This week we’re going to be looking at potential highlights the rest of this year offers in terms of remote sensing satellite launches, and it looks like it could be a very exciting few months! As October is already a … Continue reading
Following on from our previous blogs discussing the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Earth observation, this week’s blog focuses on its use for monitoring the Arctic. The extent of Arctic sea-ice cover has declined for the entire period that … Continue reading
Last week, the European Space Agency (ESA) issued an article about the MARLISAT project tracking marine plastic litter using a combination of in-situ and satellite data together with a computer model. We’re delighted as this is a project we’ve been … Continue reading
June 8th is World Ocean Day! An annual global celebration where people unite to take action for our shared blue planet, as one ocean & one climate connects us all! The focus for World Ocean Day 2022 is safeguarding our … Continue reading
The opening of the first city centre climate hub in the world takes place in Plymouth this week, to coincide with Earth Day. Plymouth Climate Hub ** Post Blog Note: Unfortunately, the Community Open Days are unable to run live. … Continue reading
Mass coral bleaching has occurred on the Great Barrier Reef, for the sixth time, according to the 25th March 2022 update on reef health from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The term mass is used because coral bleaching … Continue reading
It’s a mixed week for satellites from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) PROBA missions. The positive side is that last week ESA celebrated twenty years of the PROBA-1 mini-satellite being in orbit. PROBA-1 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in … Continue reading
Phytoplankton are microscopic organisations that live in both fresh and seawater and form one of the lowest levels of the aquatic food chain, with many marine creatures eating them. Phytoplankton contain chlorophyll, like plants, and therefore require sunlight to survive … Continue reading
NASA are preparing to launch Landsat 9 which is scheduled for Monday 27th September from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California using the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket – although there has already been a few … 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
