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 the financial hardship they’re inflicting on … Continue reading
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EO Applications and Visualisation
I’m concluding my trio of conference blogs by focussing on Earth Observation (EO) and visualisation. Within the data visualization session at ESA’s Living Planet conference Planetary Visions Limited gave a great talk entitled ‘Presenting Data and Telling Stories’. They highlighted … Continue reading
EO applications and the ESA Living Planet Symposium
Last week’s blog looked at developments in the technology providing Earth Observation (EO); however the industry is evolving and much more attention is now being paid to downstream activities. It’s no longer good enough to get a satellite to collect … Continue reading
An EO conference roundup: RSPSoc 2013 and the ESA Living Planet Symposium
It’s conference season! I’m at my 2nd conference in 2 weeks, both in Scotland. Last week was the Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Society Annual Conference, #RSPSoc2013, hosted in Glasgow. It included a broad range of sessions and scientific output within … Continue reading
Business with social inklings
I recently read Richard Branson’s ‘Screw Business as Usual’ and his idea of ‘Business as a Force for Good’ struck a chord with me. For me a business is more than just financial figures, its ethos and values are as … Continue reading
Completing the PhD publication triple
Some great news this week! Dr Susan Kay’s third paper from her PhD has been accepted for publication by Applied Optics. Entitled “Sun glint estimation in marine satellite images: a comparison of results from calculation and radiative transfer modeling”, it … Continue reading
