Earth Blox
Prof Iain H Woodhouse is a Professor of Applied Earth Observation at The University of Edinburgh. Prof Iain H is also the Knowledge & Outreach Lead - Co-founder at EARTH BLOX and a Technical Advisory Panel Member at Natural Forest Standard. With a background in remote sensing, Prof Iain H has held various roles such as CEO at Carbomap and Chair of the Earth Observation Advisory Committee at the UK Space Agency. Prof Iain H also has experience as a Partner at Speckled Press and as a consultant at Ecometrica. Prof Iain H holds a PhD in Passive microwave remote sensing of the atmosphere from Heriot-Watt University.
Earth Blox
Earth Blox provides climate and nature analytics from satellite imagery to help businesses accelerate their sustainability transition. The software maps and analyses key metrics for biodiversity, water and carbon across forestry, agriculture, and financed and insured assets worldwide. Modular blocks allow you to build customisable and repeatable analyses in minutes on global datasets from Earth Engine, Planet and other satellite data providers. Ownership and control of data inputs and methodologies give you full transparency in reporting to customers and stakeholders. The cloud-native, reactive and serverless architecture enables fast processing of petabytes of data for rapid analyses. Our customers include ADM Capital Foundation, Climate Impact Partners, ForestRe, Ecologi, MercyCorps, The Nature Conservancy, and Veritree. Earth Blox is a Google Cloud Advantage Partner, Earth Engine Expert, and a member of the TNFD (Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures) Forum. The Earth Blox team includes world experts in radar, optical and lidar, and PhDs in data science, who are committed to accelerating and increasing the adoption of satellite imagery insights for the sustainability transition. The company is headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, and employs a remote-first workforce. Earth Blox is the trading name of Quosient Ltd.