Our mission:
To make an impact on climate change by leveraging our scientific expertise to provide accurate, trusted and consistent information for nature-based solutions and ESG reporting
Passion.
Transparency.
Heritage.
We are dedicated to supporting nature-based solutions projects to fight climate change. This passion ensures our commitment to our clients. We provide full transparency and truly accurate data insights for your project to guide your decision-making. Our products and services are backed by the scientific expertise of our team which empowers us to be rigorous in our approach.
Our Mapping Product Suite supports nature-based solutions projects globally from opportunity screening through to ongoing assurance. We are ranked in the top 10 most innovative Scottish tech companies in 2020 in the BusinessCloud Scotland Tech 50 as well as one of the top 100 geospatial companies globally.
Meet the team
Dr Murray Collins Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder Interdisciplinary PhD from the London School of Economics and the Institute of Zoology, ZSL Murray has published peer-reviewed papers on mapping forest biomass, deforestation and forest degradation using satellite radar data, quantifying emissions from protected forests worldwide and REDD policy. He is also an expert in climate legislation, particularly forests; co-authoring on the 3rd and 4th Global Climate Legislation Studies (GLOBE 2013/2015). Read moreProfessor Ed Mitchard Chief Technical Officer & Co-founder PhD on using satellite remote sensing to quantify woody cover and biomass across Africa from the University of Edinburgh Ed is a world expert in Satellite mapping of land cover change and forest properties. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed papers, won over £4million in research funding and has advised governments including Gabon, Cameroon, Columbia and the UK on land use monitoring methods. Read moreDr Alexis Moyer Head of ESG & Spatial Finance PhD in Glaciology from the University of Edinburgh Alexis has expertise in combining remotely-sensed and field-based data to provide solutions to complex environmental sciences research questions. Previously, she worked as a hydrologist for an environmental consultancy in Edinburgh. Read moreDr Paula Nieto Quintano Forest Carbon Specialist PhD in forest carbon from the University of Edinburgh. For her PhD she set up a long-term fire experiment in the Republic of Congo to understand the floristic composition, carbon storage and woody cover and their association with fire. Previously, she has worked as an environmental consultant, as a researcher, and as a GIS and remote sensing analyst at Ecometrica Read moreWietze Suijker Product Architect MSc in Geographical Information Science from Wageningen, Utrecht, Twente and Delft University. Enjoys creating innovative IT solutions to provide the best earth observation data at scale. Therefore, he develops the ML workflows for our products. Previously, he worked at a Water and IT company as the technical lead for a range of satellite-data driven projects. Read more Michael Berliner Operations and Business Development Executive Degree in Psychology, Philosophy and Physiology from the University of Oxford Experience producing films and adverts - including producing the award winning feature film Adult Life skills starring Jodie Whittaker. Michael supports the team in project and client management, and is skilled in financial and press/marketing. Read moreKristian Bodolai Research Engineer Hons Degree in Physics from the University of Valencia. Kristian has a deep interest in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence and works on our codebase, developing deep analytics and satellite analysis platforms Read moreCarol Blackwood Geospatial Platform Lead Hons Degree in Geography and MSc in GIS from the University of Edinburgh. Geospatial professional with 15 years of experience supporting and delivering geospatial services Worked for the Forestry Commission as a GIS manager and at EDINA developing online mapping services for UK schools and HEFE. Read moreAisling Hurley Junior Analyst Msc in Astrophysics from the University of Edinburgh. Aisling's research has covered a wide range of topics in physics including, atmospheric physics, and computer simulation in Python. She aims to apply and build upon the knowledge and skills she developed through her degree. Read moreHeather Shepherd Business and Communications Support Officer Hons Degree in Criminology from Edinburgh Napier University. Heather supports the team with their communication and business administration as well as having a keen interest in climate finance and the innovative application of satellite imagery to ESG performance. Read moreSusheel Gajulapalle Graduate Apprentice, Software Developer Current graduate apprentice in Software Development at Heriot-Watt University. He has a keen interest in python programming and is eager to gain knowledge and experience in the industry. Read moreKinjal Desai Junior Developer MSc in Software Systems from Heriot-Watt University. Kinjal aims to develop and apply her in-depth knowledge of software systems whilst gaining new experiences working with Python, SQL, and data analysis alongside our diverse team. Read moreColeen Caiña Marketing Officer BA (Hons) in International Business at Robert Gordon University. Coleen assists the team in the development of marketing strategies. She is eager to expand her understanding and experience in the industry. Read moreNived Rajeev Saritha Junior Product Developer Intern MSc Computational Applied Mathematics from the University of Edinburgh. Nived is very passionate about mathematical and statistical modelling, and has academic research experience in machine learning. He is greatly interested in data science and hopes to put his theoretical expertise to practical use working with remote sensing IT solutions. Read moreLaura Patterson Junior Product Developer Intern MSc Astrophysics from the University of Edinburgh. Laura is keen to improve her programming skills in her role and has an interest in how geospatial data can be used to help the environment. Her research has covered topics such as Active Galactic Nuclei and Post Star-burst Galaxy Formation. Read morePhoenix Chandler Geospatial Support Officer MSc in Environmental Sustainability from The University of Edinburgh. Phoenix's interest lies specifically with how geo-spatial mapping can be the way forward in tackling climate change and help to demonstrate solutions that may make a real difference. She is hoping to gain experience with data cleaning and analysis in her graduate role at Space Intelligence. Read moreDr Thom Brade Landscape Data Scientist PhD in tropical woodland ecology from the University of Edinburgh For his PhD he analysed long-term woodland measurement data to assess the constraints on trees and woodland structure in southern Africa. He also established a plot network for the observation of tropical cyclone damage in Mozambique and assessed the impacts of community forestry on land cover change in Tanzania. Previously he has worked as a GIS analyst at Ecological Australia. Read moreJames Graham Junior Analyst James has a passion for coding and is keen to develop his skills in machine learning to support the monitoring of nature based solutions. Read moreHarry Carstairs Associate MSc Physics at the University of Edinburgh. PhD student researching the remote sensing of tropical forests. Completed a three month internship with us at the end of 2020. Read moreMarina Ruiz Sánchez-Oro Associate MSc Physics at the University of Edinburgh. PhD student researching ways to detect and predict landslides using remote sensing and machine learning, with a particular focus on deep learning practices. Completed a placement with Space Intelligence in 2020 and will be rejoining the team for an industrial CASE studentship. Read more |
Space Intelligence Ltd
Company number: SC595836
VAT number: GB342811714
Registered address:
113 St. John’s Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7SB
Company offices:
Regus,
93 George Street,
Edinburgh
EH2 3ES