The Scene From Above Podcast

The Scene From Above Podcast

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The Scene From Above Podcast episodes

  • S5E5: We know what you did

    We discuss different aspects of privacy in the context of EO and other technologies. In the news we mention Living Wales, Landsat Next and solar potential. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom

    Shownotes:

    • Near collision between ESA and SpaceX satellites
  • Lots of info as it unfolded on the near collision
  • Landsat updates
  • Planet Analytics out of Beta
  • Study reports European solar potential
  • Landscape monitoring in Living Wales
  • Video about ARGUS
  • Privacy article 1
  • Privacy article 2
  • Blog post analysing that image!
  • More discussion about that image!
    • 27 min
  • S5E4: Summer Shorts

    Something a bit different this time - chats with four people about how they interact with remote sensing data day-to-day. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom

    Shownotes:

    • Cameron from the Satellite Applications Catapult
  • Portal for SEDAS
  • Twitter account for Frances
  • Amy's University page
  • Tech Up Women
  • Ed from RAL Space
    • 30 min
  • S5E3: OpenEO

    We have a great chat about OpenEO with Matthias Mohr. In the news we mention machine learning, bridge monitoring and FOSS4G:UK. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom

    Shownotes:

    • DOD Joint AI Centre makes ML datasets open
  • That Solaris blog post!
  • An ML resource page from FastAI
  • An ML resource page from robmarkcole
  • You can also use ESRI tools
  • A post on ML from Development Seed
  • SAR to monitor bridge deformation
  • The Dundee Sat Station crowdfunder
  • Get your tickets for FOSS4G:UK
  • The OpenEO project
  • The OpenEO web editor
  • The infamous podcast Strava group
    • 37 min
  • S5E2: Is visualisation important?

    We discuss geospatial data visualisation. In the news we mention Python pointers, thermal sensors and Google Earth Engine. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom

    Shownotes:

    • A visual introduction to numpy
  • Training resources from RUS
  • Step by step guide to building a GEE app
  • A new curated editorial: Spatial Awareness
  • Towards a new thermal sensor
  • It's goodbye from Dundee Satellite Station
  • And the DSS crowdfunder
  • Drought in Chennai
  • Monitoring a global water crisis
  • Show Your Stripes
    • 27 min
  • S5E1: Xarray and more

    We chat to Robin Wilson about free GIS data, Xarray, NetCDF and Python. In the news we mention CBERS4a, data science jobs and AWS Ground Station. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom

    Shownotes:

    • Report on data science jobs
  • News on AWS groundstations
  • Report on small sats
  • Event: open source cubesat workshop
  • Brazil ready to launch CBERS4a
  • Open Data for Africa
  • Phillipenes announce the DATOS project
  • Robin's free GIS data site
  • Check out the blog and software pages (and more) on Robin Wilson's webpage
  • Find out more about xarray
  • Find out more about NetCDF
  • Robin talks about xarray at PyConUK 2018
    • 33 min
  • S4E6: Open chat with Markus Neteler

    Markus Neteler talks to us about OSGeo, GRASS, Actinia and modern EO. In the news we mention Radiant Earth Foundation, Orbital Go and GDAL. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom

    Shownotes:

    • A new cubesat: the SPARC 1
  • The release of GDAL 3.0
  • GDAL documentation update
  • GDAL documentation as a pdf
  • Radiant Earth Foundation refocus
  • Launch of KTN Geospatial Insights SIG
  • European Data Cube facility service
  • Measuring air pollution from space
  • Orbital Insight announces Orbital Go
  • Mundialis
  • A paper about Actinia
  • Markus on Github
  • OSGeo: The Open Source Geospatial Foundation
  • GRASS
  • Geo4All
  • FOSS4G 2019 conference
    • 32 min
  • S04 E05: DIAS Discussions

    Part two of our DIAS discussions. We talk about how the DIAS systems might work for users. In the news we mention meetings, DescartesLabs and OpenDroneMap. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom

    Shownotes:

    • STAC Sprint 4 announced
  • ARD Workshop announced
  • Maxar is the new name for DigitalGlobe
  • Posters available for the BBC series Earth From Space
  • Julia Signell gives a great PyData talk
  • It's 100 million interactions on SentinelHub
  • Updates available for GeoPandas
  • ECW format is out of patent
  • Pangeo
  • Updates to OpenDroneMap
  • Selling products is wrong for AI startups
  • Call for proposals for Open Earth Engine
  • Creodias
  • Sobloo
  • Mundi
  • Onda
  • Wekeo
    • 30 min
  • S04 E04: DIAS Overview

    DIAS. What is it? Why is it? We discuss our first impressions in part one of a two part mini-series. In the news we mention SentinelSat, RADARSAT and deep learning. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom

    Shownotes:

    • India shoots down a satellite
  • A new release of SentinelSat software
  • Deep learning with SAR
  • Tallest tropical tree 1
  • Tallest tropical tree 2
  • A call for your forestry tools
  • Open data release from RADARSAT
  • DIAS roundup from EARSC
    • 24 min
  • S04 E03: Space for Smarter Government

    We interview Simon Agass about a new data release from the Space for Smarter Government programme. In the news we mention FOSS4G:UK, competitions and ice truckers. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom

    Shownotes:

    • Data Sci and Satellite Imagery: Andrew's post of the month
  • Development Seed have updated sat-utils
  • Water scarcity as a GEE app
  • Sentinel-Hub script competition
  • Monitoring ice and ice truckers
  • A land cover monitoring system for Afghanistan
  • FOSS4G:UK call for papers and workshops
  • FOSS4G 2019 EO competition
  • UK Space for Smarter Government Programme As of 7th May 2021 this initiative came to an end.
    • 33 min
  • S04 E02: Cubesats

    Cubesats are all the rage, but what are they and why should we care? In the news we mention GEOS, machine learning and a greener world. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom

    Shownotes:

    • How accurate is machine learning? Andrew's post of the month
  • Machine learning data 1: BigEarthNet
  • Machine learning data 2: Dataset list
  • The world is getting greener?
  • Paul Ramsey and Martin Davis will be working on GEOS
  • Homework: the EARSC DIAS comparison
  • Article on smallsats
  • Cubesats at CSIRO
  • Interview with Peter Beck at RocketLab
  • Build your own cubesat
  • Planet back in the day
    • 30 min

About The Scene From Above Podcast

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thriveGEO presents Season 15 of this podcast, bringing you informal discussions about the cool things in the world of Earth observation.