CSIR warns global shake-up in Earth Observation will affect South African sector

Worldwide, the Earth Observation (EO) sector is being shaken-up by disruptive innovations by major enterprises. "Globally, traditional EO value chains are changing radically due to technological developments, rapid commercialisation and operationalisation by, especially, leading IT [information technology] companies," highlighted Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Meraka Institute Chief Scientist in EO Science and IT Dr Konrad Wessels. He was speaking at the EO Indaba in ...