SAR Offers 10X More Accurate Antarctic Ice Velocity
Far more accurate than any previous map, this new representation of glacier flows in Antarctica opens the door to an improved understanding of the vast continent and the future pace…
SAR on the Agenda for University of Auckland and the National Science Challenge
Putting objects in space is important work. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), for example, is critical new technology that enables satellites to gather incredibly detailed data of Earth through clouds (think…
Capella Space Partners with SpaceNet® to Expand Access to SAR Data
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Capella Space, an information services company that provides on-demand Earth observation imagery, today announced its partnership with SpaceNet®, a nonprofit organization dedicated to…
ICEYE releases under 1 meter resolution radar imagery from SAR microsatellites
High-resolution radar satellite images are uniquely helpful for both distinguishing small objects, and for accurately classifying larger objects such as vessels. HELSINKI - ICEYE, a leader in small satellite synthetic-aperture…
ICEYE Pushing Into Analytics with Help from Spire
Press Release by Michelle Wiese Bockmann The use of synthetic aperture radar technology means ships can be detected even if they turn off Automatic Identification System transponders. Satellites can see…
Synspective Raises US $100 Million in Funding for SAR Mission
Synspective, a Japanese startup which provides satellite data solutions using small-sized SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellites, has accumulated $100 million USD in funding since its foundation in February 2018. Raising that…
Airbus Launches Vision-1 Platform
Vision-1 was launched in September 2018 together with NovaSAR, this opens significant opportunities for applications combining optical and radar satellite imagery. Along with Vision-1, Airbus offers commercial access to the largest…
Shotwell Talks to Via Satellite about SAR
VIA SATELLITE: The lack of Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite orders has been a major trend in the industry over the last couple of years. Are we now at a stage…
30 Years Ago: Magellan SAR Map Venus
Venus has often been called Earth’s sister planet, mainly because the two are roughly the same size. And there the similarity ends. One significant difference is that Venus is covered…
ICEYE Reports Successful July 2019 Launch of Two SAR Satellites
Press Release 05 July 2019 ICEYE Reports Successful July 2019 Launch of Two SAR Satellites Earth observation company continues to lead the way for radar imaging with small SAR satellites.…