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#75: EUSPA: The European Union Agency for the Space Programme and its role in Earth Observation - Chiara Solimini
Today, I am speaking with Chiara Solimini, Space Downstream Market Officer at EUSPA, the agency that manages the space programme of the European Union.In this episode, we discuss what EUSPA is and its activities, the role of EUSPA in promoting the use of data from the Copernicus programme, the European Green Deal and how Copernicus enables its implementation, how EUSPA encourages research and entrepreneurship and more.If you don't know much about EUSPA and want to learn more about how it can support your company or research project, then this episode is for you.And now, I bring you, Chiara Solimini.EUSPA - WebsiteEU Space for Green Transition - ReportEU Space for Sustainable Development - Report---01:06: Intro02:09: Overview of EUSPA and its role in promoting the uptake of Copernicus data10:40: What is the EU Green Deal and how Copernicus enables its implementation15:53: EU Space for Sustainable Development18:51: What is coming up for EU Space and how EUSPA supports research and entrepreneurship?23:52: Wrap-up
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#74: Earth Observation for Development: From Imagery to Impact - Rhiannan Price, DevGlobal
Today, I am speaking with Rhiannan Price, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at DevGlobal.DevGlobal is a consultancy that works in the development sector on impact projects with the world’s leading non-profits, companies, philanthropies, multilateral agencies, and government agencies. Rhiannan has been working in Earth observation for a while, especially on the impact side of things. Prior to her role at DevGlobal, she led the Sustainable Development portfolio at Maxar, where she helped found their Open Data Program, among other initiatives. In this conversation, Rhiannan and I talk about the use of Earth observation in the development sector, the journey of imagery from space to impact on the ground, the challenges of using Earth observation data, its potential in creating impact and more.Rhiannan Price - LinkedInDevGlobal - WebsiteDevGlobal's project with the Gates Foundation---Thanks to Development Seed for being one of the contributors to the podcast.Development Seed - Website---01:45: Intro06:31: DevGlobal - Overview09:30: What is the development sector?13:59: What is the use of EO in the development sector?18:15: The journey from imagery to impact24:48: What does Rhiannan wish was easier with EO?28:26: What does the best-case scenario look like for the use of EO for impact?37:54: The state of adoption of EO in development42:30: SatSummit conference47:52: The evolution of EO and what to look forward to50:29: Pricing and licensing challenges in EO54:58: Wrap-up
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#73: A Deep-Dive on Planetary Variables - Thijs van Leeuwen, Planet
Today, I am speaking with Thijs van Leeuwen, Director of Product at Planet. Most of you should be aware of Planet, the company that operates the largest fleet of earth imaging satellites. A couple of years ago, Planet acquired VanderSat, a Dutch startup offering data products like soil moisture derived from various sources of satellite data.Today, VanderSat's capabilities are integrated into Planet and the fruit of that collaboration is what Planet calls Planetary Variables (PVs), a set of products that are directly usable by end-users without the need to process satellite imagery. As an advocate of making EO mainstream, I have been quite excited about PVs ever since the announcement. So, I decided to have a chat with Thijs, who was the CEO of VanderSat before the acquisition, on the podcast. In this episode, we discuss VanderSat's journey, what are Planetary Variables, what data sources they use, the black-box problem, Planet's vision for Planetary Variables and more.Planet acquires VanderSatPlanetary Variables---01:17: Thijs' Intro and Overview of Planet06:53: VanderSat: Founding journey13:07: Acquisition by Planet15:23: What are Planetary Variables (PVs)?18:57: Examples of PVs and what data they use22:44: Are PVs data-agnostic or do they use only Planet data?23:59: How do PVs fit into Planet's vision and existing set of customers? 29:11: How do you come up with a PV?30:48: The black-box problem: What is the methodology to derive a PV?35:26: The future of PVs after the acquisition of Sinergise38:34: The state of EO and why EO is not mainstream yet43:07: Wrap-up questions
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#72: Why Space Sustainability Matters for Earth Observation - Krystal Azelton, Secure World Foundation
Today, we are zooming out from Earth observation a little bit and going to focus on a subject that I think is very important for the future of EO: space sustainability.We are launching more Earth observation satellites than ever before, and the progress in space tech has meant that any individual, organisation or country can put up an instrument in space to collect data for scientific, commercial, environmental or strategic purposes. But how sustainable is that? To discuss this I had Krystal Azelton, Director of Application Programs at the Secure World Foundation, a non-profit organisation whose aim is to develop and promote ideas and actions to achieve the secure, sustainable, and peaceful uses of outer space benefiting Earth.In this episode, Krystal and I discuss the state of the space environment, the threats and worst-case scenarios, what regulations exist and how effective they are, the similarities with climate policies, why every stakeholder in the Earth observation sector should care about this topic and more.Secure World Foundation - WebsiteSummit for Space Sustainability---01:23: Intro02:59: An overview of the Secure World Foundation06:35: The state of the space environment today09:56: Status quo of regulations and similarities with climate policies16:38: The worst-case scenario19:41: What are the solutions?22:19: Why this matters for the EO sector33:43: Are there risks to the adoption of EO because of the state of the space environment?37:54: How can we balance spreading awareness in the world of alarmist headlines?41:28: State of EO and why EO is not mainstream yet49:14: What don't we talk about enough in EO?52:11: Wrap-up
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#71: Translating Climate Science into Quantifiable Climate Risk Analytics - Dr Claire Burke, Climate X
Today, I am speaking with Dr Claire Burke, who is the Director of Science at Climate X, a UK-based startup that is building a global climate risk analytics platform to support organisations in their climate adaptation efforts.In this episode, we talk about what Climate X does, their tech stack and how they use satellite data, how they convert scientific results into climate risk analytics, the "black-box problem" challenges in educating end-users and more. This was a thought-provoking conversation with Claire especially as we head into a world where many climate-related policy and strategic decisions could be powered by satellite-driven insights. Climate X---01:04: Intro04:18: Climate X: Overview 07:24: Converting scientific results into quantified financial risks09:51: Tech stack and what type of satellite data is used15:46: The "black-box" problem and challenges in educating end-users23:00: Data gaps and state of EO27:56: What can the EO industry do better33:27: How does Claire keep herself climate-optimistic?---
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