November 2018
Purpose, promise and power – video from space
... launch of its prototype satellite, VividX2, and the upcoming Vivid-i constellation, Earth-i first demonstrated the planned VHR space video capabilities with a series of airborne helicopter simulations. These tests flights matched the timing, frame...
March 2018
Shifting lines and new horizons in Earth observation markets
...and space agencies will evolve from customer-supplier to a more cooperative approach. Pleiades NEO: a constellation of four VHR optical satellites developed by Airbus Defence & Space. The big challenge The European service ecosystem is fragmented and...
August 2017
Space invaders and the usual suspects - disruptive trends in Earth observation
...commercial operator. Its uniqueness is its capacity to offer both VHR optical (Pleiades-1A and Pleiades 1B) and X-band radar imagery ... share similar elements of profile: they deliver high quality VHR imagery (down to 30 cm), with a focus on ...
January 2019
Smallsat revolution and AI kick-start nascent EO big data market
... geography under a 10-year contract with a potential value of US$920 million. E-Geos is leveraging its strength in SAR and VHR (Very High Resolution) optical satellites with multiple partnerships to build Big Data analytics; it launched a real-time...
March 2021
Data may be the new oil... but its real value is in actionable information
... that provide additional observing capabilities for specific functions. In addition, the commercial very high spatial resolution (VHR) optical sector is continuing to expand, providing air photo quality images from space at regular intervals. Near...
