Iain Woodhouse is a Professor of Applied Earth Observation at the University of Edinburgh, the author of multiple books & course on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and one of the best people to explain radar remote sensing with decades of experience teaching but also working in the industry.
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About Iain
TwitterLinkedInBlogIain's current course on Earth Observation at the University of Edinburgh Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books.
• Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing ( Affiliate Link • ) Echoes in Space MOOC by ESAHow Earth Observation Ends: or, Everything you wanted to know about typing pools but were afraid to ask.Earthblox • 101 Tips for PhD Students: ( Affiliate link • ) • Book & Podcast recommendation • Thinking Fast & Slow by Daniel Kahneman ( Affiliate Link • ) • Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss ( Affiliate Link • ) Harvard Business Review Podcast
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
02:03 Conversation Begins: Getting Into Earth Observation
07:30 Remote Sensing in the 80s
10:25 NASA's Inspirational Power
13:47 The Moment Iain Knew He Wanted to Become An Educator
16:10 Free Education
19:11 Explaining SAR from the beginning
24:56 The 'Intuitive' Way of Understanding SAR
29:08 The Most Interesting Aspects of SAR
37:20 Comparing Optical to Radar
40:17 SAR's Military History
45:48 Military Contracts Subsidise Commercial SAR
49:35 The Impact of New Space on SAR
52:41 The trendline of SAR
57:41 What most excites Iain in Earth Observation today
01:01:44 Earthblox
01:03:57 Who is Earthblox for?
01:05:33 Earthblox's business model
01:08:37 Open Source & Closed Platforms
01:13:58 Closed Platforms in an Educational setting
01:20:04 Typing Pools: Automation Is Coming
01:30:30 Having a foot in Academia & Industry
01:35:59 The Importance of Art
01:40:51 Fostering creativity for scientific people
01:44:25 Advice for People entering Earth Observation
01:48:21 Book and Podcast Recommendation
Feel free to reach out! - Website - My Twitter - Podcast Twitter - Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter - Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work
Iain Woodhouse is a Professor of Applied Earth Observation at the University of Edinburgh, the author of multiple books & course on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and one of the best people to explain radar remote sensing with decades of experience teaching but also working in the industry.
--- Episode Sponsor: GeoAwesomeness & UP42 EO Hub Geoawesomeness UP42 ---
About Iain
TwitterLinkedInBlogIain's current course on Earth Observation at the University of Edinburgh Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books.
• Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing ( Affiliate Link • ) Echoes in Space MOOC by ESAHow Earth Observation Ends: or, Everything you wanted to know about typing pools but were afraid to ask.Earthblox • 101 Tips for PhD Students: ( Affiliate link • ) • Book & Podcast recommendation • Thinking Fast & Slow by Daniel Kahneman ( Affiliate Link • ) • Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss ( Affiliate Link • ) Harvard Business Review Podcast
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
02:03 Conversation Begins: Getting Into Earth Observation
07:30 Remote Sensing in the 80s
10:25 NASA's Inspirational Power
13:47 The Moment Iain Knew He Wanted to Become An Educator
16:10 Free Education
19:11 Explaining SAR from the beginning
24:56 The 'Intuitive' Way of Understanding SAR
29:08 The Most Interesting Aspects of SAR
37:20 Comparing Optical to Radar
40:17 SAR's Military History
45:48 Military Contracts Subsidise Commercial SAR
49:35 The Impact of New Space on SAR
52:41 The trendline of SAR
57:41 What most excites Iain in Earth Observation today
01:01:44 Earthblox
01:03:57 Who is Earthblox for?
01:05:33 Earthblox's business model
01:08:37 Open Source & Closed Platforms
01:13:58 Closed Platforms in an Educational setting
01:20:04 Typing Pools: Automation Is Coming
01:30:30 Having a foot in Academia & Industry
01:35:59 The Importance of Art
01:40:51 Fostering creativity for scientific people
01:44:25 Advice for People entering Earth Observation
01:48:21 Book and Podcast Recommendation
Feel free to reach out! - Website - My Twitter - Podcast Twitter - Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter - Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work
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