2017 August
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SkyWatch to Improve Access to EO Data with EarthCache
- August 31, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: European EO Industry
No Comments(By Kendall Russell | August 30, 2017) Although the global repository of Earth Observation (EO) imagery continues to grow, the means by which developers can turn that data into value are arguably less abundant. To address this demand, young software company SkyWatch has established a new cloud-based system called EarthCache that opens the door for developers to create new applications and products based on remote sensing data.
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Morocco to Launch its 1st Pleiade Satellite
- August 30, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Morocco will launch next November 8th its first Pleiade satellite from the European space port of Kourou in French Guiana, according to some Moroccan web sites.
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ISRO develops algorithm to clear out haze from images captured by Earth observation satellites
- August 30, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
One of the many facilities of ISRO across the country, the Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad has come up with an algorithm that clears the haze from images captured by Earth observation satellites such as the CartoSat series of satellites.
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Ursa Analyzes SAR Imagery and e-geos to Monitor Hurricane Harvey Flooding
- August 29, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Uncategorised
(By Kendall Russell | August 28, 2017) Ursa Space System, with support of satellite images furnished by e-Geos, a subsidiary of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Telespazio, is monitoring areas affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas.
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SPOT 6/7 imagery to feed Satshot’s mapping platforms for improved efficiency of US agriculture
- August 28, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Uncategorised
Chantilly, VA, 28 August 2017 – Airbus Defence and Space has entered into an agreement with the GIS mapping engine operator Satshot to provide high-resolution SPOT 6/7 satellite data over a large area of the corn and wheat belt within the continental United States. SPOT 6/7 data is integrated into the Satshot platform, which can be used for deep analysis of specific farmland for further improved operations and efficiency.
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Landslide in the Swiss Alps: Seen from Space
- August 28, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Uncategorised
(© European Space Imaging, Munich, 28/08/17) On Wednesday August 23rd a huge chunk broke off the side of a mountain in Bondo, in the southern Swiss Alps, at speeds of more than 250km/h. It is suspected that the resulting landslide swept away eight hikers.
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Satellite International Conference: Remote Sensing, Imaging & Data Handling
- August 28, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Uncategorised
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Giovanni: The Bridge Between Data and Science
- August 26, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
(By Zhong Liu and James Acker) Using satellite remote sensing data sets can be a daunting task. Giovanni, a Web-based tool, facilitates access, visualization, and exploration for many of NASA’s Earth science data sets.
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Copernicus video presentations available for training
- August 25, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: EARSC News
© Copernicus website . A total of 68 training videos complete with presentations and module demonstrations on the Copernicus programme – such as material on funding instruments, access to Copernicus data and information and the many uses thereof – are at your disposal. Entrepreneurs, developers, GI professionals and public authorities, as well as all interested stakeholders are encouraged to watch our videos and discover how Copernicus fits into their world.
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Results EO Industry Survey, September 2017
- August 25, 2017
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, European EO Industry
We are very pleased to be able to present the results coming from the survey we conducted into the state and health of the European EO services industry. It has been an intensive exercise for us but we are pleased with the results. We are very grateful to all companies that have spent their time responding to our questions. The report is containing the principal industry statistics.
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