March 2021
Data may be the new oil... but its real value is in actionable information
... use EO based information without even considering its source. In the same way that hardly anyone thinks of GPS satellites when they press the “I am here button” on a location-based app, so few people will consider where...
March 2021
iPhone moment for the Earth observation industry
... to its expectations of becoming a multi-billion dollar market and justifies the hype through rapid adoption akin to GPS is something that is yet to be shown. EO technology is still not as democratised as it should be and few among the general public...
June 2021
The next ‘unthinkable’ – global disruption from a solar storm
... which radio waves travel. The strongest radio blackouts can totally shut down radio communication and GPS for hours at a time. The degradation of signals can affect aviation and all other systems which depend...
September 2021
Developing an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing economy
... them compatible with debris removal services. Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin is planning to redesign future Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites so that they can be upgraded with new hardware in orbit. Technology innovation in the IOS field will...
November 2021
Space in support of sustainable development
... group related to urban planning and the need for better pedestrian and transportation planning. Tracking with GPS data can indicate areas in need of development due to increased activity, while satellite imagery can be used to survey...
March 2022
Smoothing the journey to space with the satellite-as-a-service model
... single satellites would enable an ad-hoc global or regional navigation system to be re-created if the primary GNSS, such as GPS or Galileo, were to become unavailable. This would require suitably accurate onboard timing systems, of lesser fidelity...
