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52 years...Happy anniversary to us!

30 September 2024

At Viridien Satellite Mapping we have a long heritage of developing cutting-edge satellite remote sensing-derived solutions across a huge range of markets. For over 50 years, we’ve been delivering valuable data and

  • The Satellite Mapping Team
    The Satellite Mapping Team
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SatExplorer: doing the heavy lifting in EO data delivery, visualization, and analysis

18 July 2024

We’re very excited to formally release SatExplorer - VIRIDIEN (formerly CGG) Satellite Mapping’s web-based platform to deliver, visualize, and analyze data from VIRIDIEN Satellite Mapping. It’s nothing new that Earth

  • Duncan Witts
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A new cover, still highly specialized

10 June 2024

On the 16th May, CGG announced to the world that we are changing our name to Viridien. We have been CGG or similar for over 90 years so this is pretty big news.

  • The Satellite Mapping Team
    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Resolution evolution: Newly launched and upcoming notable Earth observation news

3 May 2024

In the rapidly advancing landscape of satellite technology, prominent players are consistently achieving remarkable milestones by expanding their constellations to not only provide higher revisits, but to ensure extraordinary resolution capabilities. Maxar's WorldView

  • The Satellite Mapping Team
    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Bring on the hype!

30 January 2024

A new year, and a new array, with 2024 set to deliver several exciting hyperspectral satellite platforms that will further expand our capabilities in Earth Observation. Pixxel sits at the forefront of the

  • Duncan Witts
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A significant leap forward for spaceborne thermal data

28 September 2023

CGG Satellite Mapping is proud to announce a groundbreaking addition to our repertoire – we are now official resellers of SatVu’s HOTSAT-1 thermal data. This marks a pivotal moment in our journey, as

  • The Satellite Mapping Team
    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Solutions

Dam Safeguarding from the Sky: Enhancing Infrastructure Management with Satellite InSAR

8 September 2023

As the longest running commercial provider of InSAR, CGG have delivered solutions to a wide variety of sectors. Of these, the infrastructure and engineering sector has presented some of our most interesting studies.

  • The Satellite Mapping Team
    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Context is everything: Hyperspectral data over the Egyptian Eastern Desert

15 August 2023

The Eastern Desert of Egypt is a highly prospective region for mineral exploration, and with the 2023 Gold and Associated Minerals bid round well underway, it is the perfect timely playground for remote

  • Duncan Witts
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Insight

New-Found Seepage

15 May 2023

The Seep Hunting Team at CGG Satellite Mapping have undertaken a detailed study of the archive of satellite SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) data and multispectral optical imagery offshore Newfoundland, covering the Mesozoic St.

  • The Satellite Mapping Team
    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Insight

InSAR and Icelandic Eruptions

1 March 2023

After near 800 years of quiescence, the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Geldingadalur erupted in March 2021 and volcanic activity persisted for six months. Following weeks of moderate seismic activity on the Reykjanes Peninsula, including

  • Duncan Witts
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Insight

Natural Oil Seeps In The Gulf of Mexico

2 February 2023

We are excited to see the new research from CGG’s long-standing patron ExxonMobil and partners, around oil seeps in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) (O’Reilly et al., 2022). This research leans

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    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Out and about

Mine Closure 2022

3 October 2022

We are attending the Mine Closure 2022 in Brisbane on October 4th through 6th 2022...

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    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Out and about

IPA Convex 2022

19 September 2022

We are attending the 46th IPA Convention and Exhibition in Jakarta on September 21st to 23rd 2022....

  • The Satellite Mapping Team
    The Satellite Mapping Team
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News

Newly discovered oil seeps confirm potential for offshore Argentina

15 September 2022

Extensive oil seepage in the Argentinian offshore has been discovered by CGG...

  • The Satellite Mapping Team
    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Out and about

Lithium Battery and Energy Metals Conference 2022

13 September 2022

We are attending the Lithium Battery and Energy Metals Conference 2022 in Perth on September 14th and 15th 2022....

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    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Insight

InSAR line of sight (LOS) explained

13 September 2022

A brief explanation of line of sight (LOS) with respect to satellite InSAR measurements...

  • The Satellite Mapping Team
    The Satellite Mapping Team
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News

Jagersfontein TSF failure: Preliminary satellite imagery & InSAR review

12 September 2022

In response to the Jagersfontein TSF failure that occurred on September 11th 2022 experts from CGG's Satellite Mapping and Minerals & Mining teams have conducted a preliminary satellite imagery and InSAR review of the incident...

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    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Out and about

ISFMG 2022

1 September 2022

We are attending the 11th International Symposium on Field Monitoring in Geomechanics (ISFMG 2022) in London on September 4th to 7th 2022...

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    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Out and about

IMAGE '22

26 August 2022

We are attending IAMGE '22 in Houston on August 28th to September 1st 2022...

  • The Satellite Mapping Team
    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Out and about

Interspill 2022

20 June 2022

We are attending Interspill 2022 in Amsterdam on June 21st to 23rd...

  • The Satellite Mapping Team
    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Out and about

ENGAGE 2022

14 June 2022

We're at MAXAR's ENGAGE event in Cascais this week...

  • The Satellite Mapping Team
    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Out and about

Living Planet Symposium 2022

24 May 2022

We're at ESA's Living Planet Symposium in Bonn this week...

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    The Satellite Mapping Team
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Out and about

GEO Business 2022

17 May 2022

We're exhibiting at GEO Business 2022 at ExCel in London on May 18th and 19th...

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    The Satellite Mapping Team
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News

Access BlackSky high-revisit, high-resolution optical imagery through CGG Satellite Mapping

20 April 2022

Access 83 cm BlackSky optical satellite imagery through CGG Satellite Mapping's knowledgeable and experienced team...

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    The Satellite Mapping Team
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News

CGG Satellite Mapping to deliver shipwrecks lecture as part of NOAA's "You Don't Know What You Don't Know!" lecture series on March 24

24 March 2022

CGG Satellite Mapping to deliver shipwrecks lecture as part of NOAA's "You Don't Know What You Don't Know!" lecture series on March 24...

  • The Satellite Mapping Team
    The Satellite Mapping Team
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