One of the key benefits of Earth Observation (EO) is the principle of data continuity – this is having uninterrupted, consistent, long-term datasets available over large areas. This is critical for a variety of reasons, such as understanding what is … Continue reading
Last week was spent surrounded by the dreaming spires of Oxford, at the EarthCARE Science and Validation workshop. The EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) satellite, nicknamed HakuryĹ« (Japanese for “white dragon”), is an amazing European Space Agency/Japanese Space … 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
Looking this week at the first light images of the Sentinel-4 mission, together with the latest Earth Observation (EO) satellite launches from China. Sentinel-4 As the European Union’s Copernicus Programme builds up to the launch of Sentinel-1D early next month, … Continue reading
We’re looking at the top and bottom of the world this week, specifically at aspects of ice and what’s below it in the Arctic and Antarctica. Arctic Last week a report from NASA and the United States National Snow and … Continue reading
Earlier this month we highlighted a project we are currently engaged in, looking at how satellite imagery is being used within agriculture sector in the UK. This week we were interested to see a couple of reports describing how satellite … Continue reading
In Europe we are entering the summer holiday season, and people are starting to go away to relax and refresh themselves; however, there is no such slowdown in the Earth Observation sector with the potential for a launch three times … Continue reading
This week were looking at some of the latest news from the space sector, including the UK Space Conference, Project Kuiper satellite launches, and the extension of the agreement for the use of Europe’s spaceport! UK Space Conference As well … Continue reading
Following on from last week where I reviewed the beginning of the Living Planet Symposium, this week I’m summarising my experience of the remainder of the event. For me Wednesday was a combination my oral presentation on the Space for … Continue reading
Unlike Ultravox who walked in the cold air in Vienna, it looks like I will be warm as I head to the city for next week’s European Space Agency’s Living Planet Symposium. The Living Planet’s Symposia is a triennial event, … Continue reading
