Laughing Through the Layers: 10+ Jokes Only EO59 and InSAR Fans Will Get

At EO59, we take our work seriously—but not ourselves. After all, when your job involves millimeter-scale ground motion, you learn to appreciate the small things. So here’s a blog post that celebrates the lighter side of InSAR, EO59-style.

1. Why did the InSAR analyst break up with the optical satellite?

Because they just couldn’t see things from the same wavelength.

2. What’s EO59’s idea of a “quick check”?

A 12-step QA process, three satellite passes, and a coffee-fueled Slack thread at 2 a.m.

3. What’s EO59’s favorite type of party?

A phase unwrapping party. BYO coherence.

4. How do you know you’ve been working at EO59 too long?

You start referring to your coffee break as a “temporal baseline reset.”

5. What did the EO59 engineer say to the landslide?

“You can run, but you can’t hide from ALOS.”

6. Why don’t InSAR analysts ever get lost?

Because they always know their line of sight.

7. What’s the EO59 version of a love letter?

A time series chart with a steady downward trend—because nothing says commitment like subsidence.

8. How many EO59 engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?

Just one—but they’ll first check for the building for historical deformation, validate the baseline, and deliver a PDF report with a 3D model.

9. What’s the difference between a magician and an EO59 analyst?

A magician pulls rabbits out of hats. We pull millimeter motion out of radar noise.

10. Why did the reflector get promoted?

Because it always stood out in a crowd.

Bonus: What’s EO59’s idea of a romantic evening?

Two satellites in perfect sync, passing over the same AOI, whispering sweet SAR data to each other.

Sometimes we all need a little lift, hopefully this gave you one! EO59 is there, by your side, as you journey through satellite InSAR as an end-user, developer, researcher, or enthusiast. Found our jokes: distasteful? simple minded? novice? Submit your own! discover@eo59.com

Not a joker? Don’t worry, we have a stiff coffee waiting for you over in our publications! Go, explore away you solid character you!