Space and satellite systems

  • Space as part of the observing grid

    Satellites sense the planet, carry data from places no cable reaches and keep time for networks on the ground. Treated as part of the observing grid rather than a separate world, space changes how sites are…

  • Observing the open ocean: a reference design

    Far from shore, every observation has to be made, powered and sent home by the instrument itself. This reference design shows how a moored buoy and a profiling float watch the sea and the water beneath…

  • A ground station for Earth observation: a reference design

    An Earth observation ground station has minutes to catch each satellite pass and the time until the next one to turn it into products. This reference design shows how the antenna, radio, clock and edge work…

  • Observing in the Arctic: a reference design

    An Arctic observing station has to measure a fast-changing region with no grid, no fibre and months without sun. This reference design shows how one station can do that, budget every watt and keep its record…