The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) has a couple of events coming up in the near future: GEO Urban Heritage Climate Observatory (UHCO): 26 April 12:00 – 14:00 CEST This new GEO Community Activity is a joint initiative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Read more…
The Satellite Applications Catapult and the Commonwealth Secretariat has announce the Hack the Planet Competition and would like to invite you to the Launch Event on Thursday 22nd April 2021 at 13:00 BST. The event will include a keynote speech by the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, The Rt Hon Patricia Read more…
A consortium led by CGG has been selected by the European Space Agency’s Space Solutions initiative to undertake a study aimed at developing new environmental monitoring technology and services to help combat the global marine litter crisis. CGG will collaborate with Mott MacDonald, a global engineering, management and development consultancy, Read more…
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is pleased to confirm that The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected ‘HydroGNSS’ as the second Scout Earth Observation small satellite mission. Together with ESA’s selection of ESP-MACCS in December 2020, these are the first two in a series of ESA Scout missions demonstrating how Read more…
Recent years have a seen an enormous increase in the availability and use of all kinds of geospatial imagery. From the advent of accessible earth observation and satellite systems such as Copernicus to the rapid development of LiDAR to the evolution of UAV systems and sensors. Aerial survey has been Read more…
Existing space-borne LiDAR systems are collecting ground-breaking data but provide only sparse coverage, making them unsuitable for many commercially and societally important applications. The University of Edinburgh (UoE) has formed the Global Lidar Altimetry MISsion (GLAMIS) project to address this issue through the deployment of a constellation of smaller, cheaper Read more…
BARSC member, CGG has become a member of Amira, an independent global not-for-profit organization representing members from the mineral resources industry seeking to enhance, sustain and deliver transformational R&D, innovation and implementation to the benefit of society. As part of its membership, CGG’s Minerals & Mining group is sponsoring an Read more…
This is a one-day event, hosted by Alastair Graham of Geoger and focussed on all things to do with spatially gridded data. To be held on Friday 15th January 2021, there are a host of different sessions planned including discussion panels, lightning talks and thematic sessions. Registrations are now open Read more…
Carrying the 1.2 tonne Sentinel-6 satellite, the Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, US, at 17:17 GMT (18:17 CET, 09:17 PST) on 21 November. The satellite was delivered into orbit just under an hour after liftoff and contact was established at the ground Read more…
PICTURE A SCIENTIST is a feature-length documentary film chronicling the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women. A biologist, a chemist and a geologist lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, overcoming brutal harassment, institutional discrimination, and years of subtle Read more…