Energy
Energy impacts everything we do, from heating and cooling homes and buildings, to providing development opportunities and improving quality of life. Learn how Earth data are used to better understand where energy resources exist and how they are impacted by physical environmental conditions.
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Whether deciding the optimal location for solar panels or designing sustainable buildings, federal agencies are using modern techniques to inform daily decisions made by individuals and industry alike. Researchers use information from satellites and sensors in combination with ground-based gauges to learn about energy supply and demand across the globe. The results from this research can be used by households, towns, cities and states to make more informed decisions surrounding community planning and energy use.
Related Data Visualizations
Change in Night Lights between 2012 and 2023 - EIC Version
Discover the pivotal role of NASA's Black Marble in bridging scientific discovery and actionable environmental stewardship. By capturing Earth's night lights, Black Marble reveals both the planet's beauty and the profound impact of human activities. This webpage showcases newly developed nighttime light maps comparing changes observed from 2012 to 2023, offering a decade-long perspective on urban growth, infrastructure development, and the socioeconomic dynamics of communities worldwide. By illuminating the intricate interplay between human activity and the environment, Black Marble underpins a human-centered approach to environmental change, promoting a future where scientific innovation leads to tangible, positive impacts on global sustainability. This version is specifically formatted for the NASA Earth Information Center (EIC), which has a wider-than-standard video aspect ratio. The original version of this visualization, and many other night lights visualizations, are available here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5276/ Visualizations by: Kel Elkins For more information or to download this public domain video, go to https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/531
ENERGY STORIES
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Energy impacts everything we do, from heating and cooling homes and buildings, to providing development opportunities and improving quality of life. Learn how Earth data are used to better understand where energy resources exist and how they are impacted by physical environmental conditions, weather and climate.