Signal Processing Plays a Key Role in Environmental Research Projects: Keeping People and Ecosystems Alive and Healthy Is Perhaps the 21st Century's Biggest Challenge [Special Reports

Abstract

Despite the impressive technological strides made over the years, human lives still depend very much on the natural environment. Fortunately, technology can now be used to help address critical environmental concerns in air quality, soil condition, and weather events. In all of these areas and many others, signal processing is supporting the ability to provide immediate and long-term observations and insights.