This week we’re looking at China and how quickly it has grown to arguably start to lead the world in its Earth Observation (EO) and remote sensing capabilities. Now I know some people will immediately start talking about America with … Continue reading
With a multitude of new satellite launches and company merger announcements, the Earth Observation (EO) industry has started the summer in buoyant mood. China has driven the new launches with three separate deployments in just six days. These were: 3rd … Continue reading
The Marine Tech Expo, Plymouth’s marine and maritime industry conference, takes place from 12th and 13th July 2021. Like the Mayflower Autonomous Ship we wrote about a couple of weeks ago this event was due to be part of the … Continue reading
Pixalytics is based in Plymouth and 2020 was expected to be a big year for the city as it was four hundred years since the Pilgrim Father’s left Plymouth in the Mayflower to sail across the Atlantic to America. There … Continue reading
Investment in Earth Observation (EO) hit the headlines this week, particularly two announcements from Spain. Firstly, a consortium of twenty-three Spanish companies, led by Open Cosmos, covering the entire upstream and downstream value chain has come together with an ambition … Continue reading
At the start of the month we wrote about our new project, Earth Observation for Sustainable Aggregate Supply, in Kenya. Last week we were delighted to learn that the Kenya Space Agency (KSA) launched their Strategic Plan (2020-2025), which included … Continue reading
Today, on World Humanitarian Day, the UK Space Agency has announced new funding for Pixalytics to help Kenya tackle the social and environmental impacts of unsustainable sand mining. Pixalytics will be leading the international project, called Earth Observation for Sustainable … Continue reading
Last Friday afternoon, 26th June, I spent an interesting session at the British Association Remote Sensing Companies (BARSC) Cuddle Number Seven. These networking Cuddles bring together BARSC Members, speakers and other industry organisations to discuss key issues that matter to … Continue reading
On Monday I was part of the fantastic event Careers Launch Cornwall at Goonhilly Earth Station! It was for students aged between 15 and18 and aimed to introduce them to potential careers in space. It was organised in collaboration with … Continue reading
On Tuesday I attended the UK Space Agency’s Space Applications Networking Event, also described as Space2Connect 2020. The day-long event, which is in its third year, took place at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London. It’s a great opportunity … Continue reading
