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Advanced Remote GP Appointments using Satellite Connectivity

Published: March 26, 2020

Our Business Manager for Health and Wellbeing, John Vesey, explains how an idea developed by two GPs is transforming the way practices are delivering health...

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LoGSRN: Deep Super Resolution Network for Digital Elevation Model

Published: March 26, 2020

Catapult co-author: Stephen Spittle Abstract: The spatial resolution of a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) plays a crucial role in many practical remote sensing applications. However,...

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5G Options

Published: February 28, 2020

What exactly is a 5G connection? And are they all the same? Our Director of Ubiquitous Connectivity and 5G Step-Out Centre Manager, Kieran Arnold, explains…...

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sAFE Project

Published: February 26, 2020

Background Since June 2018 it has been mandatory in Europe for all new types of cars and light commercial vehicles to be fitted with eCall...

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Connecting Rural Locations with 5G

Published: February 20, 2020

The Satellite Applications Catapult has been awarded £850,000 to deliver 5G and satellite data expertise across all areas of a new 5G connectivity project in...

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Space-Enabled Agriculture

Published: February 18, 2020

In November 2019 the Satellite Applications Catapult hosted a ‘Space-enabled Agriculture’ event, on behalf of the Digital Agri-Food Special Interest Group. The objective of the...

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Investor Action on Tailings Dam Safety, One Year After the Brumadinho Disaster

Published: February 17, 2020

The Mining and Tailings Safety Initiative, a group that has over US $14 trillion in assets under management and is co-led by the Church of...

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Space-Enabled Applications for the Mining Sector Workshop – Results

Published: February 6, 2020

On 28 November, the Satellite Applications Catapult, European Space Agency, and United Nations Crime Institute (UNICRI) hosted a workshop to discover how space-enabled applications could...

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Catapult Network Welcomes UK Government’s Announcement of Support for Science, Research, and Innovation

Published: January 28, 2020

In response to the UK Government’s announcement on investment in science, research and innovation in the UK, and the upcoming Place Strategy for UK research...

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PhD centre will nurture new leaders in Earth observation

Published: January 14, 2020

A new centre will enable 50 fully-funded PhD researchers to harness satellite data to tackle global environmental challenges. The Centre for Satellite Data in Environmental...

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GRID-Arendal Workshop

Published: December 23, 2019

On 16 December members of our Extractive Industries team visited Norway to attend a workshop at the GRID-Arendal office. We were there to continue our...

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UK LaunchPad Initiative: Coastal Applications Compeition Winners

Published: December 19, 2019

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