A severe space weather storm could cost the US tens of billions of dollars a day through electricity blackouts, communication failures and disruption of commercial aviation, according to a recent study. SANSA Researcher, Dr Rendani Nndanganeni says that South Africa
Landsat 8 false colour composite (R:2 G:5 B:7) showing fires in black and the fire's plumes in red. The image was captured 10 February in Worcester, Western Cape. The wind at the time was from a north-westerly direction as evidenced
The agricultural sector in South Africa is set to benefit from the crop monitoring system that has recently been developed by SANSA in partnership with Airbus Defence and Space. The crop monitoring system called Crop Watch for South Africa was
You are cordially invited to the 37th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE), which will convenue in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa 8-12 May 2017 under the overarching theme "Earth Observation for Development and Adaptation to a Changing World".
The agricultural sector in South Africa is set to benefit from the crop monitoring system that has recently been developed by the SANSA in partnership with Airbus Defence and Space. The crop monitoring system called Crop Watch for South Africa
South Africa is currently battling its worst drought in decades. The drought disaster has a negative impact on social, environmental and economic stability and continues to pose a major threat to food security throughout the world. The ultimate knock-on effect could
SANSA recently supported the local Women in Physics in South Africa (WIPISA) programme by hosting 20 passionate undergraduate Physics students from the University of Cape Town (UCT) for a "Women in Physics Day" in Hermanus. The initiative aims to attract
The Vaal Dam in South Africa was constructed in 1938 and lies 77 km south of OR Tambo International Airport. The flood attenuation properties of the dam were severely tested in February 1996 when the largest flood ever recorded at the
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="960"] Photo: Dr Malinga (SANSA CEO) presenting at last years IASSA[/caption] The International Aerospace Symposium of South Africa (IASSA) 2014 is being held from 24-25 November at African Pride Irene Country Lodge Centurion, Pretoria. IASSA 2014 is convened by the
The 10th biennial conference of African Association of Remote Sensing and the Environment (AARSE) started on Monday, 27 October 2014, at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. The theme of this year's conference is Space technologies for societal benefits