About RSAC

RSAC Ltd was established in 1986 to provide specialist services to developers and users of Earth Observation. The company continues to develop expertise in the use of remotely sensed data for land applications worldwide. Interest is currently focussed on the exploitation of Copernicus satellite data and cloud-based analysis tools. In addition to image processing and analysis, this our expertise encompasses GIS, field data collection and development of customised applications and services.

We apply computer-based satellite image analysis techniques operationally, maintaining a leading edge in this developing field through active participation in UK, European Union (EU) and European Space Agency (ESA) projects. The company is experienced with a range of satellite imagery as well as airborne data and drone survey, and specialises in developing methods for the effective use of optical and radar satellite data for agricultural, forestry and environmental applications.

The company is constantly seeking to develop operational uses for remote sensing data where the unique capabilities and cost advantages of satellite imagery find practical application. We achieve successful outcomes by working closely with users to address very specific requirements and helping to develop solutions that can in future be operated independently.

We provide ESA with significant scientific and technical support for exploitation activities and campaign management. RSAC managed daily acquisition planning for scientific PIs of the CHRIS instrument onboard ESA's Proba-1 satellite for the duration of its record-breaking 20-year mission.

RSAC is a privately owned limited company registered in England. The company is a member of BARSC (the British Association of Remote Sensing Companies), reflecting the company's objective of converting promising research in remote sensing into practical use at scale.

Who We Are

RSAC has a dynamic team composed of:

• Staff based in the UK, at home or at our main office in Hampshire;
  
• Staff working on extended secondment at ESA-ESRIN in Italy;
  
• Associate staff on short-term, project-specific contracts.
  

All core staff have a higher education background and considerable experience in all aspects of geo-spatial information. As the company's work is mainly project based, a skills database of remote sensing scientists and land applications specialists is maintained and short-term contracts regularly offered.

RSAC Competencies

• In-depth experience of a range of satellite imagery including from Sentinel-1 and 2, RADARSAT, Envisat ASAR, Landsat, SPOT, RapidEye, and Pleiades, as well as aerial photography and UAV survey;
• All aspects of satellite optical and radar data processing in off-line and/or cloud-based environments;
• Satellite data pre-processing, including novel techniques for the exclusion of cloud and cloud shadow-contaminated pixels in large stacks of imagery;
• Classification or discrimination of common crops within mapped agricultural parcels based on detailed analysis of phenological signatures in time series of satellite optical and radar data;
• Land cover mapping using satellite data, including in complex smallholder agriculture landscapes;
• Land cover change monitoring using satellite data, including in relation to the drivers of forest loss;
  
• Development of novel satellite-derived metrics for the observation of crop growth, crop condition and other agricultural phenomena in developed and developing economies;
• Forest disturbance monitoring using satellite radar data;
• Ground data collection for training and validation of satellite-derived products, particularly relating to agricultural crops;
• Development of systems for the generation of satellite-derived mapping and monitoring products suitable for adoption and operation by non-specialised staff in diverse user organisations;
• Provision of training on remote sensing technologies, techniques and applications, as well as transfer of knowledge generated through projects, to audiences in developing countries;
• Management and leadership of large multi-disciplinary multinational collaborative R&D projects, including those funded by the EU, ESA and UK Government, for which recognition of excellence has been received in numerous cases;
• A long history of providing scientific, technical and secretarial support to various groups within ESA: RSAC has placed staff in a team providing support to ESA’s Earth Observation programmes within the Data Applications Division of the Science, Applications, and Climate Department at its establishment in Frascati, Italy, for over 20 years; we also provide input to all aspects of campaign planning and execution in support of ESA’s Campaigns Section (Mission Science Division), and secretariat services for various ESA Mission Advisory Groups.
  

If you have a project that we can be of some assistance with, please get in touch.