Writing
Ideas worth developing in public.
Notes and longer essays on Earth observation, artificial intelligence, product development, programme leadership and the challenge of turning technical capability into meaningful outcomes.
Can We Stop Training EO Models Yet?
General-purpose AI models are becoming surprisingly good at looking at satellite imagery. That does not mean they have replaced the spectral, spatial and temporal measurements that make Earth observation useful.
Why Do We Need to Save the Planet?
A short story on the Overview Effect, regeneration, and why Earth observation needs to move beyond measurement.
Breaking: A Tsunami Has Hit Wakanda, and Satellite Images Prove It
Synthetic geospatial imagery is becoming easier to create. Verification must become easier too.
A place to think beyond the technology
Why I am creating a space for ideas about Earth observation, AI, products and the gap between technical capability and real-world use.