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
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Planet To Achieve A Daily Dozen!
In 2011 when the satellite company Planet started, it set itself a ‘Mission 1’ which was to image the entire Earth’s landmass every day. Six years later in November 2017, they confirmed they had achieved that goal through its Dove … Continue reading
World Record Satellite Launch
Next week the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to launch 104 satellites in one go aboard its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C37) that will take off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. To give an idea of … Continue reading
Earth observation: Launches Gone, Launches Due & Launches Planned
September is a busy month for Earth observation satellites, and so here is a round-up of the month. Launches Gone The Indian Space Research Agency (ISRA) launched the INSAT-3DR weather satellite on September 8th into a geostationary orbit. It carries … Continue reading
Simplification in the Geospatial Industry
It’s May which means it’s GEO Business time at the Business Design Centre in London. Last year Pixalytics used this event to dip our collective toe into exhibiting, and this year we’ve decided to be the other side and are … Continue reading
Lidar: From space to your garage and pocket
Lidar isn’t a word most people use regularly, but recent developments in the field might see a future where is becomes part of everyday life. Lidar, an acronym for LIght Detection And Ranging, was first developing in the 1960’s and … Continue reading
How Many Earth Observation Satellites are in Space?
Space is growing market! With Google recently announcing its purchase of Skybox Imaging, the myriad of organisations jostling to be the first to offer commercial space flights and the launch of two UK satellites last week(TechDemoSat-1 and UKube-1) it’s clear … Continue reading