We’re Back – To Celebrate Our 9th Birthday!

The Pixalytics weekly blog has been on hiatus for the last three months, but now we’re back! Our restart is to co-inside with the celebration of our 9th Birthday, which took place at the start of May. We’re delighted and … Continue reading

Kenya’s Strategic Plan for Space

At the start of the month we wrote about our new project, Earth Observation for Sustainable Aggregate Supply, in Kenya. Last week we were delighted to learn that the Kenya Space Agency (KSA) launched their Strategic Plan (2020-2025), which included … Continue reading

Joint UK-Kenyan project to support the sustainable supply of sand and aggregates within Kenya using Earth observation data

Sand used as aggregate forms an essential and finite resource.  Growing demand for construction – buildings and infrastructure, creating land through reclamation, and coastal protection from climate change – has resulted in supply pressures on traditional sources.  Unmanaged extraction is … Continue reading

Earth Observation for Sustainable Aggregate Supply

Today, on World Humanitarian Day, the UK Space Agency has announced new funding for Pixalytics to help Kenya tackle the social and environmental impacts of unsustainable sand mining. Pixalytics will be leading the international project, called Earth Observation for Sustainable … Continue reading