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11 results for "earth observation"
![An array of solar panels in a field](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FLO_final_install.jpg)
UK’s geomagnetic blind spots tackled with new observatories
Three new geomagnetic observatories have been installed across the UK to fill in the country’s 'blind spots' and tackle the risk posed by space weather.
![Buildings that have been damaged being shored up with long plans of wood in a nearly deserted street](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ShoredUpBuildings-960x640.jpg)
Using satellite imagery for emergency disaster response
BGS has a long history of assisting relief efforts by providing satellite maps, data and interpretation to those affected by disasters, helping to identify hazardous areas to avoid.
![Volcan_Nyiragongo. Dgmuham, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Volcan_Nyiragongo.jpg)
Spaceborne data: an expanding role in disaster response
Alessandro Novellino explains the importance of Earth observation to help facilitate successful emergency responses after natural hazard occurrences.
![A geologist kneeling on a wide, white expanse of a salt flat in Argentina](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cauchari-salt-flat-1-960x640.jpg)
Virtual fieldwork during a global pandemic
Virtual field reconnaissance can help maintain research momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic.
![BGS data supports new tool to track geological changes in abandoned coal mines](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GraphicalAbstract-960x896.jpg)
BGS data supports new tool to track geological changes in abandoned coal mines
BGS data supports new tool to track geological changes in abandoned coal mines.
![Sand mining operation.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/P700515_sandMiningOperation.jpg)
Joint project aims to support sustainable development in Kenya
BGS is part of a joint UK-Kenyan international project that aims to blend data and information with local stakeholder input to explore the sustainable supply of sand and aggregates in Kenya.
![ESA satellite](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/feature_ESA_satellite.jpg)
Geodesy and Earth Observation
We develop and use innovative Earth observation (EO) techniques to characterise and monitor Earth processes that impact lives and livelihoods.
![Geomatic surveys](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/feature_Geomatic.jpg)
Ground-based and near-Earth geomatic surveys
The BGS has pioneered the use of ground-based (terrestrial) techniques for a variety of geoscientific applications since 1999.