Recently, it has become clear that many of us in the geospatial industry share a common goal: raising awareness of our field. This need is even more pressing now, as companies are starting to recognise the challenges posed by the low enrollment rates in geospatial programs at colleges and universities, making it difficult to find top talent at career level.
At GeoBusiness in June Erin was introduced to Gideon from Minesat. Minesat is on a mission to democratise remote sensing!
What is remote sensing?
Remote sensing is the capture of information from a distance using onboard sensors (passive or active) deployed in satellites, drones, planes, helicopters and survey equipment. It detects and measures reflected or emitted energy of physical objects on the earth, everything from light and sound to electrical, chemical and magnetic.
Data can be combined with advanced technologies such as AI, GIS, BIM and Analytics for decision-making across industry and research. For instance, communication networks (your pilot uses satellite signals to guide you safely home), infrastructure (digital twins use light imaging from drones or ground laser scanning) or urban planning (satellites can identify heat islands to inform policy).
We love that Minesat shares a large educational hub, in which Get Kids into Survey now features (in the ‘Ground’, ‘GNSS’ section)!
Find the hub here:
Let’s hear more from the Founder, Gideon Simons about the project:
“We are seeking to build a community connecting people with the whole spectrum of remote sensing and advanced technologies and advocating their uses for the betterment of society.
Our vision is to make this more accessible in terms of knowledge, education and use as we are realising their combined potential to solve many of the challenges we face as a society, from climate to resources to urbanisation.
We are doing this through sharing best practices, experiences and ideas from industry, non-profit and educational bodies. In doing so we foster partnerships that improve accessibility and inclusivity with the aim to accelerate the uptake of technology in industry, enabling non-profits to deliver more value and support educational opportunities for our younger generations.
As such, we are excited to work with our new partner Get Kids into Survey with this last objective in mind: providing educational resources to kids in primary and middle school so that they can experience and understand the technology and their fantastic applications in our world. Ultimately, to give more children a more informed choice about how they can support our future.
We are providing links to all of GKiS content as we think it’s a great resource for kids – we also have more content around survey if they want to dive in further plus a whole host of content on drones, advanced air mobility and space and satellites.
Do come and visit us, have a look and join up for more resources coming soon!”