Che cosa è Google Earth?
Che cosa è Google Earth?
Google Earth è un software che genera immagini virtuali della Terra utilizzando immagini satellitari ottenute dal telerilevamento terrestre, fotografie aeree e dati topografici memorizzati in una piattaforma GIS.
What does the Terra satellite measure?
- Approximately the size of a small school bus, the Terra satellite carries five instruments that take coincident measurements of the Earth system: Terra is in a circular sun-synchronous polar orbit that takes it from north to south (on the daylight side of the Earth) every 99 minutes. Size: the spacecraft bus is 6.8 m long and 3.5 m across.
What does Terra stand for?
- Terra (EOS AM-1) is a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit around the Earth. It is the flagship of the Earth Observing System (EOS). The name "Terra" comes from the Latin word for Earth. A naming contest was held by NASA among U.S. high school students.
What is terterra AM-1?
- Terra (EOS AM-1) is a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit around the Earth. It is the flagship of the Earth Observing System (EOS).
What is Terra's data used for?
- Terra's five sensors help us understand out changing planet and provide critical data used in applications from food security, volcanic monitoring, wildfire safety, public health, and climate modeling. Terra's twenty years of data continue to contribute to how we understand Earth and how we respond when disasters strike.
