Work & publications
Systems George has built and operated, and a curated selection of reports, papers, and handbook editions. More entries are being added as the archive is assembled.
Platforms & systems
- CEOS Database The database of Earth observation satellites, instruments, and measurements behind the CEOS EO Handbook and CEOS reporting, used across the international EO community. George is the architect and main developer of the system in its current incarnation, working with Symbios in support of ESA and CEOS.
- EO data explorer & API In development — a new online explorer and API for Earth observation capabilities and data, entering a private pilot in late 2026.
- eoPortal Content management for ESA’s eoPortal satellite missions catalogue, with Symbios.
Reports & studies
- Continuity of Earth Observation Data for Australia: Risks
- Securing Australia Through Space: Climate Information and Why Earth Observation Data Matters
- Establishment of an Earth Observation Platform to Support Pacific Island Nations Environmental, Climate and Livelihood Needs — Consultation Workshop Final Report
- Risks of Data Supply of Earth Observations from Space for Australia
- Continuity of Earth Observation Data for Australia: Research and Development Dependencies to 2020
CEOS Earth Observation Handbook
- Earth Observation Handbook 2023: Space Data for the Global Stocktake
- Satellite Earth Observations in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Satellite Earth Observations in Support of Climate Information Challenges
- Satellite Earth Observations in Support of Disaster Risk Reduction
- CEOS Earth Observation Handbook — earlier editions
Programme support
- CEOS leadership support Many years of support to the leadership of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites — working with successive CEOS Chairs, SIT Chairs, and Working Groups through their leadership terms, supporting the CEOS Systems Engineering Office (SEO), and on the initiation of new projects and initiatives including GFOI and GEOGLAM. With Symbios.
Articles
Conference papers
Earlier & other work
- Canadarm2 George’s first job in the space sector: operations analyst on the Canadarm2 programme with MD Robotics, based at the Canadian Space Agency during the arm’s deployment flights and the early construction of the International Space Station, and during the joint Canadian–US–Japanese design and simulation of the Japanese HTV free-flyer capture maneuver, procedures, crew trials, and training.
- GameDayRitual Co-founder and co-developer of GameDayRitual — an innovative (and fun!) next generation fantasy baseball and football strategy game — increasingly part time over the years, until it was wound down in 2018.