A small step for Earth Observation ….

This week marks 50 years since the first Moon landing, and we thought it might be interesting to reflect on a couple of ways that this programme influenced the Earth Observation (EO) industry. Blue Marble In terms of imaging the … Continue reading

First Light Images

Two of the satellites launched on 12th January by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) have released their first images. We wrote about the launch two weeks ago, and wanted to follow up on their initial outputs. The first is … Continue reading

Earth observation satellites in space in 2017?

Earth Observation (EO) satellites currently account for just over a third of all the operational satellites orbiting the Earth. As we described two weeks ago, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists database there were 1 738 operational satellites at … Continue reading