Within the last week, China has launched new satellites for both its High-resolution Earth Observation System (CHEOS) and Beidou, the Chinese global Navigation Satellite System constellation. Both of which have been many years in development. Last Wednesday, 17th June, the … Continue reading
This week we’re putting the focus on the current developments in ocean remote sensing – in the widest sense of the word! Firstly, last Thursday, China launched the Haiyang 1D (HY-1D) satellite, from China’s Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre on the … Continue reading
The global Space Apps COVID-19 Challenge was announced recently. This will be a virtual hackathon over forty-eight hours where teams from across the planet will get together to use Earth Observation data to propose solutions to the challenges we are … Continue reading
For everyone staying inside this week, we want to show you that nature, and the planet, continues on with its own cycle uninterrupted by what is happening to the human population. The Mojave Desert, the driest desert in North America, … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlighted that the global pandemic was reducing the accuracy of weather and climate forecasts. This isn’t because all the meteorological data scientists are working from home trying to run supercomputers … Continue reading
Earth Observation (EO) satellite launches are currently few and far between, so today we’re going to celebrate one that’s hit ten years in space, and commiserate with two satellites that have reached end of life. The celebration is for ESA’s … Continue reading
Two reports caught our attention this week as they have links to some of the work we’re doing on a couple of UK Space Agency International Partnership Programme (IPP) projects. The first was from NASA Earth Observatory looking at drought … Continue reading
Last week we wrote about how Earth Observation satellites were monitoring the changes in nitrogen dioxide levels in country’s placing restrictions on daily life. We’re going to start this week’s blog with a look at how night-time imagery has changed … Continue reading
The world is in the grip of a global pandemic with many countries in a one form of lockdown or another – the UK had its most restrictive measures instigated on Monday – and most businesses are doing their best … Continue reading
On Tuesday I attended the UK Space Agency’s Space Applications Networking Event, also described as Space2Connect 2020. The day-long event, which is in its third year, took place at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London. It’s a great opportunity … Continue reading
