August 2020

There is an increasing need for using insightful remote sensing to monitor the environment. Rising levels of pollution and temperature in oceans have caused concern for the impact on aquatic life and coastal regions. With oceans covering over 70% of the Earth's surface, solutions are needed that allow large regions to be monitored quickly and effectively, providing more than imagery alone. D-CAT offer services which help clients to manage and protect fragile ecosystems.

Oil Spill Detection

Oil spills are a huge concern for the environment, as well as industries such fisheries and tourism. Notable recent cases include the oil spills in Russia and Mauritius where thousands of tonnes of oil have been leaked causing irreversible damage. Both sites are monitored regularly by satellites which capture images of the oceans using a variety of sensors. Using analytics and image processing applied to Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, our technology determines exactly where there has been contaminated by the oil. Such insights allows environmental damage to be accessed, and can assist in the management of any clean-up operations.

The following shows a false colour image of the oil (in red) in Mauritius from 11 August 2020:


Similarly, here is the diesel oil spill in Russia in June 2020:


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Industries

Environment & Forestry

Large-scale environmental monitoring

Never before has understanding our environment been so important, and we are at the forefront of enabling affordable services that allow businesses, organisations and governments to monitor large areas at scale. We help customers worldwide to monitor, assess and track both land and coastal environments, find issues and quantify what matters to them.

 

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Capabilities

Algorithm Development

Advanced algorithms for smart processing

We take a systematic approach to understanding how to solve customer problems. By focusing on the data which is available and the insights they bring, we develop and apply a range of algorithms to extract the knowledge that is required by our customers.

 

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Data Analytics & Machine Learning

Detailed analysis using the most advanced techniques

Our core capability is being able to understand and exploit data from a variety of sources. This requires a systematic approach to data exploration, preparation and processing to achieve the desired outcomes. Our particular expertise is in finding and combining the right data to solve customer problems, whether that be from satellite imagery, IoT sensors or bespoke data soruces.

 

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Image Processing & Fusion

Specialist image analysis and data fusion

We go beyond standard approaches to extract greater value from imagery for our customers. Whatever the image waveband, type or quality, we have the understanding and experience to meet even the most demanding of requirements, whether through existing algorithms or new, bespoke solutions, we can tailor to price and performance demands. As image and data fusion experts, we also bring the ability to offer enhanced performance from multiple sensor sources, where available.

 

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