Download this page in PDF format I spent last week in London at the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) October 2023 Open Standards Code Sprint. Or to put it another way, I spent three full days simply coding, one of my … Continue reading
Category Archives: Supporting Activities
Data Preservation At CERN
Download this page in PDF format My European travels have continued after my visit to EGU, last week I was in Geneva at CERN, also known as the European Organization for Nuclear Research. I was attending the PV2023 conference titled … Continue reading
Using AI To Understand the Arctic Sea-Ice
Download this page in PDF format 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 … Continue reading
What happens when things go wrong in space?
Download this page in PDF format ‘In space, no-one can hear you scream’ according to the film Alien, and whilst that might be true when things go wrong in space there may well be a few audible screams down here … Continue reading
British Science Week 2019!
Download this page in PDF format We’re in the middle of the 2019 British Science Week! It’s an annual event promoting science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) across the UK and, slightly contrary to its name runs for ten days, … Continue reading
NASA in Plymouth!
Download this page in PDF format It was great to be invited to give the introductory talk at the inaugural Plymouth NASA Space Apps Challenge last weekend. Space Apps is a two-day international hackathon hosted in cities around the world, … Continue reading
UK Earth Observation Satellites Launched Beneath No Deal Brexit Shadow
Download this page in PDF format It’s been a bit of rollercoaster week for the UK Space Industry. The positive news is that on Sunday, 16th September, at 16.38 GMT two UK satellites were launched onboard the Polar Satellite Launch … Continue reading
Stung By Unauthorised Launches
Download this page in PDF format Unauthorised satellite launches caught our eye this week. According to reports the US firm Swarm Technologies Inc. launched four satellites in January without the permission of the US satellite regulator, the Federal Communications Commission … Continue reading
Differences Between Optical & Radar Satellite Data
Download this page in PDF format The two main types of satellite data are optical and radar used in remote sensing. We’re going to take a closer look at each type using the Ankgor Wat site in Cambodia, which was … Continue reading
Spinning Python in Green Spaces
Download this page in PDF format As students, we are forever encouraged to find work experience to develop our real-life skills and enhance our CV’s. During the early period of my second year I was thinking about possible work experience … Continue reading