August 2018
Earth observation game-changer
... method of collecting imagery was exclusively done with sensors on airplanes. Through experimentation and development over time, SAR sensors were eventually fitted onto large satellites, which showed immediate promise for Earth observation as a whole...
March 2021
Data may be the new oil... but its real value is in actionable information
... which fit this new paradigm. For instance, there are at least two new synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellations in development which provide an all-weather/day-night capability to see surface structure and roughness and...
January 2019
Smallsat revolution and AI kick-start nascent EO big data market
... coverage, another layer of information. ICEYE, a company in Seraphim Capital’s portfolio, is the world’s first company to launch a small SAR satellite under 100 kg. The company’s strategy is to leverage lower cost and high frequency data for global...
July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
... occurred during the 1968 Apollo 7 mission Prompted by the 2003 SARS outbreak, the WHO’s International Health Regulations (IHR) were recently ...by the Chinese government. In contrast, during the 2003 SARS outbreak, not only was the WHO quick to act ...
February 2018
CubeSats changing the landscape for ‘app’ developers
...Accessed: 27- Nov- 2017]. About the authors César Coelho, a PhD Candidate at Graz University of Technology, Austria,... and hosted at ESOC, Germany. César received his Bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering from Instituto Superior ...
November 2018
Monitoring illegal rainforest deforestation
...and investors. A wildfire in the Amazon rainforest viewed from the International Space Station. About the authors César C Ghizoni is the director of Brazilian aerospace company, Equatorial Sistemas SA which he founded in 1996. Part of the Akaer Group...
