April 2018
Climate monitoring and the need for open access to global environmental satellite data
... Observations (GEO), a new international organisation for which international data sharing was a key goal. The Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite captured the presence of elevated absorbing aerosols – caused by fires – in the atmosphere off the west...
August 2018
Monitoring marine litter by satellite
... to detect plastic ML, ESA teams are also exploring the monitoring capabilities of existing satellites, including the ESA Sentinels. They will try to extract information from satellite images of areas where it is possible to measure, at the same time...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... been filled by non-governmental and informal attempts to deploy remote sensing capabilities, such as the now defunct Sentinel Satellite Project, but these have fallen short in ensuring that remote sensing data plays an important role...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
... its global Galileo navigation/positioning system and its Copernicus Earth observation programme which operates several Sentinel satellites in LEO. If Europe can get its act together on space situational awareness, the United States will...
October 2019
Making the most of Blockchain in space
... value and providing the start-up community with easy access to much-needed funds. Image from Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite showing part of northeast Kenya. “Security token technology will be a particularly important development for the space...
January 2020
Discipline - a formula for success in the Earth observation market EO sector
... a solution that will serve them for years to come. The Irrawaddy River in Myanmar captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite in March 2017 after the harvesting season. Satellite data was used in climate-proofing water supply...
