Drones: Useful Earth observation platform, or an expensive toy?

Commercial drones have undergone a sharp rise in popularity over the past decade. At the beginning of 2015, 133 drones were registered in the US for commercial purposes. By the end of the same year, this number had rocketed to … Continue reading

Remote Sensing and Agriculture in Italy

Last week I was in Italy talking all things remote sensing and agriculture. At the start of the week I was in Rome with the European Space Agency (ESA) discussing the Sentinel-2 performance, before catching the train north to Milan … Continue reading