Requiems for Satellites

We’re all dressed in black this week as we mourn the loss of three satellites: EOS-02 & AzaadiSAT Satellites In our previous blog we wrote about the planned launch last weekend of the EOS-02 & AzaadiSAT satellites by the Indian … Continue reading

Importance of Dataset Continuity

Two reports this week demonstrating the issues and importance of maintaining dataset continuity. Firstly, the Canadian firm, MDA, announced at the beginning of February that they were making progress with the RadarSat-2 Continuity Mission. MDA, who own and operate Radarsat-2, … Continue reading

Using SAR in the Arctic & Antarctic

Two recently published scientific papers show uses of SAR data to measure different characteristics of ice in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Firstly, a paper in the IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing demonstrated how CryoSat data has been … Continue reading