Following our recent blog about the work we’re doing on machine learning with the MARLISAT project, we were interested to see two different applications using machine learning classification algorithms in the news this week. France Reports highlighted a project undertaken … Continue reading
A couple of interesting reports have come out of Brazil this week concerning the monitoring of deforestation from space. Firstly, it was reported that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch the first Earth Observation satellite designed, … Continue reading
Being able to visualise the changing face of the planet over time is one of the greatest strengths of satellite remote sensing. Our previous blog showed how Dubai’s coastline has evolved over a decade, and last week NASA described interesting … Continue reading
Monitoring forest biomass is essential for understanding the global carbon cycle because: Forests account for around 45 % of terrestrial carbon, and deforestation accounts for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions Deforestation and forest degradation release approximately identical amounts of greenhouse … Continue reading
