Author: Graeme Buchanan

Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation Action

Posted by Graeme Buchanan | Jul 27, 2018 | publication |

Satellite remote sensing makes important contributions to biodiversity conservation, While a great deal of published literature focuses on scientific research and applications, there are fewer accounts of the end-to-end story about how research translates to operational decision making

Free, open access to higher resolution satellite images is a societal good

Posted by Graeme Buchanan | Jul 16, 2018 | data, publication |

For many years, the cost of higher resolution satellite images was prohibitive to conservationists. At around $1000 per scene, Landsat represented the best option for many, but this meant the number of scenes that could be used, or the frequency of monitoring was limited.