Spectral sensing to build picture of natural disasters
28 March 2019
An Earth observation satellite containing a hyperspectral imager has been launched into Space in a five-year programme spearheaded by the Italian Space Agency
Remote sensing
Wind measurement satellite with custom CCD lifts off
23 August 2018
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
Researchers to build spectral imaging for nanosats
26 July 2018
A multispectral imaging device small enough to be installed on a nanosatellite is being developed in research led by the University of Strathclyde
Small-sats on the rise for Earth observation
31 October 2014
Mick Johnson, director of the Centre for EO Instrumentation and Space Technology, comments ahead of the centre's Space Technology Showcase event about the trend taking place in developing small satellites for Earth observation
Disaster analysis
9 September 2014
Jessica Rowbury looks at how satellite imagery and other remote sensing technology is used to study natural disasters
Spectroscopy meets imaging
15 February 2011
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
