Satellites Helping the Right Whale

An interesting report from Canada caught our attention this week, describing how Earth Observation (EO) satellite data was being used to monitor and protect the North Atlantic right whale within Canadian waters. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released details of … Continue reading

Going Geospatial in London!

I spent last week in London immersed in all things geospatial, attending both GEO Business and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) UK & Ireland Forum. GEO Business 2024 was held at the ExCeL London exhibition centre on the 4th and … Continue reading

Satellite Launched & Found

This week we’re looking at the latest Earth Observation (EO) launches both in terms of satellites and machine learning datasets, together with the discovery of a lost satellite! WorldView-Legion EO Satellites Finally Launch! We were a little premature when we … Continue reading

Chatbot and Satellite Launches

Looking at the launches of a chatbot, Russian and Chinese Earth Observation (EO) satellites that have been announced, and occurred over the last week. Chatbot Launch Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the EO sector for years through the … Continue reading

Not Blue at OGC in Delft

This week, I’m at the 128th Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Member Meeting in Delft, Netherlands taking place from 25th to 28th March 2024. The theme for the meeting is Geospatial Data for Building Information Models (GEO-BIM) for the Built Environment, … Continue reading

Partnerships Everywhere!

It seems that the spirit of co-operation and collaboration has gripped the Earth Observation (EO) industry this week, with a number of companies announcing new partnerships in the last week: ICEYE Last week, the Finnish company, ICEYE, announced an agreement … Continue reading

Artificial Intelligence In Earth Observation

This week three separate reports caught our attention about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is impacting the space and Earth Observation (EO) communities. This covers both upstream with AI controlling satellites, and downstream activities with data applications. China Using AI To … Continue reading

Space Technology Supporting The Planet

The role space technology and remote sensing plays in the world, together with how it supports innovation and advancement were highlighted in several reports and articles this week. We’re going to be looking at those related to agricultural and innovation … Continue reading

Two Space Strategies: China & Wales

We’re looking at two new space strategies this week, for China and Wales! China has released a white paper looking at achievements and what to expect in the next five years. Wales has released it’s first space strategy, and looks … Continue reading

Pixalytics Sailing Across The Atlantic!

Pixalytics is based in Plymouth and 2020 was expected to be a big year for the city as it was four hundred years since the Pilgrim Father’s left Plymouth in the Mayflower to sail across the Atlantic to America.  There … Continue reading