NISAR is a joint mission between the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It began over a decade ago when, in September 2014, the two space agencies signed a partnership agreement, … Continue reading
Last week, on Earth Day, the European Space Agency (ESA) and IBM Research Europe launched the first version of TerraMind, a powerful next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) model, that aims to leverage the world’s satellite data to better understand the planet … Continue reading
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
