Despite it being Easter last weekend, there has still been a raft of Earth Observation (EO) satellite activity happening around the world. We’re picking out some of the ones that caught our eye this week, including new launches, new contracts … Continue reading
Hyperspectral data looks like it will be the next big development in remote sensing with contracts issued last week by the United States National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Hyperspectral imaging is where the electromagnetic spectrum is broken down into many, often … Continue reading
Looking at the latest Earth Observation (EO) satellite launch, some first light hyperspectral imagery and a research publication showing the challenges of getting widespread use of EO data. Satellite Launch 24th February saw the successful launch of the Egyptian Earth … Continue reading
We’re looking at two new space strategies this week, for China and Wales! China has released a white paper looking at achievements and what to expect in the next five years. Wales has released it’s first space strategy, and looks … Continue reading
It’s a mixed week for satellites from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) PROBA missions. The positive side is that last week ESA celebrated twenty years of the PROBA-1 mini-satellite being in orbit. PROBA-1 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in … Continue reading
Three news items on satellites caught our attention this week. Firstly, at the end of September, it was announced that the DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer (DESIS) was fully operational. This is a hyperspectral imager attached to the exterior of the … Continue reading
The latest Earth Observation (EO) satellite to go into orbit is the Italian PRISMA satellite that was launched from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana at 0150 GMT on 22nd March 2019. PRIMSA stands for ‘PRecursore Iperspettrale della … Continue reading
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
Whilst Europe’s Earth Observation (EO) community was focussed on the successful launch of Sentinel-3B last week, you may have missed that it was also an exciting few days for the Chinese EO and space sectors. On Thursday 26th April at … Continue reading
Two new Earth observation satellites were launched last week from European Space Centre in Kourou in French Guyana, although you may only get to see the data from one. Venµs and OPTSAT-3000 were put into sun synchronous orbits by Arianespace … Continue reading
