The Earth Observation (EO) industry is going through a time of radical and exciting transformation. No longer exclusively the realm of government and big industry, space is becoming increasingly accessible...

Steven Ramage has spent most of his career in the geospatial sector working for Navteq (now HERE), 1Spatial, Open Geospatial Consortium, Ordnance Survey and what3words; with a short spell running...

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is calling for participation in its upcoming Earth Observation Exploitation Platform Hackathon 2018. The Hackathon builds on results from the recently concluded OGC Testbed-13 initiative,...

EOMAP has built the world’s first global water quality portal using Earth observation and satellite data to support the International Initiative on Water Quality (IIWQ) of UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme...

Airbus has named British start-up Orbital Witness the winner of its Global Earth Observation Challenge. Orbital Witness receives a voucher worth EUR50,000 for the acquisition of satellite data and will benefit from...

According to the 10th edition of Euroconsult's report, titled 'Satellite-Based Earth Observation, Market Prospects to 2026', the Earth observation (EO) data and services market should reach USD8.5 billion by 2026...

It was a pleasure getting this issue together – the theme Big Data sounds abstract and perhaps has first association with cloud computing, servers and other not-so-spatial aspects. We take...

Airbus Defence and Space has launched the 'Global Earth Observation Challenge', encouraging start-ups worldwide to innovate and develop new applications primarily based on Airbus satellite data. These creative ideas are...

Planetek Italia and Airbus Defence and Space have been awarded a contract for the supply of high-resolution Earth observation imagery and services by Eni, the Italian multinational oil and gas...