Austin Capsey

Remote Sensing Technical Lead @UKHO. Making sense of the world through observation & imaging science. Run #solargraphy workshops for fun. Views are mine 🌍🛰

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

@mouthofmorrison Def a market selling sunlight to the UK, we’ve barely had any summer this year 🤔

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

@DrFrond I bet that when you looked out the window behind you there was no one there…. 👻

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

@mouthofmorrison That’s going into my work email signature block! At least we stopped using fathoms and ridiculous datums on Admiralty navigation charts. Kilometres and decimal degrees for me all the way.

[Planet @planet]

Many ships are skirting the Red Sea in the midst of Houthi attacks, but the ones attempting the dangerous journey are likely to be older and carrying unknown insurance. Bloomberg @markets reports on how these ships threaten the environment and other structures.

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

@DrNASApants Speaking from experience, by the way

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

@DrNASApants Best practice (good) is one thing, but suggesting there need to be some standards risks instigating #StandardsProliferation. That means Committees and Working Groups. Come to think of it some of your students could make an entire career of it 🤣

[Joe Morrison @mouthofmorrison]

This is why cloud masks are actually the hardest problem in remote sensing

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

@fortiain Language evolves! Would be interesting to know if the pronunciation has changed over time and with the decline in the learning of Latin. I didn’t learn Latin. I suppose I must have first come across the word “temporal” in lectures at University… so blame that on Dundee 😆

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

@fortiain (the PER of “temperature” clearly indicating how that’s pronounced, in contrast to the POR or “temporal”)

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

@fortiain Just based on the spelling, I guess, considering similarly spelled words “poral” (as in relating to the body pores) and “temperature”.

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

@mouthofmorrison @Harry__Stranger With Legion still yet to launch it worries me that WorldView-2 & -3 are both past their planned lifespans. At 14 years old WV-2 is nearly TWICE that. Seriously impressive but won't live forever.

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

@MasterActual @umbraspace …whereas MAXAR’s EULA barely lets you even look at the image you just paid for, let alone derive anything from it.

[Todd Master @MasterActual]

Volcano pictures are cool, but Umbra's licensing is even cooler. You can put this picture on a calendar or a tshirt, or incorporate it into a scientific article and publish it, and make money from it. And pay us nothing.

Our standard license is Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0), which means that you can do most anything with our imagery, including remixing it, reselling it, publishing it, sharing it, etc. as long as you attribute it to Umbra.

We're gonna help you with some fun material to work with to try this out if you check out our open data program, including a mountain (ba dum tss!) of volcano data here:

https://t.co/7AUFwGyQlL

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

Detailed analysis by @RUSI_org from dozens of satellite images tracking two cargo ships running from North Korea to Russian ports, transferring to rail and likely onwards towards Ukraine. Switching off vessel's AIS only further draws attention https://t.co/08N8MiLxq6

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

An excellent summary of UK’s situation in relation to @copernicusEU, probably the most valuable EO asset for the benefit of all of 🌎🌍🌏. To invest in this programme is to literally invest in the future. Read the thread👇

[Jonathan Amos @JCDAmos]

Some reflections on the UK's association to @CopernicusEU yesterday which I tried to mention in all my broadcasts even though @HorizonEU is even more significant. Copernicus is very important to 🇬🇧 because we have no sovereign Earth observation capability. Copernicus is it 🧵/1

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

@PeterTFretwell Wonderful image, an inspired shot in the dark! What made you choose @umbraspace specifically? How does it compare with tasking/using other commercial SAR sensors for science applications such as this?

[Dundee Sat Station @DundeeSat]

Our Gofundme goes on...chasing the goal line to build a new weather satellite imagery antenna with associated kit. Find that rapidly inflation-eaten note in your pocket and send it our way digitally so we can support present and future weather research! https://t.co/YiZJddnG8c

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

@bildoperationen That perceived segregation has been subverted and recognised as such since the dawn of photography. A similarly worded warning appeared in an essay in New York World, May 4, 1869, explored in this paper https://t.co/Wg8fDIU2co

[Austin Capsey @AustinCapsey]

The @IPCC_CH climate report published today contains a curious footnote “do not quote, cite or distribute”. This is because it’s an approved draft now only subject to copy editing & consistency edits ahead of final publication. You’re welcome.