The Scene From Above Podcast

In this episode we talk about how the Earth Observation sector identifies itself. In the news we discuss Remote Pixel, Aeolus, icebergs and Google Dataset Search. 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: Remote Pixel's issues with site scraping described in this blog post Aeolus - it's all over Twitter and the mainstream media! Larsen C update Cloud free mosaic of France Google Dataset Search A critical blog post from SentinelHub on the state of EO

In this episode we discuss GDAL and the pivotal role it has to play in the world of Earth observation and geospatial. In the news we talk about hydrology, how the public view space, sector growth and The Wedding Present! 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: Space priorities: 3% of people think going to the moon is important, but 43% felt climate change was most important Sector growth article How many small sats? 7000. Really? Monitoring ground deformation in Southern California The first Satellite Data Interoperability Workshop is go! The rather good, The Wedding Present GDAL homepage GDAL cheatsheet on GitHub Andrew's GDAL tips gdalinfo image.tif > stats.txt gdal_translate -b 1 input.tif output.tif pktools - extended GDAL!

In this episode we interview Maria from CloudEO about what they are looking to do with their data search and provision platform. In the news we talk about the EASRSC awards, Sentinel-5P and fire monitoring. 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: Sentinel-5P data are now available EO-Compass releases an awesome Sentinel metadata site Copernicus EMS monitors fires in the UK and elsewhere Sinergise and Dust Frequency Maps are winners at the EARSC awards If the Moon were only one pixel!

Recording ourselves together in the same room doesn't mean things go smoothly. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom

In this episode we record ourselves together in the same room for the first time, and discuss what skills are useful to have if you want to get a job dealing with EO imagery, and whether those skills have changed over the decades. In the news we talk about the Geospatial Commission and MasterMap, Sentinel-5P and space harpoons! 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: As we were both in the same building at the same time, we grabbed a seat in the Satellite Applications Catapult which is part of the Harwell Space Cluster  Geospatial Commission moves to open up parts of OS MasterMap Sentinel-5P maps of Formaldehyde Airbus are in the news! TerraSAR-X tasking and links with Planet. PakTES-1A launch announced SSTL launches RemoveDebris space harpoon!

In this episode we talk about what software might be good for EO image processing and whether you should know a bit of coding and have a decent laptop. In the news we talk about ICEYE, LiDAR data, Open-EO and geoint trends. 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: ICEYE raises a huge amount of cash to do cool things with radar! Six top GeoInt trends Mediterranean Sea Surface Temperature Climatology Open LiDAR data for England from the Environment Agency Open EO User requirements survey 13 Open Source Remote Sensing Software Packages (2018)

We are back for a second season, and in this episode we ramble on about geostationary EO satellites. In the news we talk about charging for Landsat imagery, the Jupyter project, cloud free S2 imagery and ecology. 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: What happens if the US starts charging for Landsat? Sentinel 5P tracking ships dirty emissions. Pettorelli et al. article and RS for ecology article. Cloudless S2 map. Jupyter Project gets awarded for their efforts and impact. Meteosat images. And more Meteosat images.

Season 2 is on its way!  If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove

In this episode we ask each other a few EO based questions, that turn out not to be as quick-fire as we initially thought they would be. In the news we talk about space junk, a Copernicus workshop, a UK spaceport and Earth on AWS. 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: Space fishing! Reducing space junk using a harpoon and/or a net. And another article about reducing space junk. The double-decker bus converter. Amazing oblique imagery from Planet. Also, an oldie-but-goodie launch from the ISS. Cryosat used to monitor the Antarctic. Announcing the Inaugural Earth on AWS Fellowships and Internships Program. Copernicus for Water Management workshop.

In this episode we talk about using analytics and analytical methods to extract information from imagery, rather than just looking at nice images. In the news we talk about Remote Pixel, conferences, and a new R software package. 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: Remote Pixel NDVI series New penguin habitats discovered from space Letter in the Guardian about space junk in response to this article The SnapPlanet.io mobile app UK National Earth Observation Conference R-stats SITS package for timeseries analysis Enter the Landsense Challenge