Gentian joins Space4Climate

Space4Climate is delighted to welcome new member Gentian to our community, representing UK expertise in climate data from space across industry, academia and policy.

Gentian was nominated for the 2024 Earthshot Prize in December for its pioneering work in remote habitat mapping. The London-based company brings its skill in the use of high resolution satellite imagery and AI to Space4Climate’s membership.

Karen Day, COO, at Gentian, said: “You can think of what we do as facial recognition for plants and the beauty of using satellite data is that we can do this on any scale and anywhere in the world. We’re really excited about this.”

Gentian’s service operates at the intersection of two rapidly innovating sectors: artificial intelligence (AI) and satellite imagery. Gentian leverages these technologies to generate nature data for organisations that want to incorporate considerations about nature into their operations. Gentian’s AI-driven insights encourage efforts to protect, restore and uplift biodiversity and make it possible to monitor the impacts of land-use change.

Ecological expertise with technical innovation

Karen added: “Gentian’s core team combines ecological expertise with technical innovation and we are keen to share our services with the Space4Climate community and exchange ideas with industry peers. Furthermore, we are very open to collaboration and eager to identify organisations with whom we might develop new services or improve existing ones.”

Space4Climate members range from start-ups and entrepreneurs to multi-national corporations, world-leading research organisations and government departments, covering the entire supply chain of Earth Observation data for climate. It is chaired by the UK Space Agency as a non-commercial organisation to support and promote climate data from space and its innovation for services and products for climate decisions and climate action.

Space4Climate promotes the role of space in underpinning climate policy, action and services, enabling and encouraging the use of trusted climate data and the development and take-up of climate services and products. It represents members on the national and international climate stage where members can join our panel events and stands.

Through Space4Climate’s meetings and events, members have direct access to cutting-edge climate science and data, new climate satellite missions and discussions about decisions on climate policy and funding initiatives. The group provides an active forum for collaborations, knowledge exchange and funding initiatives, responding quickly to emerging climate topics that can be informed and addressed using climate data from space.

Find out more about Space4Climate membership.

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Contacts:

For further information on Gentian, please contact info@gentian.team

For further information on Space4Climate please email Sally Stevens s.stevens@reading.ac.uk or call 07740 674074.

Note to Editors:

Space4Climate is a stakeholder-led and funded community, founded in 2014 and chaired by the UK Space Agency, representing the UK’s world-leading Earth Observation expertise and global collaborations regarding climate data. The group members work together in delivering, sustaining and making use of trusted climate intelligence from space aim to drive global economic and societal benefit towards reaching a net zero climate resilient future.  The group is hosted by the National Centre for Earth Observation at the University of Reading.  For more information on Space4Climate visit www.Space4Climate.com