Sentinel-2A is due to be launched next Tuesday, 23rd June, from French Guiana. It’s the second satellite in the joint European Union and European Space Agency Copernicus programme, following Sentinel-1A’s launch in April 2014. Sentinel-2A carries a Multispectral Imager (MSI) … Continue reading
We’ve made it! We’re officially first time exhibitors! After months of discussions, decisions and preparations, at this precise moment you’ll find us on stand K31 at the Geo Business Show 2015 in the Business Design Centre in London. In a … Continue reading
Technological developments have made it easier, faster and cheaper to launch a satellite, and have enhanced the capabilities of the sensors onboard. This has led to an ever-increasing quantity of available data. Also, there is recognition within the space industry … Continue reading
Accurately measuring the height of buildings, mountains or water bodies is possible from space. Active satellite sensors send out pulses of energy towards the Earth, and measure the strength and origin of the energy received back enabling them to determine … Continue reading
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
Ocean colour is the acorn from which Pixalytics eventually grew, and so we were delighted to see last week’s NASA announcement that one of their next generation ocean colour satellites is now more secure with a scheduled launched for 2022. … Continue reading
If you didn’t realise remote sensing of other planets and space objects occurs, you’re not alone. Remote sensing is playing an important role in helping us understand how our planet, and our universe, was created; however this isn’t celebrated much … Continue reading
In our recent blog we described the five simple steps to select, download and view LandsatLook Natural Colour Images. However, did you know that the Natural Colour Image isn’t actually a single image? Instead, it’s a combination of three separate … Continue reading
If you’ve started using Landsat after our five simple steps blog last week, or perhaps you’ve used its imagery for awhile, you may have come across, what we’ll call, quirks of Landsat. These may be things you didn’t understand, things … Continue reading
Always wanted to use satellite imagery, but weren’t sure where to start? This blog shows you the five simple steps to find, download and view free imagery from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat satellite. Within fifteen minutes of … Continue reading
