Download this page in PDF format The latest Sentinel satellite in the Copernicus programme, 3B, launched on the 25th April from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. Lift-off was at 18.57 (BST) and you could have watched the event live on … Continue reading
Category Archives: Water Height Altimetry
Sentinel-3 Sets Sail
Download this page in PDF format At 17.57 GMT yesterday (16th February 2016) Sentinel-3 set sail from the Plesetsk Space Centre in Russia, heading for its 814 km sun-synchronous low Earth orbit. Like all the other Sentinel launches, we were … Continue reading
Jason-3 Sets Sail for the Oceanographic Golden Fleece
Download this page in PDF format The Jason-3 oceanographic satellite is planned to launch on Sunday 17th January from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, aboard the Space-X Falcon 9 rocket. Named after the Greek hero Jason, of the Argonauts … Continue reading
Springwatch and GEO-Business Update!
Download this page in PDF format Exciting News! Pixalytics made its television debut last night on BBC2’s Springwatch programme as part of a feature on plankton. We were asked to put together a video from satellite imagery showing the progress … Continue reading
Geo-Business 2014!
Download this page in PDF format We’re on a company road trip this week! By the time you read this blog we will both be attending the Geo-Business 2014 event at the Business Design Centre in London – technically my … Continue reading
Measuring Water Heights, upcoming presentation at GEO-Business
Download this page in PDF format Freshwater is integral to our survival on earth; whether it’s for drinking, growing food, sanitation or energy production. However, water is also a finite natural resource controlled by the complex and evolving water cycle. … Continue reading