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[BBC Bitesize @bbcbitesize]

It's #WorldEnvironmentDay 🌎

A great day to meet our brilliant friend Sue Venir! Sue is cool. Sue recycles. 👊

Travel the planet with her and learn all about the natural world 🌿 and how to live sustainably ♻️ #ForNature.

👉 https://t.co/pMtAhetvG1 #WorldEnvironmentDay2020

[UN Women @UN_Women]

On #WorldEnvironmentDay, let’s remember Wangari Maathai. An environmentalist, women’s rights activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

[GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland Campaign @GREATBritain]

Together we can make a difference 🌎💚
@COP26 #WorldEnvironmentDay #GreenIsGREAT⠀

[GRSG @GRSG_GeolSoc]

The call for papers is open for the @GRSG_GeolSoc Annual #Conference: https://t.co/O1psydakqO - Progression Towards Quantitative #Geological #RemoteSensing - restrictions allowing, come & join us in London in December!

#geology #earthobservation

[Remote Sensing MDPI @RemoteSens_MDPI]

Estimating Growing Season #Evapotranspiration and Transpiration of Major #Crops over a Large Irrigation District from HJ-1A/1B Data Using a #RemoteSensing-Based Dual Source Evapotranspiration Model
by Bing Yu and Songhao Shang
👉https://t.co/8rtT83vFZh

[segpublications @segpublications]

An upcoming special section in The Leading Edge will focus on #RemoteSensing.

Learn how to submit your paper: https://t.co/Kid3FjONFP

[Pierre Markuse @Pierre_Markuse]

🟠 Siberian #wildfire🔥 within the #Arctic Circle at 68.6°N in the #SakhaRepublic, South of #Chersky, #Russia🇷🇺 26 May 2020 #Copernicus #Sentinel-2🛰️ Full-size➡️https://t.co/2FrMSRQTFH + https://t.co/4D5IGsgskf #RemoteSensing #scicomm #OpenData #Siberia Image is about 18 km wide

[Sentinel Hub @sentinel_hub]

🔵Explore the recent flooding, caused by collapsed dams, in #Midland, #Michigan, #USA🇺🇸 yourself in these #Landsat 8 images using the #EOBrowser and a custom script to highlight water. Try it ➡️ https://t.co/x5WFjHJyY3 #RemoteSensing #scicomm #OpenData #MidlandDam #midlandflood

[No Box @noboxinitiative]

🎉🎉We also appreciate everyone's support for our cause in ensuring these kids attain excellent education especially through our Teaching Without The Box Project.🎉🎉

[No Box @noboxinitiative]

🎉🎉For us, this year's children's day celebration comes with profound gratitude everyone out there ensuring that children's needs are met and their rights, regarded.🎉🎉
#nobox #childrensday

[Photography & Videography @Legendslens]

It's OK. You know what's not OK? Being confined without anything to eat, no palliatives, nothing. That's a reality the majority face. That's not OK. That's just sad".

Reflections of an educator, going against the grain.

📷 @legendslens
#legendslens #covid19 #storyseries #lens

[Photography & Videography @Legendslens]

Legends lens presents a story series from across borders as we move through the #covi̇d19 #Pandemic.

"You know, for a lot of people, it's not really just about being indoors, it's about what to eat while indoor. As cases increase, the government is set to extend the lockdown.

[Photography & Videography @Legendslens]

Legends lens presents a story series from across borders as we move through the #Pandemic. "The rising and setting of the sun reminds us that as the days go by, so does our hopes get high. This too shall pass."

Reflections as the sun rises.
📷 @legendslens

[No Box @noboxinitiative]

Protect yourself and others around you by knowing the facts and taking appropriate precautions. Follow advice provided by your local public health agency.

[Photography & Videography @Legendslens]

Legends lens presents a story series from across borders as we move through the #covi̇d19 #Pandemic.

"The rivers still flow and nature seems to be at ease. The quarry is still active. I think I can say we still live our normal lives. But yes, we can do without a pandemic."

[Photography & Videography @Legendslens]

Legends lens presents a story series from across borders as we move through the #covi̇d19 #Pandemic. "The kids still hunt and play while the sun rises ☀. What do you do? ." Reflections as the sun rises.
📷 @legendslens

#legendslens #covid19 #storyseries #documentaryphotography

[NBE Consults @nbeconsults]

JUMP GIS / OpenJUMP ((Open) Java Unified Mapping Platform) – The desktop GISs OpenJUMP, SkyJUMP, deeJUMP and Kosmo all emerged from JUMP.

[NBE Consults @nbeconsults]

ILWIS (Integrated Land and Water Information System) – Integrates image, vector and thematic data.

[NBE Consults @nbeconsults]

Things You Should Remember About GIS Softwares.
Steinger and his colleagues shared that GIS software encompasses a broad range of applications which involve the use of a combination of digital maps and georeferenced data. GIS software can be sorted into different categories.

[NBE Consults @nbeconsults]

MapWindow GIS – Free desktop application with plugins and a programmer library.