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 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 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 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 Read more…
An international team, led by the University of Nottingham in the UK and including BARSC member Specto Natura, is developing the SAtellite SArgassum Monitoring System (SASAMS). This is planned to be a near real-time service for monitoring pelagic sargassum seaweed 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 Read more…
The 2020 Space Census is the first national survey of the UK space workforce. The primary purpose of this Census is to get baseline demographic data for the UK space sector, as none currently exists. The results will inform national Read more…
Joint UK-Kenyan project to support the sustainable supply of sand and aggregates within Kenya using Earth observation data Sand used as aggregate forms an essential and finite resource. Growing demand for construction – buildings and infrastructure, creating land through reclamation, Read more…
International space projects in robotics, disaster relief and space debris could be among the new pioneering collaborations backed by £5 million of new Government funding. Through the Government’s new domestic space fund, the National Space Innovation Programme, the UK Space Read more…
This webinar will bring together academia and industry to explore some of the latest research on emerging technologies for space. The event will begin with an introduction to the opportunities and challenges of in-space manufacturing, followed by panel sessions on Read more…