin Monitoring of Frozen or Thawed Landscape in April 2015

Those who feel as though they've been living in the never-ending winter of the movie "Frozen" this year may be glad to hear that the spring thaw is now typically arriving up to two weeks earlier in the Northern Hemisphere than it did 20 to 30 years ago. But the changing date of the spring thaw has consequences far beyond reducing the number of mornings when you have to scrape off your windshield.

16 Mar 2015

New NASA Satellite Mission to Study Impact of Environmental Changes on Ocean Health, Fisheries and Carbon Cycle

NASA is beginning work on a new satellite mission that will extend critical climate measurements of Earth’s oceans and atmosphere and advance studies of the impact of environmental changes on ocean health, fisheries and the carbon cycle.

From National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 16 Mar 2015

Environmental Monitoring Sensor News

NASA and JAXA Stop Operations of TRMM Rainfall Mission

New Home Energy Meter on Updated WeatherBug Weather App

Bucknell Athletics Installs WeatherBug Weather Station and Lightning Detection System

ISS-RapidScat Instrument Measures Sustained Winds of Typhoon Maysak

OCEASOFT Introduces Inexpensive Temperature Tracker for Cold-Chain Shipping through Smartphones

GPS and Satellite Data Can Be Used in Real-Time to Characterize Earthquake Fault Lines

Compact Indoor Environmental Quality Monitoring Device Wins ‘Weapons of Mass Creation’ Innovation Award

PakSense Launches XpressPDF™ Lite USB Temperature Monitoring Label

NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission to Begin Monitoring of Frozen or Thawed Landscape in April 2015

New NASA Satellite Mission to Study Impact of Environmental Changes on Ocean Health, Fisheries and Carbon Cycle

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