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Resilient Earth
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Using Satellite Technology to Monitor Disused Coal Tips

Published: October 13, 2021

In September 2021, the Satellite Applications Catapult began working with the Coal Authority, on behalf of the Welsh Government, on using Earth Observation (EO) data...

Resilient Earth
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Hack the Planet Competition 2021 – Meet the inspiring finalists offering ground-breaking climate and ocean solutions

Published: October 5, 2021

After an unprecedented pan-Commonwealth search for innovative solutions to tackle the challenges of the climate emergency and ocean sustainability, the Satellite Applications Catapult and the...

Space Applications
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Space Enterprise Labs to open across UK providing physical spaces for national collaboration

Published: October 5, 2021

The second cohort of the Satellite Applications Catapult’s network of Space Enterprise Labs (SEL) open today at locations across the UK, providing users with access...

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Year of Climate – Net Zero and Holding Industry to Account

Published: October 1, 2021

Governments and businesses around the world have made significant commitments to reducing emissions in the race to Net Zero by 2050. Industrial processes create a...

Beyond Earth
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SmallSats: a new technological frontier in ecology and conservation?

Published: October 1, 2021

Catapult Co-Author: Cristian Rossi Abstract: We are in the midst of a revolution in satellite technology, with the rapid development and advancement of small satellites...

Autonomous & Connected Earth
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5G RuralDorset scoops three awards at Connected Britain

Published: September 24, 2021

A ground-breaking DCMS and Dorset Council-backed project aimed at exploring how next generation connectivity can benefit the people that live and work in rural areas...

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Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic: a geospatial and statistical analysis in Mogadishu, Somalia

Published: September 24, 2021

Catapult Co-Authors: Terri Freemantle, Yolanda Vazquez, Chris Reeve,  Abstract:  Background – While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been well documented in high-income countries,...

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What does space-based solar power mean for the future of fossil fuel-based energy? How will it help us achieve our net zero targets?

Published: September 23, 2021

Since John F Kennedy challenged the USA with his ‘moonshot’ in 1961, and put a man on the moon within a decade, we have been...

Space Applications
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Satellite Applications Catapult Annual Report 2021

Published: September 21, 2021

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Autonomous & Connected Earth
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Westcott: Developing Networks for the Future

Published: September 15, 2021

 We’re developing the networks of the future. At Westcott, our expertise in terrestrial (e.g. 4G, 5G etc) and non-terrestrial (e.g. satellite) networks means we’re...

Resilient Earth
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Westcott: The Healthy Living Lab

Published: September 9, 2021

 Think like a system. Act like an entrepreneur. The Healthy Living Lab methodology helps technology and healthcare providers co-create and test innovative new equipment....

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Digital Leaders Week: Collaboration for Healthcare Transformation

Published: September 7, 2021

We are in an era of unprecedented healthcare change, driven by increasing need and accelerating technology opportunities. Even before the pandemic, those within the digital...

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