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The Scene From Above Podcast
S15E3: Is the future of geospatial in the cloud? A conversation with Swetha Kolluri
In this episode, we speak with Swetha Kolluri, who works on AI and Digital Innovations at the World Bank. Previously serving as Head of Experimentation at UNDP in India, Swetha has dedicated her career to applying frontier technologies to social and environmental challenges. With her background spanning rural development, data science, and sustainability initiatives across India and the US, she brings unique perspectives on transformative solutions using AI and cloud computing. In this conversation, Swetha shares insights from her work designing innovative development experiments, and her vision for how earth observation, citizen science and AI can address...
2025-03-10
47 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S15E2: Is the future of geospatial in the cloud? A conversation with Dr. Brianna R. Pagán
Welcome to Season 15, during which we will host a series of conversations around the question: 'Is the future of geospatial in the cloud?' With ever increasing amounts of satellite data and computational power available, moving geospatial workflows to the cloud opens the doors to powerful insights. But what does it take to really switch to doing things in a cloud-native way? Let's find out together. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Brianna R. Pagán, Deputy Manager of the NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data Information Centre. In her current role, Brianna is responsible for o...
2024-12-17
44 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S15E1: Is the future of geospatial in the cloud? A conversation with Jed Sundwall
Welcome to Season 15, during which we will host a series of conversations around the question: 'Is the future of geospatial in the cloud?' With ever increasing amounts of satellite data and computational power available, moving geospatial workflows to the cloud opens the doors to powerful insights. But what does it take to really switch to doing things in a cloud-native way? Let's find out together. In the first episode, we talk to Jed Sundwall, the Executive Director of Radiant Earth. Jed has been instrumental in bringing open geospatial data to the cloud. Under Radiant Earth...
2024-10-25
49 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S14E1: European Union Deforestation free Regulation (EUDR) with Dr.Vivian Ribeiro
In the first episode of Season 14, we talk to Dr. Vivian Ribeiro about the challenges and opportunities of the new European Union Deforestation free Regulation (EUDR) in the Earth Observation Sector. Dr. Vivian Ribeiro is a senior data scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute and currently leads the spatial intelligence team in the Trase - Intelligence for Sustainable Trade initiative. She is also the co-founder and technical coordinator of the Do Pasto ao Prato app, a collaborative initiative aimed at increasing transparency in the Brazilian meat industry. Vivian holds degrees in biology from the University of Goias and masters...
2023-11-27
30 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S13E6: Forest Carbon Monitoring with Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo
In the last episode of Season 13, we talk to Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo about SAR, LiDAR, passive multispectral data, mangroves, biomass estimation, carbon stocks, payment ecosystem services, science communication & much more. Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo, is a NASA scientist!! She is Research Scientist in the Biospheric Sciences Lab at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center based in Maryland, USA, where she studies forest ecology and ecosystem structure with multi-source remote sensing. Dr. Fatoyinbo has a Doctorate in Environmental sciences from University of Virginia, with a focus on Forest Ecology and Remote Sensing of Mangrove Wetlands. She serves on the GEDI and ICESat-2 M...
2023-04-06
50 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S13E5: Empowering geospatial innovation with Sabrina Szeto
This episode features Sabrina Szeto, who is a geospatial consultant who empowers organizations to use geospatial data and technology. She is a Google Developer Expert for Earth Engine. Sabrina has a Masters in Forestry from Yale University and a BA in Anthropology from Princeton University. She also is the co-founder and former Director of Women+ in Geospatial and is currently based near Munich, Germany. Website: https://sabrinaszeto.com/our-work Twitter: https://twitter.com/SabrinaSzeto Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@sabrinaszeto Season 13 of Scene from Above is brought to you by Geoawesomeness and UP42. Be sure to check out...
2023-03-02
45 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S13E4: GNSS to study natural hazards with Dr. Lujia Feng
This episode features Dr. Lujia Feng, a Principal Research fellow at the Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She is a geodesist who is trained as a geologist and geophysicist and now explores the atmosphere. In her research, Dr. Feng uses GNSS to study natural hazards related to tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes and climate. Listen in as Dr. Gopika Suresh talks to Dr. Lujia Feng about Southeast Asia, seismology, atmospheric water vapour from GNSS, challenges of being an immigrant and how diverse voices bring diverse perspectives to remote sensing. Dr. Lujia Feng: EOS page https://earthobservatory.sg...
2023-01-31
43 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S13E3: Deforestation in the Amazon biome with Dr. Tahisa Kuck and Prof. Tatiana Pará
This episode features Dr. Tahisa Kuck, Science and Technology Analyst at the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology of the Brazilian Air Force and Professor Tatiana Pará, professor at the Federal Institute of Pará. Professor Tatiana has a master's degree in development and management of the Amazon. She works with university extension taking geoprocessing tools to remote communities, promoting inclusion of girls and women in the world of STEM. She founded the group MENINAS DA GEO and is entrepreneurial with stewardship activities and collaborative mapping. She mentors the Youthmappers IFPA chapter and...
2023-01-05
46 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S13E2: Drones with Dr. Karen Joyce
This episode features Dr. Karen Joyce, an Associate Professor at James Cook University in Cairns, Australia. Dr. Joyce is an innovator of all things Earth Observations from science to creating community. In her research, she explores novel usages of drone platforms building upon her experience in the military. Outside of her research, she is an entrepreneur who has led the development of the GEONadir drone data sharing and processing platform as well as created an educational network and resources for introducing young girls to UAVs called Shemaps. She is also a founder of the Dames of Drones network! Listen...
2022-11-30
46 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S13E1:New hosts!
Ladies of Landsat & Sisters of SAR take over the podcast so expect the unexpected. In this first episode, we tell you about us, our organisations & our missions & visions. You will get to know our contributors and collaborators a little better, learn about their lives, careers and journeys in the field of Remote Sensing and hear about challenges they experienced. You will also hear from our news correspondent, Rafaela Tiengo as she tells you about the latest in Remote Sensing and GIS. Shownotes: Ladies of Landsat - https://twitter.com/LadiesOfLandsat Sisters of SAR - ht...
2022-10-30
44 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S12 Bonus
We finish up our stint on the Scene From Above podcast. In the news we mention STAC, Dynamic Earth and Github. 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: GEE publishes pricing. Good news all round. STAC browser v3.0 Landsat Enduring Legacy book Dynamic Earth paper generated much discussion on Twitter - A, B, C, D. Nvidia partners with the UN Top 10 satellite imagery repos on GitHub (or is it?)
2022-07-18
40 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S12E6: PC/GEE
We talk about Google Earth Engine and Microsoft's Planetary Computer. In the news we mention GOES, Pelican and Worldcover. 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: Worldcover 2021 is coming Global building footprint database GOES-18 launched in March Pelican Geomob podcast - whats new in EO? Landsat Next is going to have all the bands! Geo for Good 2022 apply now (before 13th J...
2022-06-13
39 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S12E5: Takeover 2 - inclusive futures
We don't talk in this episode :-) Instead, we gave over full editorial direction to our friends at Ladies of Landsat and Sisters of SAR who decided the format and topic for this show. Enjoy this brilliant discussion. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: Living Planet Symposium Session - “Cultivating an inclusive future in Remote Sensing & Earth Observation” Sisters of SAR (SoS) Ladies of Landsat (LoL) Meninas da Geotecnologia RSATE Group Flávia: https://twitter.com/flasme...
2022-05-17
37 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S12E4: Takeover
We don't talk in this episode :-) Instead, we gave over full editorial direction to our friends at Ladies of Landsat and Sisters of SAR who decided the format and topic for this show. Enjoy this brilliant discussion. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: The paper being discussed Ladies of Landsat Sisters of SAR Polyanna’s Twitter RSATE group Letter from RSATE published in Science Magazine about the cuts to research funding in...
2022-04-19
34 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S12E3: Thank News 2
We talk about some great folks in the community - and then only have time for the news. In the news we mention Cloud Native Outreach Day, SNAP and Microsoft. 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: Interesting breakdown of EO satellites I'm not sure I really understand this but it sounds cool New Impact Observatory data are here Cloud Native Outreach Day is coming T...
2022-03-21
20 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S12E2: Thank News
We talk about some great folks in the community - for so long that we only have time for the news. In the news we mention LiDAR, GEO and Landsat 9. 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: Landsat 9 imagery is now available Satellogic get funding to $150M and NASDAQ listed - don't take your eyes off these folks! Blog of the month? Microsoft releases Torchgeo RSGISLIB v5 is out LiDAR for the whole of Franc...
2022-02-21
23 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S12E1: What do we do?
We talk about why it's so hard to simply and accurately state what it is we do to people outside the profession. In the news we mention Sentinel 1B, launches and ARD. 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 1B power issues Tonga EO market share What is Kaggle used for? A great ARD post Mort Canty's resources on GEE Loads of stuff launched Hidden EO voices Steven's tweet
2022-01-24
26 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S11E6: Four Years
We talk about the year that's just passed and also the 4 years that we have been podcasting. In the news we mention GEDI, Callisto and Iceye. 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: Have you landed on MLHub recently? Iceye to provide X-band SAR to MDA 10cm imagery! Earth Engine converts the lot to a STAC catalog GEDI in GEE eg Keiko, e.g. Emil
2021-12-30
29 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S11E5: Include everyone
We talk to Flavia Mendes about inclusion in EO. In the news we mention 30 Day Map Challenge, floods and geo4good. 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: 30 Days of Maps GEO Highlights report geo4good Google Wants to Save the Planet With Satellite Images Floods in British Columbia PhD opportunity with Qiusheng Wu Robin's DL repo passes 2K stars Flavia on Twitter Benefits of gender...
2021-12-07
32 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
Special episode
A fun episode created entirely from outtakes from the podcast recording sessions and edited together to (try and) make some coherent content. Hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed recording and editing it together!
2021-12-01
04 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S11E4: The Socials
We have a chat about how social media and EO match up. In the news we mention DEMs, COP and GEE. 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: Faster GEE image downloads A global inventory of photovoltaic solar energy generating units High resolution DEM's - EarthDEM Worldcover 10m dataset and Earth Engine app Zarr, COG and TileDB discussions GDAL - new release 3.4 All the COP26 news! Go look online...
2021-11-15
28 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S11E3: Impact Observatory
We talk to Steve from Impact Observatory. In the news we mention Sisters of SAR, Pelican and Moocs. 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: Sisters of SAR website Living Planet Symposium Demeter Planet and Pelican AI for Earth Monitoring on Future Learn Open EO Cloud and call for early adopters Google Earth Engine updates Webmap performance Impact Observatory 10m Land Cover/Land Use map
2021-10-25
31 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S11E2: Disruption
We discuss issues around disruption in the EO/geo business system. In the news we mention Landsat-9, GDAL and machine 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: Landsat 9 is launched A nice EO based newsletter from Priya Patel Awesome spectral indices Being directly responsible for your career Machine learning resources UK Space Conf and FOSS4G are this week GDAL changes - be aware KTN Pavilion for COP26 Aravind's tweet
2021-10-04
23 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S11E1: Biomass
We talk to Ed from the University of Edinburgh. In the news we mention stactools, SPACs and IceCube (not that one!). 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: New updates to stactools including support around Sentinel 1 GRD Reduce GeoTIFF Disk Space Usage with Python IceCube released by Iceye Investor presentations from Planet and Blacksky #SLICED and its impact Ed Mitchard GEDI GEDI and Python NISAR SENSE Space Intelligence
2021-09-14
31 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S10E6: Digital Twins
We talk about EO and digital twins. In the news we mention Remote Pixel, Landsat 9 and STAC. Only those. Not 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: Sensat and Khalid STAC RfP Remote Pixel is done Landsat 9 has a snazzy new page Creating a digital twin of the Earth The Earth archive Microsoft Planetary Computer Destination Earth Smart City Digital Twins Digital Twin Fan Club podcast
2021-08-24
29 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S10E5: Recruitment Issues
We discuss issues about recruitment in the EO and geospatial sectors. In the news we mention RSGISlib, urban planning and Fregata Space. Only those. Not 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: Sensat and Khalid RSGISlib has a new release coming Fregata Space announcement Urban planning in Vienna
2021-08-02
27 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S10E4: DEA Coastlines
We talk to Robbi from Geoscience Australia. In the news we mention Earth Blox and MOOCs, Iceye and 10m landcover! 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: Observing Earth from Space MOOC Sentinel-6 data Sponsored SAR data for research ObSERVE 2 aerial surveys 10m Landcover data Digital Earth Australia Coastlines Open Data Cube Digital Earth Australia notebooks and tools repository Robbi's Twitter
2021-07-05
35 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S10E3: TileDB
We talk to Stavros and Norman from TileDB. In the news we mention GEE again and R! 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: awesome-gee-community-datasets code & datasets SAR Watcher! and awesome-earth-engine-apps Introducing G.AI.A - the promises and pitfalls in using AI in conservation Superpixels in R from Jakub Nowosad Alastair's new job as Sparkgeo lead in the UK TileDB TileDB and geospatial Norman's presentation to Radiant Earth
2021-06-15
30 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S10E2: Tyler Talks GEE
We talk to Tyler Erickson from Google about Google Earth Engine. In the news we mention launches, the EO clinic and Digital Earth Africa! 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: The ethics of using geospatial data Interesting use cases from the EO Clinic: Satellite Vu on its way to a thermal constellation Alba Orbital funding round Albedo funding round Continuing the trend of high quality tutorials in 2021 Digital Earth Africa portal and training Best...
2021-05-25
31 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S10E1: SAR ML with Shay
We talk to Shay Strong from Iceye about SAR, machine learning and more. In the news we mention the MEGA NEWS and hackathons! 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: The Mega News Microsoft Planetary computer Google Earth timelapse Planet Carbonmapper GDAL financial support RSGISlib on Twitter awesome-gee-community-datasets catalog Is EO starting to go mainstream? Geo-Podcasts list Noel Gorelick Medium posts ICESAT2 Hackweek Going nuts about Geopandas SpaceNet 6 Iceye Iceye flood monitoring: EO College Ech...
2021-05-03
30 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S9E6: Vincent Sarago
We talk to Vincent Sarago about COGs and Remote Pixel and more. In the news we mention the Ever Given, LiveEO and tutorials! 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: Ever Given is all over the internet "The Space Speedometer" LiveEO closed their Series A The pace of excellent tutorials is incredible: ShadedRelief Earth Data Science GIS Open Courseware NASA Mapbox Remote Pixel Development Seed Cloud Optimised GeoTiff titiler aiocogeo deck.gl-raster
2021-04-12
32 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S9E5: GEO
We chat to Phoebe and Angelica about AfriGEO and AmeriGEO. In the news we mention our Tweets, STAC and SPAC! 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 1.0.0 RC1 released A really great discussion on Twitter What is SPAC? Updates: geopandas and gdal FAAAARRRRMS FROM SPAAAAACCCCE Group on Earth Observations (GEO) AfriGEO AmeriGEO GeoGLOWS Inter-American Academy of Geosciences & Applications RCMRD
2021-03-22
27 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S9E4: Viability
We discuss issues around a viable EO ecosystem. In the news we mention Etna, dual-band SAR satellites and HLS. 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: Alpha-Insights SAR Etna erupts Simon Proud's tweet Updated hydrological dataset Harmonised Landsat Sentinel-2 data Step-by-step flooding tutorial Terrawatch Space podcast episode Geomob podcast episode The Twitter poll GIM article
2021-03-01
25 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S9E3: SOS
We talk to Laura, Gopika and Sarah from the Sisters of SAR. In the news we mention INPE, COGs (again!) and Google Earth. 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: COGs and the OGC COGs and Geoserver LiveEO and the US power network The INPE Amazon mission Michael Jones and Google Earth If GDAL breaks, how many EO businesses fail? Sisters of SAR 2021 - the year of SAR? #TrainingTuesdays tweets can be found...
2021-02-08
35 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S9E2: Care about COGs
We have a chat about the rise of cloud optimised geotiffs. In the news we mention elephants, Landsat 9 and #eochat. 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: ONDA MOST announced Elephants from space Head Aerospace and its assets "It’s not just about throwing flood maps over the fence and hoping people use them" Landsat 9 launch date announced Illegal Gold Mining down 78% in the Peruvian Amazon #eochat Sundays 8-9pm GMT and Wednesdays 2-3pm GMT S...
2021-01-17
24 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S9E1: 3 years!
It's our 3 year anniversary episode, and also one where we look back at 2020 and think about what 2021 might have in store. In the news we mention Iceberg A68a, PanGeo and Rasters Revealed. 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: Rasters Revealed 2021 Online The ONS Data Science Campus water tool The Irish space collaboration hub launches So many Iceberg A68a stories Climate Trace Mapbox release GL JS v2 and it's proprietary PanGeo stuff: PanGeo and STAC...
2020-12-18
26 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S8E6: GEE with Keiko
We talk to Keiko Nomura from Space Intelligence about using Google Earth Engine in her PhD. In the news we mention Maxar, Rasters Revealed and xarray. 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-6 and planned Copernicus launches! Maxar announce 15 cm imagery Rasters Revealed is on the 15th Jan 2021 Penguin counting using drones Cloud Native Geospatial Sprint Awards & Bounties 500 resources on awesome-eo-code!! Handling multi temporal satellite images with xarray 3D web visualisation Keiko's page Spac...
2020-11-29
33 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S8E5: Mouth of Morrison
We talk to Joe Morrison from Azavea about satellite imagery aggregation, and whether it works as a business model. In the news we mention earth.nullschool, QGIS and S1/S2 ARD code. 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: Catch-up content from Geo for Good The JNCC S1/S2 ARD list Cell analysis in QGIS announced A reminder of earth.nullschool which has been updated 30 Day Map Challenge Azavea Joe on Twitter
2020-11-09
29 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S8E4: Disaster Monitoring
We talk to David Borges from NASA about using EO for disaster monitoring and response. In the news we mention Sentinel, the podcast (meta!) and machine 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: Sentinel free on AWS again - as a COG Sentinel HR moves forward Radiant Earth's "State of ML" resources We are now on Spotify NASA Applied Sciences Disasters Program Website CEOS WGDisasters Website Joint NASA, ESA, JAXA COVID-19 Earth Observation D...
2020-10-20
32 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
SFA Snapshots: 4
Welcome to Scene From Above Snapshots - quickfire discussions on various topics. Enjoy! If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Recorded at the start of lockdown!
2020-10-16
17 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S8E3: Conference Chat
We have a chat about what we want from a conference. In the news we mention that Planet/KSAT/Airbus contract, GHGSat and SCP. 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: Planet, KSAT and Airbus come together for forestry The Kenya Space Agency are being proactive ICEYE funding round C GHGSat and Sentinel-5P applications from ESA and the BBC The Semi-automatic Classification Plugin developed for Sentinel-1 and GOES The 2018 SatSummit webpage
2020-10-05
25 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S8E2: Platform Proliferation
We have a chat about whether there is platform overload. In the news we mention Sentinel 6, STAC and data fusion. 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: The Pixalytics blog post Blog post on cloud native geospatial Post on data fusion Sentinel 6 launch date announcement EO sector growth projections A non-exhaustive list of a few platforms (being named in this episode is not an endorsement nor a criticism, we just wanted to make the...
2020-09-04
25 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
SFA Snapshots: 3
Welcome to Scene From Above Snapshots - quickfire discussions on various topics. Enjoy! If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Recorded at the start of lockdown!
2020-09-02
11 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
SFA Snapshots: Summer Special
Welcome to the 2020 Scene From Above Summer Special Snapshot. Enjoy! Shownotes for all episodes can be found via http://scenefromabove.org, https://geoger.co.uk/podcast/ or at http://www.acgeospatial.co.uk/podcasts/. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom
2020-08-17
13 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S8E1: SpaceNet
We have a fascinating discussion about the SpaceNet Challenges. In the news we mention geopandas, methane and Brazil Data Cube. 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 release for Geopandas Check out Brazil Data Cube Relaxed spatial resolution over Israel Methane post 1 Methane post 2 SpaceNet Challenges
2020-07-08
30 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S7E6: Awesome EO Code
An absolute stack of news and a discussion about the Awesome EO Code project. In the news we mention RSPSoc 2020, STAC and the Geospatial Commission. 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: Planet goes for multiple looks per day Sean Gorman's talk at FOSS4GUKOnline 2020 Pixel8 Update release: STAC 1.0 beta STAC is now in pygeoapi Update release: sentinelsat 0.14 UK geospatial strategy document RSPSoc Conference Awesome-EarthObservation-Code
2020-06-25
28 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
SFA Snapshots: 2
Welcome to Scene From Above Snapshots - quickfire discussions on various topics. Enjoy! Shownotes for all episodes can be found via http://scenefromabove.org, https://geoger.co.uk/podcast/ or at http://www.acgeospatial.co.uk/podcasts/. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom
2020-06-11
11 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
SFA Snapshots: 1
Welcome to Scene From Above Snapshots - quickfire discussions on various topics. Enjoy! Shownotes for all episodes can be found via http://scenefromabove.org, https://geoger.co.uk/podcast/ or at http://www.acgeospatial.co.uk/podcasts/. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom
2020-06-04
11 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S7E5: Drones
Finally, we discuss drones! We interview Stefano Puliti about this data source In the news we mention FOSS4GUK:Online 2020, a PWC report and LiDAR. 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: PWC on Space and Covid Cloud Masks as a Service 3D in R FOSS4GUK: Online 2020 GEO Online Symposium 2020 Metasensing SAR collection Open Stefano Puliti
2020-05-19
30 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S7E4: Constellation consternation
We discuss the fact that everyone seems to want a constellation these days. In the news we mention the Copernicus petition, Awesome-EO-Code and Sentinel 5P. 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: Our very own Awesome-EarthObservation-Code Article on TROPOMI TROPOMI GEE App Petition about Copernicus Earth Observation Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Communities Blog on Picterra processing Satellogic Iceye Capella Space Planet Pleiades Neo WorldView Legion
2020-04-29
22 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S7E3: Up north
We chat with Charlotte Bishop GRSG and Norway. In the news we mention the GROW Observatory, Himawari data and GEE (again). 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: Satellites and water management in Africa AWS hosts Himawari data Check out the GROW Observatory Process your data on GEE Loss of ice mass and gravity measurements KSAT GSRG
2020-04-07
27 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S7E2: SERVIR
We chat with Emil Cherrington from the SERVIR programme. In the news we mention the Amazon rainforest, Syria and ICEYE. 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: Some sobering imagery of Syria SAR video from ICEYE Shell Gamechanger ESA Startup Competition More resources from FastAI Unidata Python resources GEO, Google Earth and cultural maps of the Amazon SERVIR BelizeGeo Twitter account
2020-03-17
28 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S7E1: Career capers
We'll stop talking careers after this one, and get back to pure EO. Honest. In the news we mention Zooniverse, SAR 101 and Energeo. Amongst other things. You can listen to S7E1, S6E6 and S2E3 as a mini-series about jobs in the EO sector. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: Australian wildfires from ABC News about Landsat 9 Energeo join Project LEO Phil Lewis wins Newton Prize funding Citizen science with Power to the People South Korea Geostationary satell...
2020-03-04
31 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S6SE: MLHub
A special episode where we talk to Hamed Alemohammad about developments with MLHub. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: MLHub
2020-02-21
13 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S6E6: Just us
Want to know what it's like working for yourself in the EO sector. We mull it over. In the news we mention GEE, TRUTHS and Satellogic. 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: Google Dataset Search Sentinel-5P COGs GEE Python Notebooks Events from SpaceAgenda TRUTHS Data products from GEDI Launches from Satellogic Geoger: What's in a day rate? Geoger: Why go independent?
2020-02-03
29 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S6E5: Geospatial 2.0
We talk to Josh Gilbert and Gopal Erinjippurath about their take on Geospatial 2.0. In the news we mention SentinelHub, Flying Labs and the Australian fires. 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: SentinelHub batch processing SentinelHub Land Cover monitoring We Robotics Flying Labs Christoph Rieke publishes the blog of the month! SENSE-CDT is announced ASTREA notebooks Update to STAC 0.9 Australian Wildfires Gopal and Josh's post on Geospatial 2.0
2020-01-17
29 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S6 Happy New Year
Happy New Year! Alastair and Andrew hope that you have a great 2020. Thank you for all of your tweets, comments and downloads so far - let's keep going! If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom
2019-12-30
04 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S6E4: 2 years!
This episode is our 2 year anniversary, so get ready for a relaxed chat about the EO sector as we see it. In the news we mention open books, GEE (again!) and wildfires. 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: Monitoring tropical forest carbon stocks and emissions using Planet satellite data More than 800 pages of openly available advice Funding at the ESA ministerial GEO and GEE join forces Radiant MLHub
2019-12-17
32 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S6E3: a STAC of goodness
We talk to Chris Holmes about STAC and EO more widely. In the news we mention Spelfie, GEE tutorials and open SAR data. 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: More launches from Planet GEO/JAXA announces open SAR data GEE cookbook / tutorial has happened More funding for Orbital Insight GEE QGIS plugin Take a selfie with Spelfie Check out the latest STAC details
2019-12-02
31 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S6E2: is AI hype?
We discuss whether the use of AI in EO is too hyped! In the news we mention Sudan-Sat, gdal and Geotrellis. 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: Sudan launches SRSS-1 USGS report updates economic value of Landsat archive STAC Sprint 5 has happened A new release for GeoTrellis NASA WorldView GDAL tutorial from SpatialThoughts RasterVision Training data from Big Earth Hurricanes and Development Seed Fast.AI
2019-11-09
24 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S6E1: Ladies of Landsat
We chat to Morgan from the Ladies of Landsat. In the news we mention hard lessons, pyimagesearch and green spaces. 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 and associated resources via Morgan: 10 hard lessons learnt Amazing resources from pyimagesearch SAR book Wiley virtual issue on climate change Urban change in Edinburgh Ladies of Landsat Women in Geospatial WinGRSS She Maps GeoLatinas Women in GIS Women in GIS Kenya Black Girls Mapp Women in GIS in WI Indigenous Maps 5...
2019-10-22
31 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S5E6: Is image interpretation dead?
We discuss the merits of image interpretation. In the news we mention conferences, GDAL tutorials and Planet. 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: IceSat 2 bathymetry article IceSat 2 tools on Github An article on the ethics of mapping Alastair's talk at FOSS4G:UK 2019 Mapping roads and buildings using Planet Analytics Another great GDAL tutorial AI using Google Earth Engine 18,000,000 buildng footprints released Is image interpretation a dying art? The report from SenSat Airborne hybrid systems Image interpretati...
2019-10-02
25 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S5_Bonus
Not everything goes smoothly! With the release of this (fun?) blooper real we want to acknowledge the brilliant support that this podcast has had from the Earth observation / remote sensing community. Thank you for all of your tweets, comments and downloads so far - let's keep going! If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom
2019-09-16
04 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
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 ima...
2019-09-10
26 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
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
2019-08-14
29 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
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...
2019-07-26
36 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
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
2019-07-05
26 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
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...
2019-06-13
32 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
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 Mark...
2019-05-27
31 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
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 U...
2019-05-09
29 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
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
2019-04-15
23 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
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 wor...
2019-03-25
32 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
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 In...
2019-03-04
29 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S04 E01: Interview with 2ExcelGeo
In this episode we interview Kate Doyle of 2ExcelGeo about aerial data collection and finding work after university. In the news we mention SAR software, UK Space growth and Sensat. 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: The UK space sectore is creating jobs ESRI ArcGIS Notebooks A new SAR-bot called Synthetic Aperture Random SAR software #1: HyP3 SAR software #2: S1 Tiling ALL the pixels from the rather impressive Sensat GLOBE Adopt a Pixel The 2ExcelGeo website
2019-02-11
32 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S03 E06: Interview with Marlan
In this episode we interview Dr Cai Bird of Marlan Maritime Technologies about a very nifty radar system. In the news we mention WorldView 4, ESA budgets and Python tutorials. 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: Maxar reports the loss of the WorldView-4 satellite Online GLCF portal is closed down Earth observation gets a good chunk of the ESA Budget Satellogic is good to go! MODIS VIIRS Client Patrick Gray releases Python tutorial notebooks Anak Krakatau imaged by ICEY...
2019-01-25
29 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S03 E05: One year on!
It's been a whole year of the Scene From Above podcast. Thank you so much for all your support. In this episode we talk about some of the predictions we made in February in S1 E3. In the news we mention Boundless and Planet, Metop-C and DigitalGlobe. 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: Planet to acquire Boundless Hottest companies in satellite technology Active users on the SciHub is 33k DigitalGlobe images are stunning ICESAT updates METOP-C e...
2018-12-24
25 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S03 E04: The Radiant Earth Foundation
In this episode we talk to Anne Hale Miglarese, CEO of the Radiant Earth Foundation, about the Foundation's plans and platform as well as the state of modern EO. In the news we mention GEE and S5P, AWS Groundstations, GOES and OpenEO. 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: Russian Progress launch filmed from the ISS (apologies, in the podcast Alastair states that it's a US launch site) More GEE and S5P chat AWS announce thei...
2018-12-08
32 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S03 E03: Open sauced
In this episode we talk about open source software for EO and geospatial analysis. In the news we mention a whole host of things including whales, Sentinel HR, eo-learn and phi-week. 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: Identifying whales from satellite imagery Blog post about the Sentinel HR proposal Mapping dams from space Introducing eo-learn $2M contract awarded to Radiant Solutions Take the time to check out some of the work done by John Murray YouTube playlist...
2018-11-22
31 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S03 E02: All the satellites!
In this episode we talk about quite a few of the satellites that are used for EO studies. But we still get hung up on the Sentinels and Landsat! In the news we discuss the release of Raster Vision, Reddit and Sentinel Hub's education pages. 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: More releases from Sentinel 5P A tweet about a cool Sentinel data finder in a Jupyter notebook A Reddit discussion about RS vs GIS OMG! The...
2018-10-31
28 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S03 E01: Web devs and EO scientists
In this episode we talk about the importance of getting data disseminated through the web and whether EO scientists are in demand as web developers use APIs to create cool apps. In the news we discuss Google Earth Engine, financing and ocean robots. 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: Google release Earth Engine Apps That Brexit tweet Rezatec secure investment Capella Space win investment Orbital Insight acquire FeatureX UrthCast announce $25m contract Planet and Orbital Insight partners...
2018-10-08
23 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S02 E06: Are we in the space sector?
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
2018-09-13
27 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S02 E05: How important is GDAL?
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 Sout...
2018-08-20
26 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S02 E04: A chat with CloudEO
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 we...
2018-07-31
29 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S02 E03: Bonus!
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
2018-06-28
01 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S02 E03: U got skillz?
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...
2018-06-28
26 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S02 E02: What's in your bag?
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...
2018-06-11
26 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S02 E01: Geo-what-inary?
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 effor...
2018-05-21
24 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S02 E00: Promo
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
2018-05-07
02 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S01 E06: Quickfire round
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 imager...
2018-04-09
24 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S01 E05: Analytical about Analytics
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...
2018-03-19
28 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S01 E04: Timeseries
In this episode we talk about how the temporal nature of remotely sensed data enriches the information in the imagery. In the news we talk about JupyterLab, another film review (!) and of course, SpaceX. 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: JupyterLab is ready for users Landsat 8 is five years old Mission Control: the unsung heroes of Apollo SpaceX - double sonic booms Sarbian OS Himawari 8 images of Mount Sinabung eruption Google Earth Engine Timelapse Timeseries vs GIS...
2018-02-23
22 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S01 E03: Predictions?
In this episode we talk about a few things that we think will be big in 2018. We also chat about AWS, drought, Voyager and more. 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 1 on AWS The Farthest DigitalGlobe ML for data storage RocketLab and the Humanity Star (and space graffiti) Planet Explorer Beta Cape Town Day Zero 20 years of Hype Cycles
2018-02-07
33 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S01 E02: What is Open Data?
In this episode we discuss open data - what it is, how useful it is and whether there are levels of openness. We also chat about satellite launches, gigapixel images, conferences and more. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: Satellite launches Hyperspectral cubesats Landsat Science Team Europe Gigapixel mosaic image SCP 6 tool Sentinel-2 statistics FOSS4G-UK conference FOSS4G global conference Rasters Revealed 2018 conference
2018-01-15
26 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S01 E01: Is Google Earth still the killer app?
In this episode we talk about whether or not Google Earth is still the killer app that non-specialists go to for their Earth observation fix, and what the next app might need to look like to take over the mantle from GE. We also chat about wildfires, openEO, the ISS and more. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: 2030 Vision For A World Empowered by Satellites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbrjkFWWtX4 Wildfires: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.ph...
2017-12-19
23 min
The Scene From Above Podcast
S01 E00: The Demo
The demo podcast to understand what we sound like and to gather some feedback. We know Alastair's microphone quality needs to be improved - we'll work on that over the course of Season 1. Shownotes: The GEE powered app: https://remap-app.org/remap Sentinel 5P image of Bali: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/12/Sentinel-5P_captures_Bali_volcanic_eruption Morocco satellite: http://northafricapost.com/20567-mohammed-vi-satellite-launched-orbit.html
2017-12-11
24 min