This episode is all about Geospatial Intelligence, and what can be done with the data that is captured via Earth observation Terms like ‘Earth Observation’ and ‘Geospatial Intelligence’ may not make it into casual conversation for most people, but when accessing things like maps, weather information, traffic information, and air quality data, we are actively engaging with information that has been obtained via these means. There is a lot of work being done to evolve this technology, but we have barely even scratched the surface. To know what it is truly capable of, we need to understand it on a fundamental level.

Referred to as Geospatial Innovation at the Catapult, it is the analysis of data that has either a geographic or location element to it. For example, a satellite image that has a longitude and latitude reference system to it, or even a postcode. The data in its various forms, has been used to make sectors like agriculture, transport and even extractive industries, perform more efficiently and effectively. But the technology still needs to be adopted more widely.

Episode Guests:

• Peter Beaumont - Director of Geospatial Innovation / Satellite Applications Catapult
• Owen Hawkins - Product Development Director / Earth-i
• Alexandre Lacoste - Research Scientist / Element AI
• Richard Flemmings- Partner and CTO / 4 Earth Intelligence

Resources

• How can the integration of geospatial data into business processes make operations more effective and enable the creation of new products? Find out about the rapid advancement of EO in our ‘Geospatial Innovation in 2020’ report: Click here to download
• Visit our Projects Hub to explore some of our projects utilising Earth Observation and Artificial Intelligence
• Find out more about how Geospatial Intelligence is used in the Agriculture industry, including the acquisition of weather, optical, or SAR data, all of which can assist decision making in food production, in one of our recent blogs.

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