Satellite Applications News

Space satellites have a major role to play in the Blue Economy, but what has not always been recognised is the lessons the space sector can learn from how we manage the oceans.

THE NORTH East’s growing space and satellite sector can play a vital role in the global ocean economy and help to use the seas to feed the world, a major industry conference will be told.

AN INNOVATIVE technology company that could revolutionise the electronics market with its diamond-based electronics devices has won a €200k project with the European Space Agency (ESA) that could transform the way satellites are used in space.

North East ports have played an important role in maritime and economic history, so it is very exciting to see them pushing the digital technology frontiers of the future.

The North East Satellite Applications Centre of Excellence (CoE), which is operated by Business Durham and based at NETPark in Sedgefield, County Durham, has expanded its team by welcoming Dr Kavitha Muthu as European Space Agency (ESA) Business Applications UK Regional Ambassador for the Midlands and North East.

Drones, artificial intelligence (AI), and unmanned sea vessels will be used in North East ports in an effort to boost trade and improve the economy.

Ahead of North East Satellite Applications Centre of Excellence "Discover the Possibilities": Into the Blue conference on 28th March 2019 we take a look back at this years conference.

A DELEGATION from Prague visited the North East to discuss the use of cutting-edge photonics technology in space, as part of an exchange under the European STEPHANIE project.

Geography Professor Danny Donoghue from Durham University gives his thoughts on how the ecosystem of expertise and knowledge in the North East has the potential to create a world-leading centre for satellite and space.

County Durham has joined a network of innovative cities and regions across Europe in an initiative to nurture the development of airborne smart mobility, which includes services such as air taxis and ambulances delivering medical equipment.

INNOVATIVE businesses in the North East are at the forefront of a new programme to capitalise on insightful data from satellites and earth based sensors and use it to tackle major problems facing businesses, governments and communities.