Sunday 15 March 2015

Scanning Earth, saving lives

EARTH OBSERVATION
Scanning Earth, saving lives
Paris (ESA) Mar 11, 2015 - A high-speed camera for monitoring vegetation from space and combating famine in Africa is being adapted to spot changes in human skin cells, invisible to the naked eye, to help diagnose skin diseases like cancer. In fact, the extraordinary digital infrared sensor from ESA's Proba-V vegetation-scanning satellite is being adapted for several non-space applications. Mounted on a standard med ... more


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