New Hyperspectral Satellite!

The latest Earth Observation (EO) satellite to go into orbit is the Italian PRISMA satellite that was launched from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana at 0150 GMT on 22nd March 2019. PRIMSA stands for ‘PRecursore Iperspettrale della … Continue reading →

Uganda Water Week & Multiple World Days!

This week I’m in Uganda as part of the Drought and Flood Mitigation Service (DFMS) team for the Uganda Water & Environment Week 2019 (UWEWK2019), which takes place from the 18th to the 22nd March. This is the second of … Continue reading →

British Science Week 2019!

We’re in the middle of the 2019 British Science Week! It’s an annual event promoting science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) across the UK and, slightly contrary to its name runs for ten days, which this year is from the … Continue reading →

Anti-slavery and Forest Protection with Earth Observation

Land classification has long been a key staple of the Earth Observation industry, and at the end of January, an exciting paper was published on how satellite data could be used to support work on anti-slavery. The paper ‘Earth Observation … Continue reading →