Space Products and Services
Energy, Resources, and Environmental Management
Space Products and Innovation
The increased use of satellite imagery and data in recent years has led to expansions in multiple fields of research.[efn_note] United Nations Statistics Division. Satellite Imagery and Geospatial Data Task… Monitoring Pipelines from Space
Pipeline leaks are harmful to the environment, costly to repair, and can lead to serious injuries or death to those living and working around them. For years, workers used helicopters,…
Shark Conservation
Every year, 73 million sharks are killed, primarily for their fins as an ingredient in shark fin soup. This drive for shark fins by fishermen has put more than 70…
Space Products and Services – TSRQ1 2019
Companies and individuals are using positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), Earth observation (EO), and communication satellite technologies and data to humanity’s benefit. From commercial transportation to natural disaster relief, these…
Carbon Capture for Fuel Creation
Inhabitants on the International Space Station (ISS) have long relied on technology to keep them breathing safely. Each human aboard the ISS exhales an average of 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds)…
More Than Two Million Served Every Week
Europe’s Copernicus remote sensing constellation creates a lot of data as its satellites gaze down on the Earth. The data set, which is publicly available, is very ... [caption id="attachment_4089"…
GPS Radiowaves Are Enhancing Weather Prediction
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) pilot program may enhance weather prediction efforts. The administration’s Commercial Weather Data Pilot program takes... A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) pilot…
Commercial Space-Based Monitoring of Industrial Emissions
A satellite the size of a cinder block is measuring carbon dioxide and methane released from dams, landfills, power plants, farming and more. GHGSat-D (Greenhouse Gas Satellite Demonstrator—also... A satellite…
Coffee Needs a Watchful Eye
In 2012, Guatemala’s coffee crops were ravaged by a coffee rust fungus. The rust spread across Central America, accounting for more than $## billion in... In 2012, Guatemala’s coffee crops…
Analyzing Water Quality and Oxygen Levels from Space
The European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2A land and vegetation monitoring satellite is providing data for another mission in tandem with other agencies. Sentinel-2A carries a sensor payload that can detect and…