{"id":1827607,"date":"2024-02-14T19:38:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T00:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1827607"},"modified":"2024-02-15T19:14:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T00:14:07","slug":"google-edf-partner-to-build-map-of-global-methane-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/02\/google-edf-partner-to-build-map-of-global-methane-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Google, EDF Partner to Build Map of Global Methane Emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Methane is a greenhouse gas, more powerful than CO<sub>2<\/sub> but shorter-lived. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/outreach-initiatives\/sustainability\/how-satellites-algorithms-and-ai-can-help-map-and-trace-methane-sources\/\">Google is partnering<\/a> with the Environmental Defense Fund to map global methane emissions, much of which result from leaks from fossil fuel infrastructure and are undercounted. The EDF\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.methanesat.org\/satellite\/\">MethaneSAT<\/a> satellite (itself a partnership between the EDF and New Zealand\u2019s space agency) launches next month: it\u2019ll measure methane emissions at high resolution. Google\u2019s bringing to the party algorithms and AI, the latter to build a global map of oil and gas infrastructure.<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/outreach-initiatives\/sustainability\/how-satellites-algorithms-and-ai-can-help-map-and-trace-methane-sources\/\"><p>Once we have this complete infrastructure map, we can overlay the MethaneSAT data that shows where methane is coming from. When the two maps are lined up, we can see how emissions correspond to specific infrastructure and obtain a far better understanding of the types of sources that generally contribute most to methane leaks. This information is incredibly valuable to anticipate and mitigate emissions in oil and gas infrastructure that is generally most susceptible to leaks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/2\/14\/24071100\/google-methane-satellite-ai-map-climate-change\">More at <em>The Verge<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Previously: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/01\/mapping-methane-emissions\/\">Mapping Methane Emissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Methane is a greenhouse gas, more powerful than CO2 but shorter-lived. Google is partnering with the Environmental Defense Fund to map global methane emissions, much of which result from leaks from fossil fuel infrastructure and&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/02\/google-edf-partner-to-build-map-of-global-methane-emissions\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[187],"tags":[1359,14,1656,879,462,1555,15],"class_list":["post-1827607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-environment","tag-ai","tag-climate-change","tag-deep-learning","tag-global-warming","tag-google","tag-methane","tag-satellite","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1805931,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/01\/mapping-methane-emissions\/","url_meta":{"origin":1827607,"position":0},"title":"Mapping Methane Emissions","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"25 January 2022","format":"link","excerpt":"NASA Earth Observatory: Funded by NASA\u2019s Carbon Monitoring System, scientists recently built a new series of maps detailing the geography of methane emissions from fossil fuel production. Using publicly available data reported in 2016, the research team plotted fuel exploitation emissions\u2014or \u201cfugitive emissions\u201d as the UNFCCC calls them\u2014that arise before\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Environment&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Environment","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/environment\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"World map of methane emissions from fossil fuel exploitation","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/methane-emissions-1024x485.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/methane-emissions-1024x485.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/methane-emissions-1024x485.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/methane-emissions-1024x485.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1788069,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/11\/first-geologic-map-of-titan\/","url_meta":{"origin":1827607,"position":1},"title":"First Geologic Map of Titan","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"18 November 2019","format":"link","excerpt":"The first global geologic map of Titan, based on radar and infrared data from the Cassini probe, has been released. The map legend colors represent the broad types of geologic units found on Titan: plains (broad, relatively flat regions), labyrinth (tectonically disrupted regions often containing fluvial channels), hummocky (hilly, with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/astronomy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Geologic map of Titan","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/titan-geologic-1024x601.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/titan-geologic-1024x601.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/titan-geologic-1024x601.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/titan-geologic-1024x601.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1789613,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/11\/climate-from-space\/","url_meta":{"origin":1827607,"position":2},"title":"Climate from Space","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"2 November 2020","format":"link","excerpt":"The European Space Agency\u2019s new Climate from Space website presents satellite data on a host of different climate indicators, from aerosols to CO2, from land cover to sea ice, via 3D virtual globes. From the announcement: The new, easy-to-use site provides access to the same satellite observations used by scientists\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Weather and Climate&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Weather and Climate","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/weather-and-climate\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/climate-from-space-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/climate-from-space-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/climate-from-space-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/climate-from-space-1024x576.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1788964,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/07\/online-map-tracks-nitrogen-dioxide-concentrations\/","url_meta":{"origin":1827607,"position":3},"title":"Online Map Tracks Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"2 July 2020","format":"link","excerpt":"A new online map tracks tropospheric global nitrogen dioxide concentrations\u2014which we\u2019ve seen drop sharply this year as the pandemic shut down economic activity. \u201cThis online platform uses data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite and shows the averaged nitrogen dioxide concentrations across the globe\u2014using a 14-day moving average. Concentrations of short-lived\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Environment&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Environment","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/environment\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Screenshot","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sentinel-no2-1024x506.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sentinel-no2-1024x506.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sentinel-no2-1024x506.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sentinel-no2-1024x506.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3162,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/10\/earthquakes-eruptions-and-emissions\/","url_meta":{"origin":1827607,"position":4},"title":"Earthquakes, Eruptions and Emissions","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"25 October 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"The Smithonian's Earthquakes, Eruptions and Emissions interactive map \"is a time-lapse animation of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes since 1960. It also shows volcanic gas emissions (sulfur dioxide, SO2) since 1978 \u2014 the first year satellites were available to provide global monitoring of SO2.\" [Axis Maps]","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Geology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Geology","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/geology\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"smithsonian-e3","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smithsonian-e3-1024x819.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smithsonian-e3-1024x819.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smithsonian-e3-1024x819.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/smithsonian-e3-1024x819.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":455,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/01\/mapping-new-york-citys-greenhouse-gas-emissions\/","url_meta":{"origin":1827607,"position":5},"title":"Mapping New York City&#8217;s Greenhouse Gas Emissions","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"21 January 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"By cross-referencing\u00a0public data on energy consumption\u00a0with georeferenced tax lot data, Jill Hubley has created\u00a0an interactive map of New York City's greenhouse gas emissions by property, colour-coded to show the biggest emitters. More on how she did it, and what the data reveal.\u00a0[via]","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Web Mapping&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Web Mapping","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/web-mapping\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"nyc-emissions","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nyc-emissions-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nyc-emissions-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nyc-emissions-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nyc-emissions-1024x576.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1827607"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1827610,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827607\/revisions\/1827610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1827607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1827607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1827607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}