Minds Behind Maps

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

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• Iain'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 ESA
• How 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

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