Reading Time: 4 minutes Katherine James After completing my MSc in Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management, I began working as a test engineer at a lidar company. This gave me a wider understanding of the variety of applications that lidar could be used for. I then embarked on a challenging but incredibly rewarding career as a remote sensing specialist […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Upon completion of my MSc in Earth Observation & Geoinformation Management in 2015, I began my career at Earth-i, a British early-stage Earth Observation (EO) startup, working in the downstream analytics domain while also distributing very-high resolution (VHR) optical satellite data. As a fresh graduate in a small company, I had the opportunity to take […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes   My MSc in Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management provided me with the skills and expertise necessary to head straight from Edinburgh to the European Space Agency. As I finished my Masters, I secured a place on their Young Graduate Trainee scheme, specifically a 1-year placement within the ESA Climate Office as an early career […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes   After completing my MSc in Geographical Information Science (GIS) ten years ago, I embarked on an academic career as a lecturer at two universities in Zimbabwe, and had the privilege of teaching undergraduate courses in GIS and Earth Observation. This role not only allowed me to share my knowledge but also challenged me to […]