The problem with pixels*

Pixels are a pain and the source of all your EO product problems. Don't sell pixels; sell change.

Pixels are the atomic units of a fundamental data structure, the array. Arrays are everywhere in computing, from screens to spreadsheets to Instagram filters; arrays and array math surround us. Nevertheless, in Earth Observation (EO), the pixel is a problem. This problem is muddied by the central notion of “what is the product” of Earth observation; sp…