The Scene From Above Podcast

We talk to Chris Holmes about STAC and EO more widely. In the news we mention Spelfie, GEE tutorials and open SAR data. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: More launches from Planet GEO/JAXA announces open SAR data GEE cookbook / tutorial has happened More funding for Orbital Insight GEE QGIS plugin Take a selfie with Spelfie Check out the latest STAC details

We discuss whether the use of AI in EO is too hyped! In the news we mention Sudan-Sat, gdal and Geotrellis. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: Sudan launches SRSS-1 USGS report updates economic value of Landsat archive STAC Sprint 5 has happened A new release for GeoTrellis NASA WorldView GDAL tutorial from SpatialThoughts RasterVision Training data from Big Earth Hurricanes and Development Seed Fast.AI

We chat to Morgan from the Ladies of Landsat. In the news we mention hard lessons, pyimagesearch and green spaces. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes and associated resources via Morgan: 10 hard lessons learnt Amazing resources from pyimagesearch SAR book Wiley virtual issue on climate change Urban change in Edinburgh Ladies of Landsat Women in Geospatial WinGRSS She Maps GeoLatinas Women in GIS Women in GIS Kenya Black Girls Mapp Women in GIS in WI Indigenous Maps 500 Women Scientists 500 Queer Scientists Unique Scientists oStem Overview of #GeoMeet hosted by Women in Geospatial and Ladies of Landsat Geo for Good 2019 workshop materials

We discuss the merits of image interpretation. In the news we mention conferences, GDAL tutorials and Planet. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: IceSat 2 bathymetry article IceSat 2 tools on Github An article on the ethics of mapping Alastair's talk at FOSS4G:UK 2019 Mapping roads and buildings using Planet Analytics Another great GDAL tutorial AI using Google Earth Engine 18,000,000 buildng footprints released Is image interpretation a dying art? The report from SenSat Airborne hybrid systems Image interpretation and remote sensing

Not everything goes smoothly! With the release of this (fun?) blooper real we want to acknowledge the brilliant support that this podcast has had from the Earth observation / remote sensing community. Thank you for all of your tweets, comments and downloads so far - let's keep going! If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom  

We discuss different aspects of privacy in the context of EO and other technologies. In the news we mention Living Wales, Landsat Next and solar potential. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: Near collision between ESA and SpaceX satellites Lots of info as it unfolded on the near collision Landsat updates Planet Analytics out of Beta Study reports European solar potential Landscape monitoring in Living Wales Video about ARGUS Privacy article 1 Privacy article 2 Blog post analysing that image! More discussion about that image!

Something a bit different this time - chats with four people about how they interact with remote sensing data day-to-day. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: Cameron from the Satellite Applications Catapult Portal for SEDAS Twitter account for Frances Amy's University page Tech Up Women Ed from RAL Space

We have a great chat about OpenEO with Matthias Mohr. In the news we mention machine learning, bridge monitoring and FOSS4G:UK. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: DOD Joint AI Centre makes ML datasets open That Solaris blog post! An ML resource page from FastAI An ML resource page from robmarkcole You can also use ESRI tools A post on ML from Development Seed SAR to monitor bridge deformation The Dundee Sat Station crowdfunder Get your tickets for FOSS4G:UK The OpenEO project The OpenEO web editor The infamous podcast Strava group

We discuss geospatial data visualisation. In the news we mention Python pointers, thermal sensors and Google Earth Engine. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: A visual introduction to numpy Training resources from RUS Step by step guide to building a GEE app A new curated editorial: Spatial Awareness Towards a new thermal sensor It's goodbye from Dundee Satellite Station And the DSS crowdfunder Drought in Chennai Monitoring a global water crisis Show Your Stripes

We chat to Robin Wilson about free GIS data, Xarray, NetCDF and Python. In the news we mention CBERS4a, data science jobs and AWS Ground Station. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: Report on data science jobs News on AWS groundstations Report on small sats Event: open source cubesat workshop Brazil ready to launch CBERS4a Open Data for Africa Phillipenes announce the DATOS project Robin's free GIS data site Check out the blog and software pages (and more) on Robin Wilson's webpage Find out more about xarray Find out more about NetCDF Robin talks about xarray at PyConUK 2018