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Ian Dee

Essex County Council identifies rooftop potential using LOCATE SOLAR

Essex County Council is responsible for over 3,600sqkm of land, 750,000 buildings and in excess of over 1.5 million people. In 2020 the Authority launched a dedicated Essex Climate Action Commission. The Committee released the Essex Climate Action Plan in November 2021, with the aim of making the entire county Carbon Net Zero by 2050.

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Case Studies
Harry Bogiatjis

Using ERDAS Imagine to detect wildfires

Greenland is not traditionally thought of as a wildfire-prone region, however the number and size of fires across the Arctic region is known to be increasing. This includes the widely reported large tundra fires in western Greenland during the summer in 2017 and 2019. These paint the picture of a changing fire regime in a rapidly warming part of the world.

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Case Studies
Harry Bogiatjis

The Third Dimension – 3D Showcase

With an ever-increasing need for timely data and geographical understanding, governments and businesses worldwide continue to direct resources to obtain, use and understand geospatial data that directly supports informed decision-making.

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News
Dave Fox

A powerful team for on-demand data analytics

The satellite Earth Observation (EO) industry is evolving incredibly quickly, as new satellites are being planned and launched, and leading-edge ML-based analytics developed and applied to open up new capabilities and markets. Nothing exemplifies this trend better than the partnership between Geospatial Insight and BlackSky, which creates a step-change in the potential for our customers to receive near real-time geospatial intelligence. This partnership has not happened overnight – we have been working alongside BlackSky for the last 7 years as both companies’ capabilities have developed and matured. With the growing capabilities of the BlackSky constellation, this close partnership has now crystallised as we become part of their reseller network, enabling Geospatial Insight to distribute their imagery to our clients worldwide in the insurance, finance, utilities and defence sectors.

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Dave Fox

A partnership to leverage worldwide intelligence

Capella Space launched its first operation satellite, Capella-2, in August 2020 and now provides very high resolution (50cm) SAR imagery for any location in the world. With access to high quality imagery, a critical component of the needs of Geospatial Insight’s extensive client base, the cementing of a reseller partnership with Capella, which was announced earlier this year, was an obvious decision to further extend our capabilities in the delivery of global event response and asset intelligence.

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Insurance
Dave Fox

Queensland Floods

When the Australian state of Queensland was hit by an unprecedented period of monsoon rainfall, the threat of a major flood was high.

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News
Dave Fox

Risk management from space

Dave Fox, Chief Executive Officer at Geospatial Insight, explains how satellite and drone technology have transformed the ability of insurers and reinsurers to assess risks and losses from natural catastrophes.

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Case Studies
Dave Fox

Hurricane Maria

When Hurricane Maria battered the Caribbean in 2017, the damage was indescribable. Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to the United States, Ronald Sanders, described the civilization of his island as “extinguished.” While varying in degree, the overriding message of sadness and loss was shared across the region.

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