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Why is it important to consider human rights in space?

Editor August 21, 2020 Earth observation extraterritoriality human rights human rights violations human spaceflight Jus Ad Astra space tourism the rule of law the Space4SDGs initiative WiseLaw

From most people’s perspectives, space law is a fairly niche field. Even more niche are particular sub-fields of space law, such as space human rights…

What is it like being an Earth observation analyst?

Editor July 31, 2020 cloud masking data screening disaster management Earth imagery Earth observation geography radiometric calibration satellites sentinel satellites the European Space Agency

Earth observation is an area of the space sector with many applications. Access to regularly updated basic imagery is very useful – how many times…

Business Machine

How does the business of selling Earth observation data work?

Editor June 12, 2020 business datasets Earth observation EarthCache imagery Planet satellites SkyWatch TerraStream the space industry

There is an ever-increasing number of satellites in orbit around Earth. There are more firms every day that are using satellite-provided Earth observation imagery to…

How does one commercialize Earth observation?

Editor September 6, 2019 Artificial Intelligence climate change critical infrastructure Earth observation Earth system models Machine Learning NASA resiliency satellites weather

One of the great benefits of engaging with space is being able to look back on our own planet. Earth observation is an active area…

Eyes in the Sky: Distributed and Autonomous Earth Observation

Editor May 3, 2019 aerospace engineering Earth observation ground stations satellite constellations satellite imagery smallsats space systems spacecraft systems engineering the space industry

Perhaps the most important result of human space exploration is that it has caused us to better appreciate our own planet. But despite massive progress…