Sam has >20 years research experience, with a focus on the use of satellite Earth observation to help answer questions about our planet’s resources and behaviour. She’s always been a scientist who’s interested in learning and collaborating across a range of different interests, with a strong focus on developing products for a wide community of users. Recently working on flood mapping, precision agriculture and the movement of sediments in the coastal zone alongside the citizen science SecchiDisk.org project that's focused on phytoplankton dynamics in the open ocean. She's also co-authored (with her husband) the "Practical Handbook of Remote Sensing" that aims to support those new to the subject, providing exercises that can be undertaken by anyone with a personal computer.  

She’s Managing Director of Pixalytics Ltd, Director of Ocean Nourishment (UK) Ltd, and Honorary Reader of Geomatics at Plymouth University. Sam is also actively involved with volunteering, being:

Chairman of the British Association of Remote Sensing Companies (BARSC)

Member of the UK Space Agency Earth Observation Advisory Committee.

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