2016 is likely to be the year of agri-tech for remote sensing. Its potential has been highlighted for some time, but last year its call was loud and clear. Agri-tech is the use of technology to improve agriculture production in … Continue reading
The Jason-3 oceanographic satellite is planned to launch on Sunday 17th January from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, aboard the Space-X Falcon 9 rocket. Named after the Greek hero Jason, of the Argonauts fame, Jason-3 is actually the fourth … Continue reading
2016 has caught its first few rays of sunlight, but is already shaping up to be an exciting year for Earth observation (EO). Here are four reasons why: Reason One China launched the world’s most sophisticated geostationary satellite, Gaofen 4, … Continue reading
Have you read all of our 2015 blogs? Did you miss a few weeks for a holiday? Whatever your answers, it turns out you may not have seen our most widely read blog last year. As this is the final … Continue reading
‘On the road, you will face many stumbling blocks, twists, and turns… You may never know how far the road will take you.’ ** In my case, the road brought me to Plymouth, a city on the south coast of … Continue reading
Our first book is out now!!! A dull and damp Saturday afternoon was spectacularly brightened by a deliveryman’s knock at the door, who handed over our first copies of the Practical Handbook of Remote Sensing – as you can see … Continue reading
The last week has seen two significant firsts for Pixalytics! Our first book, Practical Handbook of Remote Sensing, has gone on presale! Our first full time employee joined the company! Right at the outset of establishing Pixalytics, we put down … Continue reading
I spent last week with the 9th Irish Earth Observation Symposium at the Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland in Galway, where I was delighted to be giving a keynote presentation. The trip started with a novelty for me as … Continue reading
Today is Back to the Future Day! Or more precisely, October 21st 2015 is the date that Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel back to in the second of the Back to the Future (BTTF) films. We’ve seen a few … Continue reading
Coral reefs are currently undergoing their third worldwide bleaching event linked to the El Niño effect in the last 20 years, and scientists fear this one could be the worst. El Niño is the warm phase of the El Niño … Continue reading
