The incidence and spread of vector-borne infectious diseases are increasing concerns in many parts of the world. Earth observation techniques provide a recognised means for monitoring and mapping disease risk as well as correlating environmental indicators with various disease vectors. Because the areas most impacted by vector-borne disease are remote and not easily monitored using traditional, labour intensive survey techniques, high spatial and temporal coverage provided by spaceborne sensors allows for the investigation of large areas in a timely manner.

Radar 3D-tree mapping is important for monitoring of certification for sustainable natural forest management (SFM). Evaluation of interferometric radar tree mapping parameters and tree plot parameter measurements is the primary objective in this paper. To achieve this objective, the objects (trees) grouping approach was evaluated using available buffering techniques in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software.

The Battle of Wilson's Creek (called Oak Hills by the Confederates) was fought ten miles southwest of Springfield, Missouri on August 10, 1861. Presently the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield operated by the National Park Service marks the site.

Polarimetric multifrequency high-resolution E-SAR data was used to map an agricultural terrain in southern Germany. Using the object-oriented approach of Definiens eCognition an advanced rule base was defined to classify different basic land use classes and several crop types. The overall accuracy reached 86 %. This is comparable to a result derived from hyperspectral data using a similar concept.

Using eCognition, GeoVille has developed a highly-automated land use mapping application that further increases the reliability and efficacy of traditional processing approaches. The result provides European agencies, government bodies, and commercial customers with harmonized, cross-border land use data that enables customers to make better decisions.