This week has seen the release of the first publicly available batches of Earth Observation (EO) data from the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission, and a commercial rocket from China launching 9 satellites including several EO payloads. NISAR Data … Continue reading
Once again, this week it was articles about using satellite data to support the agricultural sector that caught our attention. Two reports from the United States about soil health, plus a paper on valuing a farm’s natural assets. United States … Continue reading
Over the last year, we’ve been working on a project examining the use of satellite data in UK agriculture. So, our interest was piqued by a report on a recent paper published in the journal “Remote Sensing Applications: Society and … Continue reading
This week we’re looking at some of the latest the latest policy announcements and reports relating to Earth Observation (EO) around the world: UK In November we reported on The House of Lords UK Engagement with Space Committee’ first report, … Continue reading
This week we’re looking at a new satellite launch, and a ten-year old satellite trying out something new! Sentinel-2A Goes Out at Night To disprove the phrase ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks’, Sentinel-2A has completed an innovation … Continue reading
The House of Lords UK Engagement with Space Committee released its first report last week, bluntly titled ‘The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out’. The Committee was appointed at the end of January 2025 to look at the UK … Continue reading
Last night saw the successful launch of Sentinel-1D aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket was launched just after 22:00 (CET) and was put into a sun-synchronous orbit at approximately 693 kilometres. As … Continue reading
Earlier this week we hosted a webinar titled ‘Climate Adaptation in Agronomy with Satellite Technology’ as part of the 2025 Agri-Tech Week, which is run by Agri-TechE. With almost one hundred attendees signed up it was shaping up to be … Continue reading
Pixalytics is delighted to be part of the team selected through the UK-Australia International Bilateral Programme to deliver AquaWatch AUK, a Satellite Mission Development for Water Monitoring Innovation. The project has been awarded £479,000 to build on the successes of … Continue reading
An article on a newly published research paper caught our attention this week, which used satellite data to estimate that wildebeest numbers in the Serengeti may be less than half what was previously thought. The paper ‘AI-based satellite survey offers … Continue reading
