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Space data to drive economic and business growth in the East Midlands

Published: September 7, 2017

University of Leicester based Centre for Excellence wins two-year funding extension to apply hi-tech solutions for business needs A space technologies centre of excellence based...

3D visualisation of a mine: A geology adventure as a Catapult SPINtern

Published: September 7, 2017

Harry Herniman, who recently graduated in geology, says there are wide-ranging benefits of undertaking a space industry placement. Throughout my teenage years, as most young...

TCarta Marine change the way dynamic environments are managed and monitored with introduction of Vector Shorelines

Published: September 1, 2017

TCarta Marine, a global provider of marine geospatial products, is creating the Vector Shoreline Products at Global, National and Local scales for mapping applications as...

Staying on top of the fast-moving Small Satellite Market

Published: August 8, 2017

Florian Deconinck from the Satellite Applications Catapult, explains how the Catapult will keep the space industry and other stakeholders up-to-date about developments in the small...

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Catapult launches competition to help CEOs scale-up their business

Published: July 19, 2017

The Satellite Applications Catapult is teaming up with the Cambridge Judge Business School’s Entrepreneurship Centre at the University of Cambridge, to offer two places for...

Oxford Space Systems Provides Space Industry Secondee to India

Published: July 18, 2017

Shefali Sharma, from the Business Development Team at Oxford Space Systems (OSS), has been selected by the UK Department for International Trade (DIT), the UK...

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Catapult completes support to TechDemoSat as nominal operations end

Published: July 13, 2017

This week marks the end of TechDemoSat’s nominal three-year life span of operations, which have been run from the Satellite Application Catapult’s Missions Operations Centre...

How satellites can support growth of future cities

Published: July 11, 2017

Dan Wicks, Senior Earth Observation Specialist at the Satellite Applications Catapult, says that satellite technology will have a major impact on growing global urbanisation. By...

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Catapult launches new Small Satellite Market Intelligence report

Published: July 6, 2017

The Small Satellite Market Intelligence report is a free quarterly update that follows the fast growing interest in small satellites. As part of the Catapult’s...

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UK wildfires pose water resilience threat

Published: June 22, 2017

UK wildfires are costing water companies tens of millions of pounds and pose a risk to water quality, Utility Week has learned. The estimated cost of wildfires...

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Showcasing potential use of satellite communications and Earth observation for eCall system at ITS Europe 2017

Published: June 15, 2017

The extended opportunities offered by emergency call system, eCall, will be demonstrated by the Satellite Applications Catapult for the first time at next week’s ITS...

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Catapult to attend Cereals 2017

Published: June 13, 2017

As part of their continued commitment to the agricultural sector, the Satellite Applications Catapult will be exhibiting at Cereals 2017 this week. The event will...

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