Image taken from an aircraft with an engineering model of Satellite Vu's space camera compared with typical optical photographs. Credit: Satellite Vu
Satellite Vu has raised a £3.6m seed round to launch a satellite constellation capable of imaging the thermal footprint of any building on the planet every 1 to 2 hours
The swir detector will be integrated into the Copernicus Land Surface Temperature Monitoring satellite, and will measure surface temperatures of land experiencing drought
The European Space Agency’s Aeolus satellite containing a powerful UV laser and custom CCD detector for measuring wind speed has been launched into space yesterday. It will provide detailed profiles of the Earth's winds to improve weather forecasts
The heavens open on Jessica Rowbury as she looks at the science behind the sweet smell of summer rain
Jessica Rowbury looks at how satellite imagery and other remote sensing technology is used to study natural disasters
Multispectral and hyperspectral imaging techniques, which combine spectroscopy and imaging, are opening up a range of applications from environmental monitoring and agricultural research to automation of plastic recycling, as Greg Blackman discovers
Greg Blackman assesses the equipment characteristics required to provide vision solutions in harsh environments
Andreas Franz, CEO of Framos
As Framos turns 40, we talk to the firm’s CEO, Andreas Franz, on diversifying into vertical markets outside factory automation
Earlier this year, Terry Arden stepped down as chief executive of LMI Technologies. We caught up with him to see what has changed during his 18 years with the company
Jan-Erik Schmitt
Jan-Erik Schmitt of Vision Components compares embedded vision today with that of 25 years ago when the firm was founded
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Manufacturing firms must help inspire young engineers as production plants embrace digital technologies, Matthew Dale finds
David Giltner
David Giltner, founder of TurningScience, discusses whether these two seemingly different career paths can successfully overlap
Hardy Mehl, chief financial officer at Basler
We speak to Basler’s Hardy Mehl on industry consolidation, embedded vision, and operating in Asia
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Isabel Yang from the China Machine Vision Union gave an update on the vision market in the country during the EMVA business conference
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Greg Blackman reports on the progress being made in Industry 4.0, as discussed during the EMVA conference
Dirk Engelbrecht, CEO of Andugo
Greg Blackman speaks to Dirk Engelbrecht who is bringing the automation value chain together through his online platform
