Project Leadership
Sustainability
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Carbon Accounting (2023-)
Working with Government, academia and standards bodies to develop a robust, comprehensive framework to accurately measure greenhouse gas emissions of manufactured products
(funder: InnovateUK)
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Methane monitoring (2023-)
Increasing UK public, academic and private sector understanding of the benefits of satellite-derived greenhouse gas data through high-resolution data provision
(funder: UKSA)
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ESG data (2023-)
Enabling Earth Observation data to better inform sustainability-based decision making and guiding capital allocation towards more sustainable business endeavours
(funder: InnovateUK)
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Asset Level Data (2020-2022)
Using machine learning to analyse satellite, geo-spatial and web-based datasets to extract asset-level information for the cement and steel industries
(funder: CIFF)
Energy Transition
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Satellites for batteries (2020-2021)
Understanding how machine learning could be utilised to create prospectivity tools for key technology metals, enabling a sustainable approach to exploration
(funder: UKSA)
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Lithium Brine Supply (2020-2022)
Developing a series of tools enshrined in a workflow that enables the identification of how Lithium (Li) brines can be properly exploited for the low-cost battery market
(funder: InnovateUK)
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Project Lithium (2017-2018)
Integrating cutting edge Earth Observation techniques with local surveys to develop the first digital maps that display the probability of occurrence of lithium in Cornwall
(funder: InnovateUK)
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Tailings Program (2019-)
Using Earth observation data to actively monitor dam stability and operations to prevent environmental catastrophes, and integrating results onto monitoring platforms
(funder: multiple)
Infrastructure Health
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BRIGITAL (2018-2021)
Developing a monitoring platform for the visualisation and ranking of anomalous movements of bridges across Canada, derived with EO and validated with structural analysis
(funder: InnovateUK, Transport Canada)
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AMSIT (2017-2018)
Asset Monitoring with Satellites and IoT Technologies; integration of satellite data and ground data for the structural health monitoring of bridges
(funder: InnovateUK)
Natural Environment
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Satellites for wildlife (2021-2022)
Using satellite-enabled technologies and building infrastructure to support collaboration between conservationists to help halt the loss of Kenya’s biodiversity
(funder: UKSA)
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Unregulated gold mining (2018-2020)
Building a platform to detect illegal gold mining in the Amazon region and support governmental organisations to tackle deforestation and environmental degradation
(funder: UKSA)
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FUTUREVOLC (2012-2016)
integrating space and ground based observations for improved monitoring and evaluation of volcanic hazards, with networking and open data policy
(funder: European Commission)
Urban Environment
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TOMOPOLIS (2011-2014)
Developing innovative solutions for the monitoring of the urban environment with high-resolution synthetic aperture radar data
(funder: DLR)
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Nuclear Sites Safeguard (2013-2016)
Understanding the role of Earth observation data in the monitoring of nuclear sites, to aid safety inspections, safeguards, and verification operations
(funder: UN)
Satellite missions
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NovaSAR (2018-2022)
Managing the background mission development and its scientific operations
(funder: UKSA)
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TanDEM-X (2008-2017)
Developing the interferometric processor and researching on innovative applications with bistatic interferometry
(funder: DLR)
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Sentinel-1 (2006-2008)
Leading the development of the instrument simulator to verify performance prior to the mission launch
(funder: ESA)