A Scottish tech firm has announced innovative no-code satellite data to change the use of satellites by businesses, institutions, and individuals.

Earth Blox revealed its ‘revolutionary’ satellite data analysis software in a webinar with its partner, Google.

The no-code satellite data utilises cloud services to deliver Earth observation information from the Google Earth Engine as well as Planet.

Users will log-in through the website and can gain access to near real-time raw satellite data which can be translated it into actionable insights.

Earth observation is a tentpole of the space sector, involving hundreds of satellites recording various types of data about the planet, and streaming it back down to specialised ground stations.

Satellite data is vital for global concerns – ranging from tracking deforestation and aiding agriculture to climate change monitoring and speeding up natural disaster response time.

Previously, Earth observation data has been notoriously difficult to interpret and access. Until now, it required extensive practice of coding, highly specialised computer software and protracted periods of download and analysis for data ranging in the petabytes.

Earth Blox’s user interface allows users to choose the dataset, analysis and display. In addition to this, collaboration and sharing functionalities make it easy to use and deploy.

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Commenting on the new technology, Genevieve Patenaude, CEO of Earth Blox, said: “We are proud to support companies from any sector who are hard at work addressing humanitarian, environmental or sustainability challenges.

“Our ambition is to make Earth observation data accessible to all those that work, live and breathe sustainability.”

Earth Blox is backed and collaborating with Google, Planet, and the United Nations. Additionally, thanks to a collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, is also powering STRATA, a climate and environment risk platform designed for the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).

The platform is designed to identify so-called “hotspots”: geographic areas where climate, environmental and human security stresses overlap with human exposure and vulnerability. This platform will support over 130 UN country teams with accurate and reliable data leading to improved peace and security mitigation action.

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