The Art of Balancing Three Types of Satellite Resolution

Remote sensing sounds simple… until you realise satellites face the same problem as the rest of us: you can’t get everything at once.

In this video, Assistant Professor Egor Prikaziuk breaks down the trade-off between spatial, spectral, and temporal resolution — and why choosing one means compromising the others.

Using a practical example of irrigation advice, he makes the trade-offs in satellite science sound simple.