Earth Observation Plans Coming to an End, And Those Just Beginning …

Within the last week, China has launched new satellites for both its High-resolution Earth Observation System (CHEOS) and Beidou, the Chinese global Navigation Satellite System constellation. Both of which have been many years in development. Last Wednesday, 17th June, the … Continue reading →

Ocean Measurements Getting Ready, Going Out and Trying Somewhere New

This week we’re putting the focus on the current developments in ocean remote sensing – in the widest sense of the word! Firstly, last Thursday, China launched the Haiyang 1D (HY-1D) satellite, from China’s Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre on the … Continue reading →

Planet To Achieve A Daily Dozen!

In 2011 when the satellite company Planet started, it set itself a ‘Mission 1’ which was to image the entire Earth’s landmass every day. Six years later in November 2017, they confirmed they had achieved that goal through its Dove … Continue reading →

World Environment Day 2020

It’s World Environment Day on Friday!! The United Nations General Assembly declared the 5th June each year as World Environment Day on the first day of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, also known as the Stockholm Conference, … Continue reading →