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
The Open Geospatial Consortium’s (OGC) Disaster Pilot 23 public Demonstration Day took place yesterday, where all the results and achievements of the 2023 Pilot presented within a webinar. We discussed the OGC organisation itself in last week’s blog, and as … Continue reading
Last week I attended the June member meeting of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. OGC is a consortium of geospatial experts committed to improving access to geospatial information, and supporting data exchange through standards. We were … Continue reading
This week we’re going to look at the implications of recent events at Spaceport Cornwall on the wider space sector, together with the latest financing news for the sector and the final demise of a satellite after almost 40 years … Continue reading
As we reach the final blog of 2022, we’re using this week to look back at Pixalytics’ most popular blogs of the last year. Have you read all of these? Our most viewed blog of the year was How many … Continue reading
At the end of last week the Government of Canada outlined its strategy for Earth Observation (EO) for the next 15 years with the release of ‘Resourceful, Resilient, Ready: Canada’s Strategy for Satellite Earth Observation’.  This outlines the way forward … Continue reading
Two reports this week demonstrating the issues and importance of maintaining dataset continuity. Firstly, the Canadian firm, MDA, announced at the beginning of February that they were making progress with the RadarSat-2 Continuity Mission. MDA, who own and operate Radarsat-2, … Continue reading
Two interesting articles came out recently about the increase in temperatures in the Arctic, and the impact that this is having on the region and its ecosystems. Firstly, at the end of last month, ESA reported that the Arctic had … Continue reading
Whilst we’ve been talking about the exciting things from ESA’s Living Planet, there’s been quite a number of launches, planned launches and de-orbits within the industry. To start with, on the 22nd May, India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) took … Continue reading
