Planet Picture: Namib-Naukluft, Namibia28/02/2024You might be wondering what you're looking at. Well, it's just an aerial view of the tallest sand dunes in the world! The coastal winds… READ MORE
Planet Picture: Pacific Northwest22/03/2023A depiction of the exceptional heatwave that took place in June 2021 in the Pacific Northwest of America. This image shows land surface temperatures on… READ MORE
Planet Picture: Sea of Okhotsk12/04/2023The Sea of Okhotsk, part of the Shantar Islands in the Russian Far East, boasts some of the highest diurnal tides in the world at… READ MORE
Planet Picture: Zagros Mountains22/11/2023The patterns and colours in the Zagros Mountains (Iran) make for an interesting and unique landscape, as we can see in this infrared view. There… READ MORE
Showcase: Flood Hazard Index (1)10/05/2023Just over a year ago, the eastern parts of South Africa experienced the most catastrophic flood yet recorded. Apart from the many lives lost, damage… READ MORE
Showcase: Flood Hazard Index (2)21/06/2023The recent flooding in the Western Cape has caused significant damage, and displaced many people. One of the affected sites is Macassar. More than 120… READ MORE
Showcase: Flow Network30/10/2023Curious about how the natural flow of water is determined? It's all about the terrain! The terrain, or topography, of an area plays a crucial… READ MORE
Showcase: Line of Sight Analysis15/03/2024A viewshed, also called a line of sight analysis, shows which geographical areas are visible from specific points. Featured here is Simonsberg. Although not as… READ MORE
Showcase: Solar Radiation02/08/2023Our solar radiation product enables you to identify areas with the highest and lowest potential incoming energy from the sun. This is essential for climate… READ MORE
Showcase: Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN)14/12/2023A Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN) is a an approximation of the land surface which is represented by a set of non-overlapping triangles and provides a… READ MORE
