About Sam

Scientist and Director

Connecting the Digital World in Helsinki

Last week I attended the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Connect Helsinki – it was OGC’s 135th Technical Meeting – titled ‘Interoperable Systems, Real-World Impact – A Global Community at Work.’ The meeting took place between the 1st and 4th June … Continue reading

Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026

Last week was the Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) 2026 held at the Scottish Event Campus, in Glasgow, this year. It is a biennial event which was first held in February 1982 in San Antonio, Texas. OSM aims to bring together … Continue reading

Final Reflections on Living Planet!

Following on from last week where I reviewed the beginning of the Living Planet Symposium, this week I’m summarising my experience of the remainder of the event. For me Wednesday was a combination my oral presentation on the Space for … Continue reading

Living Planet Symposium 2025 has begun!

As we highlighted in our previous blog, I am in Austria this week at the European Space Agency’s Living Planet Symposium (LPS) 2025 with the theme Transitioning from Observing the Earth to Climate Action. To try and limit my carbon … Continue reading

Preparing For Living Planet 2025 in Vienna!

Unlike Ultravox who walked in the cold air in Vienna, it looks like I will be warm as I head to the city for next week’s European Space Agency’s Living Planet Symposium. The Living Planet’s Symposia is a triennial event, … Continue reading

UK Space Sector – Now and the Future

Last week I attended the ‘The UK Space Sector’ conference which took place on Tuesday 3rd June at the Royal Society in London as part of their ‘Transforming our future’ series of events. This series brings together experts from industry, … Continue reading

Earth Observation for Sustainable Development

Last week I was at the 40th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE-40), which took place at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre in the UK, and was co-located alongside the Farnborough International Space Show. It was … Continue reading

Hyperspectral Whispers from Finland

The final stage of my Scandinavian journey took me to Finland, specifically Helsinki, where I attended the 14th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS) that took place on the 9th to 11th December 2024 … Continue reading

Blue Carbon Travels Around Sweden

I’m currently on the first part of a two country Scandinavian Winter Road Trip for Pixalytics. I’m in Sweden working on the SwedCoast-BlueCarb project that is funded by the Swedish and UK Space Agencies and aims to use a combination … Continue reading

Reflections from Ocean Optics

Last week I managed to escape the cold and wet UK weather by heading to Gran Canaria for the Ocean Optics XXVI conference, organised by The Oceanography Society. I spent my days walking along the promenade to, and from, the … Continue reading