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Ubotica launches Cloud Detection and Removal for optimising Earth Observation

Ubotica Technologies, the space AI specialist, has officially announced its CogniSAT-CRC system, applying its CogniSAT technology for Earth Observation. CRC stands for Cloud Removal & Compression, and it is designed to save on downlink costs by optimising the image assets on the satellite. Basically, it combines AI processing – a neural network-based Cloud Detection and ...

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OpenAI opens new APIs for ChatGPT and Whisper

OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT AI chatbot, has announced new APIs for both its ChatGPT and Whisper offerings. The latter being a speech-to-text model it open-sourced in September 2022. The new ChatGPT API calls the gpt-3.5-turbo model, which is now being used in the ChatGPT product. The company also describes it as its best ...

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CEO of Satellite Applications Catapult to step down

The Satellite Applications Catapult has announced its chief executive, Stuart Martin, has decided to stand down from his role. He has held the position since January 2013, with the inception of the catapult. Before then he had a 23-year career in the space industry. The search for his successor will begin immediately and is expected ...

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Women’s Engineering Society begins its search for 2023 WE50 winners

The Women’s Engineering Society is beginning its search for 50 women engineers across the UK who are making a big impact, through their work and support of other women. The awards – The 2023 Top 50 Women in Engineering Awards – are designed to celebrate the women engineers who are engaged in safety and security ...

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Lords Committee examines Artificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems

The House of Lords Special Inquiry Committee on Artificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems is inviting contributions to its inquiry into the use of AI. The Committee says it will consider how to define ‘autonomous weapons systems’ and examine concerns about the ethics of these systems. It will also look into “how such systems can be ...

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NMITE shares five-year vision including an Employment Pledge

The New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has outlined a five-year vision, and also unveiled its ‘Employment Pledge’. An initial group of six employer partners – ABT Products, ETL Systems, Kirintec, REHAU, TRP Sealing Systems and Welsh Water – have pledged 15 job offers to NMITE students, on a pay scale starting at ...

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SatIoT specialist tackles permafrost monitoring stations in Asia

The Swiss Polar Institute has selected Astrocast, a satellite IoT (SatIoT) service provider, to develop a satellite-based communication system for remote snow, glacier, and permafrost monitoring stations in Central Asia. The goal is to acquire a continuous time series of environmental parameters over a long time period, particularly at remote high-latitude and high-altitude field sites. ...

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RIN positions itself as the UK’s leading PNT body

The Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) is bidding to lead the UK’s focus for the development of positioning technology including space-based developments and the possibilities provided by satellite constellations converging both connectivity and timing/positioning services. Specifically, the RIN PNT (positional navigation and timing) Advisory Group was recently formed by the professional body, in November 2022, ...

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UK Space Agency funds comms, navigation services for Moon missions

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has announced £50 million of funding for UK companies to develop communication and navigation services for future missions to the Moon. It is part of the European Space Agency’s Moonlight programme, which ultimately aims to launch a constellation of satellites into orbit around the Moon, from 2028. The aim is ...

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