Biomass Takes to the Skies

Next Tuesday morning, 29th April, should see the scheduled launch of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Biomass mission, the latest of the Earth Explorer missions. Biomass is focused on improving our understanding of the world’s forests and how they are … Continue reading

Earth Day 2025

Earth Day 2025 takes place next Tuesday, 22nd April, and this year’s theme is ‘Our Power, Our Planet’ which is inviting everyone to unite behind renewable energy and triple the global generation of clean electricity by 2030. This is the … Continue reading

Clear Skies and Trees

Two articles close to home caught our attention this week. Firstly, a new map of trees outside woodlands in England created using Sentinel-2 data and other sources, and secondly a fantastic cloud-free image of the British Isles acquired last week … Continue reading

All About SpaceX!

This week we’re all about SpaceX! Firstly, there is the latest Rideshare mission and the Earth Observation (EO) satellites put into orbit, and secondly, looking at new research using SpaceX’s Starlink communication satellites to derive EO data. Space X Rideshare … Continue reading

Working on Climate Tipping Points

Pixalytics is delighted to announce its participation in a critical research project about forecasting a major climate tipping point – the potential collapse of the Atlantic Subpolar Gyre. Sitting just south of Greenland and Iceland, the Atlantic Subpolar Gyre is … Continue reading

Earth Observation & Donald Trump’s Return

Next Monday, 20th January, Donald Trump once again becomes President of the United States, and so this week we’re looking at some potential impacts this might have for the Earth Observation (EO) sector. However, it should be noted that this … Continue reading

Earth Observation Satellite Launches for 2025

2025 will, once again, see a myriad of Earth Observation (EO) satellite launches and listed below is a snapshot of some of the anticipated launches, although these will be complimented by many others, particularly from the small satellite rideshare launches. … 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

Collaboration is Key!

This week we are looking at collaboration in the Earth Observation (EO) sector, as several collaborations, partnerships, and ambitions have been announced in the last week. European Space Agency & Greece At the end of last week, six contracts were … Continue reading

Latest Earth Observation Satellite Launches

The last week has been a busy for Earth Observation (EO) satellites, with launches across the world. Listed below is our pick of the latest EO satellites to go into orbit. Chinese Satellite Launches A group of four PIESAT-2 EO … Continue reading