The world record for the number of small satellites launched in a single calendar year was broken in the third quarter of 2017, according to the second Small Satellite Marketing Intelligence Report published by the Satellite Applications Catapult. In the period, July to September 2017, 84 small satellites (weighing less Read more…
Owen Hawkins, Operations Director at BARSC corporate member Earth-i, shares his thoughts on the pioneering nature of Earth Observation in the UK after attending Reinventing Space and the Earth Observation Showcase. “…people are moving beyond traditional barriers and definitions between ‘old space’ and ‘new space’, and coming together to seriously Read more…
The European Space Agency (ESA) is offering support to companies to assess the viability of commercial space-based services in response to climate change to meet the demands of particular user communities. ESA Business Applications is running a Kick-start competition aimed at identifying ideas for new types of Commercial Climate Services. Read more…
SpaceX’s Oct. 30 launch of the Koreasat-5A telecommunications satellite doubled the number of Falcon 9 missions completed in a single year and ties the company with United Launch Alliance’s record of 16 launches in one year.
Air & Space Evidence was founded in late 2014 to provide an investigatory service to clients by using EO imagery from satellites, drones and aircraft as evidence in formal situations such as in courts of law. We help individuals, companies and governments with image sourcing and analysis so that the Read more…
A project combining Ordnance Survey (OS) geospatial data with real-time air quality data from EarthSense Systems is set to highlight clean cycle routes in Britain’s cities. Using a network of fixed and static air pollution sensors, EarthSense is producing city-wide visualisations of air quality. Combined with OS’s open dataset of Read more…
Remote sensing is the science of obtaining information without physically being there. With this in mind, the 3 most common methods to capture data is by airplane, satellite and drones. For example, how can we understand the current weather and even predict the future weather for the whole globe? Ultimately, weather forecasting satellites capture Read more…
Newly released satellite images reveal that at least 288 villages were partially or totally destroyed by fire in northern Rakhine State in Burma since August 25, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. The destruction encompassed tens of thousands of structures, primarily homes inhabited by ethnic Rohingya Muslims.
Ireland has followed up joining the ESO with an agreement to gain access to ESA’s latest high-tech satellite, Sentinel-5P. Ireland’s ability to look up to the stars was greatly increased thanks to the signing of an agreement with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) this week, but its new deal with Read more…
The UK-assembled Sentinel-5P satellite has launched from Russia as part of the EU’s Copernicus Earth-monitoring programme, on a mission to monitor air quality around the globe. Its Dutch-designed instrument will make 20 million observations daily, building maps of polluting gases and particles known to be harmful to health. Watch the Read more…