News and Comment

In-season biomass estimation of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) using fully polarimetric SAR imagery

Published: October 29, 2018

Catapult Co-Author: Dan Wicks Accurate estimation of crop biophysical and biochemical parameters during crop growing seasons is essential for improving site-specific management and yield estimation. The...

The worsening impacts of land reclamation assessed with Sentinel-1: The Rize (Turkey) test case

Published: October 29, 2018

Catapult Co-Author: Cristian Rossi Massive amounts of land are being reclaimed to build airports, new cities, ports, and highways. Hundreds of kilometers are added each...

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Reconfigurable Phased Array Antenna Consisting of High-Gain High-Tilt Circularly Polarized Four-Arm Curl Elements for Near Horizon Scanning Satellite Applications

Published: October 4, 2018

Catapult Co-Author(s): Thanos Arampatzis & Alessandro Modigliana Abstract: A 2 × 2 phased array consisting of beam reconfigurable four-arm right-handed circularly polarized (RHCP) curl unit elements...

Catapult Network Awarded Investment

Published: August 10, 2018

Today, we welcome the announcement from Government of a £780m investment in the Catapult network, securing the next five years of innovation and R&D in...

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Latin America Engagement Update

Published: August 3, 2018

One of the Satellite Application Catapult’s key roles is to open international opportunities for the UK satellite applications sector. With Chile and the surrounding regions playing...

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Small Satellite Market Intelligence

Published: August 1, 2018

Florian Deconinck, our Small Satellite Programme Manager, celebrates the 1-year anniversary of our quarterly report, and explains how you could feature in our next edition!...

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Research into the value of satellite-derived Earth Observation capabilities to UK Government

Published: July 30, 2018

Click here to find out more and to download the report. London Economics were commissioned by Innovate UK to evidence the current and near-term potential...

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Sustainable fishing start-up, OceanMind spins out from the Satellite Applications Catapult

Published: July 20, 2018

The Satellite Applications Catapult is delighted to announce its OceanMind business unit is now an independent, not-for-profit company. This pioneering new entity will continue its...

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Study reveals it is possible to identify potential lithium “hot-spots” from space

Published: July 11, 2018

A team of scientists have proved that satellites can detect characteristics in vegetation and minerals on the surface, which when combined with geological data, could...

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Catapult partners with Kepler Communications to accelerate growth in Low Earth Orbit telecommunications services

Published: July 10, 2018

Catapult awards In-Orbit Demonstration Mission 5 (IOD 5) to Kepler Communications to accelerate market access in response to emerging global opportunities for wide-area Internet of...

Finding flatroofs with QGIS

Published: July 5, 2018

Emily Selwood is a Software Engineer at the Satellite Applications Catapult, following a Hackathon event in Bristol earlier this year Emily has developed a way...

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Catapult expands In-Orbit Demonstration Programme working with Open Cosmos to offer new 6U CubeSat mission opportunity

Published: June 14, 2018

The Satellite Applications Catapult is expanding its landmark In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) Programme with support from the UK Space Agency. In collaboration with Open Cosmos, today...

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