UK Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out

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

Clear Skies and Trees

Two articles close to home caught our attention this week. Firstly, a new map of trees outside woodlands in England created using Sentinel-2 data and other sources, and secondly a fantastic cloud-free image of the British Isles acquired last week … Continue reading

Using Satellites To Manage Water Resources

Water has constantly been in the headlines over the last few months. In northern Europe there has been a scarcity of water and concerns about drought, although the rains are starting to arrive. Compare this with Pakistan that has suffered … Continue reading

USA Sets Earth Observation Direction

On the 9th December, the United States released its 2019 National Plan for Civil Earth Observations, which was a report by the U.S. Group on Earth Observations Subcommittee, Committee on the Environment of the National Science & Technology Council. The … Continue reading

Preserving Earth Observation Datasets

The opportunity to go back through history is one of the amazing strengths of satellite data. To decide in a morning that you want to go back and look what a place on the other side of the world was … Continue reading

Why Satellite Agri-Tech Applications Will Grow In 2016?

2016 is likely to be the year of agri-tech for remote sensing. Its potential has been highlighted for some time, but last year its call was loud and clear. Agri-tech is the use of technology to improve agriculture production in … Continue reading