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Sidus to launch LizzieSat with Edge AI, hyperspectral and multispectral imaging
Jun 08, 2023 (SPX)
Sidus' sub-5m ground sampling distance (GSD) multispectral SWIR, coupled with sub-10m hyperspectral imagery capabilities provides the Company with a competitive...
Harris announces $100M initiative to fight climate change, arms smuggling in Caribbean
Jun 08, 2023 (UPI)
Harris unveiled a package worth more than $100 million to bolster the island's national security and ramp up the government's ability to suppress the black mark...
Sovereignty fears delay Pacific-Australia security pacts
Jun 07, 2023 (AFP)
Leaders in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu have raised issues with the proposed security agreements, which had appeared all but finalised, putting their approval i...
China releases 5-meter-resolution broadband multi-spectral satellite dataset
Jun 06, 2023 (SPX)
The dataset, jointly developed by Changguang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. (CGSTL) and the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of Chinese Academy of...
Pixxel raises $36M for hyperspectral satellite constellation
Jun 02, 2023 (SPX)
The new funds will advance Pixxel's mission to build the world's first and highest-resolution hyperspectral satellite constellation, delivering actionable clima...
WMO: tracking the world's weather and climate
Jun 01, 2023 (AFP)
The specialised UN agency for weather and the climate traces its roots back 150 years to the early days of shipping forecasts. - Remit - The WMO is dedicated to...
Register for ESA's first Earth observation commercialisation event
May 31, 2023 (ESA)
Advancing commercial space in Europe is a vital component of ESA Agenda 2025 and the Earth observation sector has an abundance of possibilities that private bus...
BlackSky and SynMax partner to monitor US Coal Powerplant Inventory
May 31, 2023 (SPX)
"BlackSky's real-time, dynamic monitoring capabilities are reshaping how the global coal industry assesses critical economic indicators at scale," said Brian E....
Planet Partners with UAE to build satellite atlas for climate resilience
May 26, 2023 (SPX)
The data facility plans to initially focus on compiling data for a select climate-vulnerable country for purposes of quantifying damages caused by extreme weath...
NASA launches final pair of storm tracker satellite quartet
May 26, 2023 (AFP)
The storm trackers, sent into orbit on a rocket built by US company Rocket Lab and launched from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula early Friday, completed the TROPI...
Successful in-orbit testing of hyperspectral comprehensive observation satellite ground system
May 25, 2023 (SPX)
The Hyperspectral Comprehensive Observation Satellite was successfully launched into orbit on December 9, 2022. Developed by the Eighth Academy of the China Aer...
NASA mission to study ice clouds, help observe our dynamic atmosphere
May 24, 2023 (SPX)
The investigation consists of two identical CubeSats - each small satellite is just a little over a foot tall - flying in orbits separated by three to nine hour...
Planet announces AI Partnerships at GEOINT 2023
May 24, 2023 (SPX)
Wisconsin-based AI startup Synthetaic joined the Planet Orbit partnership program in April 2023. Their signature product, RAIC (Rapid Automatic Image Categoriza...
Mapping the shallow seabed of the Mediterranean coast using satellite images
May 19, 2023 (SPX)
The study was conducted in Cala Millor (Mallorca, Spain), an ecosystem of great significance due to its marine biodiversity but also its potential vulnerability...
Umbra and Ursa Space empower global market with advanced SAR Analytics
May 19, 2023 (SPX)
The two companies first teamed up to serve customers in late 2022 when Umbra initially began offering high-resolution SAR imagery for commercial use, and Ursa s...
In years after El Nino, global economy loses trillions
May 19, 2023 (SPX)
With El Nino projected to return this year, Dartmouth researchers report in the journal Science that the financial toll of the recurring climate pattern can per...
China unveils first 3D rainfall maps from inaugural Fengyun-3G Satellite
May 18, 2023 (SPX)
The FY-3G satellite is equipped with six essential payloads, with four designated for operational use and two for testing purposes. The operational instruments ...
Private satellites give boost to public sector in climate fight
May 18, 2023 (AFP)
New launches are -- literally and metaphorically -- skyrocketing, and giving rise to increased cooperation between space agencies and private companies. Among t...
Tomorrow.io paves way for new global weather forecasting service
May 17, 2023 (SPX)
It is orbiting at 500 km above Earth in a polar orbit, and carrying a Ka-band radar ideally suited for detecting precipitation and critical ocean parameters. To...
Chinese aerial remote sensing system obtains mountain, glacier detection data
May 17, 2023 (XNA)
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Wuhan University are conducting a sky-ground scientific experiment to test the condition of glaciers in the Haibei Tib...
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