In this Climate Showcase article, Gentian presents successful case studies for its product using high-resolution satellite imagery and AI to recognise and quantify habitat types over large areas in little time without compromising accuracy
Climate services
As a group we are able to offer end-to-end capability from design, manufacture and satellite launch to data analytics and integration of climate information into decision support services.
As defined by the Global Framework for Climate Services: “Climate services provide climate information to help individuals and organisations make climate smart decisions… They equip decision-makers in climate-sensitive sectors with better information to help society adapt to climate variability and change.”
Space4Nature is a collaboration of Surrey University, Surrey Wildlife Trust, Buglife and Painshill Park, using satellite imagery of sites in Surrey with citizen-sourced observations, AI and ML, to pinpoint which areas of land could be joined up with similar habitats to boost wildlife and nature conservation.
The absence of accessible, high resolution water data is contributing to chronic under-investment in water security. Space4Climate member Watermarq is developing a novel approach to measuring and valuing water using the power of Earth Observation.
Reducing methane is the strategic measure we can take now to keep global warming in-check and deliver a cleaner future for all. At Space4Climate member GHGSat, it’s in their DNA to take an active role in the challenge of climate change, to deliver the timely and objective data needed to identify and curb the sources of emissions globally.
UK analysis of data from the Japanese GOSAT satellite over many years is revealing detailed regional patterns in methane emissions. Predictions of future climate change need to understand and model global distributions of greenhouse gases, and the different processes that control their behaviour.
The Space4Climate community has worked with a leading peatland scientist to create an online observatory using data from space to monitor peatlands in the UK.
The European Space Agency Earth Observation for Sustainable Development (EO4SD) Climate Resilience Cluster collaborates to give insights about the potential of EO to support climate-resilient decision-making at regional and national scales.
An insight into Space4Climate members’ expertise supporting climate adaptation innovations for global food security, including the new Essential Agricultural Variables to be announced in the next year and an agricultural monitoring system for South Africa.
Dr Chris Holloway from the University of Reading takes a look at how satellite data improvements for your daily weather forecast can be used for climate action and explains why satellite missions launched now secure scientific capability for future generations.
Join us at the free annual Space Applications networking event, this year hosted online by the UK Space Agency.
STRATA is a web-based mapper identifying environmental and climate hotspots to supporting policy-making and programme planning around environmental and climate security.
Airbus is engaged in establishing solutions to help monitor, manage and mitigate the impact of climate change.