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SAPPHIRE is a collaborative project between Rezatec and Forest Research, which explores whether data from earth observation satellites can be turned into an effective tree-health mapping and assessment tool. It focuses on aggregating diverse datasets, from satellites and other sources, to produce precision maps that enable tree health practitioners to accurately identify different tree species and to pinpoint trees that may be exhibiting stress associated with tree health problems.
Phase I (August 2015 – March 2016)
Phase II (September 2016 – March 2017)
Phase I (complete)
Phase II (complete)
Phase I: August 2015 – March 2016
Phase II: September 2016 – March 2017
This project is funded by the ‘Space for Smarter Government Programme’ (SSGP), a strategic, national programme established and led by the UK Space Agency, and delivered in collaboration with the Satellite Applications Catapult, to drive the uptake and use of space products, data and services across government departments.
The project is co-ordinated by Rezatec, a leading UK geospatial data analysis company, headquartered within the UK Space Gateway in Oxfordshire, that has expertise in aggregating large amounts of diverse data from satellite, airborne and ground instruments, to produce geospatial data.
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