Geospatial Data for Selecting Optimal Renewable Energy Sites
Solar and wind power plants have become increasingly important as the world continues to move towards renewable energy sources. However, choosing the right location for these power plants can be a complex process involving various factors, from available land and solar irradiation to wind speeds and topography.
(Relatively) Good news for Egyptian power transmission systems
Geo-spatial insights from the Spottitt MF Demo of Climate Conditions Monitoring, devoted to the ongoing COP27 climate conference in Sharm-El-Sheikh.
Key takeaways:
In the last 5 years, the Egyptian power grid experienced fewer high wind incidents compared to the previous 5 years, yet they impacted a larger portion of the network…
Is Your Utility Infrastructure Climate Resilient?
Extreme weather events have a tremendous humanitarian and economic impact on local communities and damage our critical infrastructure. They affect the safety of pipelines, disrupt transportation and distribution systems, cause power outages, impact clean water delivery and waste water handling.
Choosing the right SAR imagery provider is all about their quoted revisit frequency. Or is it?
So you have an application or use case that lends itself to the use of SAR satellite imagery, for example flood monitoring, disaster response, illegal fishing, land and asset motion etc. You already know that the resolution and/or revisit frequency of open source SAR imagery from the likes of Sentinel-1, PALSAR, RADARSAT-1 etc. won’t meet your needs so it is time to review the offering of the growing number of providers of commercial SAR imagery.
Monitoring Infrastructure through the Eyes of Satellites
Is it possible to inspect and protect critical infrastructure from the sky with the help of satellites? Let’s discuss this and see what are the use cases and benefits of infrastructure sector monitoring by using satellites.
Top 5 Earth Observation Business Cases For Utilities O&M in 2022
Contact us Earth Observation satellites are used by utilities all over the world to increase their risk awareness and digitalise their operations. But what kind of data can satellites provide, and what are the most common use cases? While some innovative organisations are exploring the capabilities of new sensors, such as methane and thermal, there are […]
A New Report from EUSPA Outlines the Key Trends in Earth Observation Industry for Infrastructure
The Earth Observation industry is healthy and growing Worldwide. As the new EUSPA* report shows, in 2021, the global turnover across EO data and value-added services amounts to €2.8 bn. Over half of these global revenues (i.e. 55%) are generated by the top five segments
Are satellites better than drones for utility network monitoring?
This is a question that many customers ask us. And, like all good questions, there’s no simple answer to that.
Many power, gas and water utilities are reviewing their asset monitoring strategy in order to move from calendar-based inspections and O&M actions to risk and condition-based ones. In this journey, the digitalization of asset data is key.
Will satellites play their role in addressing methane leak monitoring requirements?
Historically methane gas has been considered a safety issue, methane gas leaks were bad because of the risk of explosion or asphyxiation. But, in this brave new world of climate change and net zero commitments, methane gas leak levels set the pace for warming in the near term.
