Scientists from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) with the Chinese Academy of Sciences CAS) have developed a novel technique that leverages the Soil Moisture Active Passive mission data to extract crucial information about soil moisture (SM) and vegetation optical depth (VOD) with unprecedented accuracy.

The collaborative project titled "Multi-source Satellite-coordinated Remote Sensing Monitoring of Crop Diseases and Pests", led by Prof. HUANG Wenjiang from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)，funded by CAS International Partnership Program, has yield fruitful results in the remote sensing monitoring of crop diseases and pests at regional and national scales. Partnering internationally, the project collaborates with the Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis under the Italian National Council of Research.

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Digital Earth on Jan. 30, researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have leveraged the data from the Sustainable Development Goals Scientific Satellite 1 (SDGSAT-1) to sharpen the observation of urban wetland environments, particularly focusing on Beijing.

A study published in Regional Environmental Change analyzed trends in vegetation greenness at the pixel scale using time series of satellite data in the Sudano-Sahelian region during 2001-2020 and quantified the relative contributions of climatic factors and non-climatic factors in specific sub-regions.

A new book “Spatial Observation of Giant Panda Habitat: Techniques and Methods” jointly published by the Science Press and Springer Publishing Company tells how space technologies can be used to monitor the habitat of giant pandas, and to facilitate the sustainable development of natural heritage sites.

The world's first 5-meter-resolution Broadband Multi-spectral Satellite Dataset (JLS-5M) was officially opened to global users for sharing during the 6th Asia-Oceania Group on Earth Observations (AOGEO) Workshop, which held in the University of Macau from May 29 to 31, 2023. The data is available through the National Earth Observation Data Center.