The AGI EO Network met twice during 2025 – with the aim to bring the worlds of geospatial and Earth Observation closer together, help forge new relationships between what can often be two quite separate sectors and share stories to inspire each other with the work we are doing. We want to ensure attendees can join in whatever their experience level with EO – newcomers and those who haven’t touched satellite data for many years are as welcome as specialists and seasoned practitioners.
At our January gathering at Geovation in London we heard from our sponsors Pixxel Space on their planned hyperspectral data coverage followed by a range of speakers mostly in the sustainability sector. We heard from Kita outlining their journey into using EO for carbon credits, ESRI UK showcasing imagery capability in ArcGIS, landscape change mapping from Natural England, geospatial leadership training from ConsultingWhere, natural capital and ecosystem assessments from DEFRA, thermal monitoring from Satvu, energy monitoring from Local Energy Systems, and algal bloom detection from Map Impact, plus an introduction to the EO Datahub, culminating with an audience discussion which flowed into networking with geodrinks.
For our September meeting we headed more into the EO side at Space Park Leicester where we had a more in depth introduction to the EO Datahub from National Centre for Earth Observation, followed by the showcasing of multiple exciting uses of EO data for mine monitoring from SRK Exploration, quantifying tree cover loss from GreenOrbit Digital, assessing the value of EO with ConsultingWhere, using EO to understand informal urban expansion from Satellite Applications Catapult, and developing high resolution land surface temperature datasets from Uni of Leicester.
We encourage future speakers to pitch a problem to the audience and see what insights as well as new connections might come back!
Looking forward to seeing you at the next EO Network meeting in early 2026.