It’s All European!

Download this page in PDF format This week we’re focussing on the latest developments on European launch facilities, and European scientific programmes. European Space Launches Last Wednesday the Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana for … Continue reading

UK Science & Earth Observation Industries Dealt A Body Blow?

Download this page in PDF format There is huge concern within the UK science and business communities that the country is about to walk away from the Horizon Europe research programme, the Copernicus Earth Observation (EO) Programme, and the Euratom … Continue reading

Non-COP Remote Sensing News!

Download this page in PDF format It won’t have escaped your notice that COP26 is taking place in Glasgow in the UK this week. There are a lot of articles coming out on how Earth Observation (EO) can support the … Continue reading

Satellite Launches, Losses & A Postponement

Download this page in PDF format On the 7th September 2020 China successfully launched the Gaofen 11-2 optical Earth Observation (EO) satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center aboard a Long March 4B rocket. This satellite, which forms part of the China … Continue reading

Preserving Earth Observation Datasets

Download this page in PDF format The opportunity to go back through history is one of the amazing strengths of satellite data. To decide in a morning that you want to go back and look what a place on the … Continue reading

Remote Sensing In Crete!

Download this page in PDF format Last week I attended the 38th Annual European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL) Symposium, which took place on the Greek island of Crete. The theme of the Symposium was Earth Observation Supporting Sustainability … Continue reading

Identifying Urban Sprawl in Plymouth

Download this page in PDF format Nowadays you can answer a wide range of environmental questions yourself using only open source software and free remote sensing satellite data. You do not need to be a researcher and by acquiring a … Continue reading

Current Work in Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry

Download this page in PDF format Last week the annual Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc) conference was held in Aberystwyth. Now I’ve stepped down as RSPSoc Chairman I could relax and enjoy this year’s event as a delegate. Arriving … Continue reading

Whoever controls the data, controls the service!

Download this page in PDF format Like many people last week we watched the US Congress fail to pass the federal budget and shutdown the US Government. Putting aside the ridiculous scenario that the world’s largest country is closed and … Continue reading