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Tag: Earth observation
What are you doing to advance onboard computing on satellites?
One interesting technological growth area in the space sector is onboard computing. Traditionally, satellites focus on collecting and then transmitting data to Earth. The bulk…
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How do you monitor oil markets from space?
Earth observation (EO) data has a wide variety of applications. One application regards understanding the flow of physical commodities. EO data can provide insight into…
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What excites you about working in Earth observation?
Earth observation (EO) is fascinating. Using spaceborne sensors, humanity is now able to look down and understand itself, its planet, and the relationship between the…
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How do you contribute to the Earth observation industry?
One of the most important benefits of engaging with space is learning about Earth. It was only by leaving the planet did we gain a…
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Why is it important to consider human rights in space?
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…
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What is it like being an Earth observation analyst?
Earth observation is an area of the space sector with many applications. Access to regularly updated basic imagery is very useful – how many times…
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How does the business of selling Earth observation data work?
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…
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How does one commercialize Earth observation?
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…
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Eyes in the Sky: Distributed and Autonomous Earth Observation
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…
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