Satellite Uses

What are satellites used for?

Skyrora understands the importance of putting satellites in space and the positive impact that such activity has on society. Satellites assist in the deliverance of new services enabled by the relentless shift towards an interconnected network of devices, as well as setting the stage for unleashing the next wave of disruptive technologies...

This page exists to demonstrate the various Satellite uses, whether these be toward climate change, healthcare, or disaster relief. This page will also explore the potential future benefits from the development of new satellite technologies and innovation.

09.10.2020

Satellite Uses

Utilising Satellite Technology for Wildlife Conservation

High-resolution remote sensing images have provided conservationists and ecologists with the ability to accurately monitor illegal mining, to monitor wildlife populations, to rapidly detect deforestation activities and other alterations being made to the landscape. Earth imagery provided by satellites is collected frequently, globally, and at an increasingly higher quality.

05.10.2020

Satellite Uses

Loggerhead Turtles Tracked from Space

Captivity-born loggerhead sea turtles have been safely released into the sea earlier last week and are set to be tracked by satellites.

30.09.2020

Satellite Uses

Arctic Tundra Going Green

A study led by a team of scientists from the Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff discovered by analysing high-resolution satellite imagery, that 37.3% of the Arctic Tundra grew significantly greener between 1985-2016. The Changing Arctic Tundra A Tundra biome is commonly portrayed as having a permanently frozen subsoil known as the permafrost, little precipitation and low biotic diversity.

30.09.2020

Satellite Uses

Volcanoes from Space

Four decades after the notorious eruption of Mount St.Helen, researchers are one step closer towards developing the necessary tools that may unlock the ability of forecasting these devastating volcanic events.

28.09.2020

Satellite Uses

UK-Built Nanosatellites Ready for Launch

In the next two months, four shoe box-sized, government-funded satellites will run alongside an orbital global fleet of space objects in low Earth orbit.

04.09.2020

Satellite Uses

Satellite Technology for Ocean Observation

Satellites are ideal for observing global environmental change as they are capable of monitoring remote regions, hidden features, and environmental events that cannot be detected by the human eye.

04.09.2020

Satellite Uses

Using Satellite Technology to Monitor Climate Change

Satellite technology has the ability to measure Earth’s temperature, greenhouse gas emissions, sea levels and atmospheric gases, which are all imperative to the awareness and improvement of climate change and the prediction of the future of the Earth.

28.08.2020

Satellite Uses

Whales from Space

Humpback whale in Anvers Island, Antarctic Peninsula.

25.08.2020

Satellite Uses

Tracking Ocean Plastic Pollution using Satellite Technology

The European Space Agency is manufacturing satellites that identify discarded plastics such as water bottles, fishing nets, and grocery bags, all the while monitoring the concentration, movement, and origin of plastic debris across the world’s oceans. Until the development of such satellites, most of this debris has previously been found using alternative methods, such as towing underwater cameras that locate and take images of debris found deeper underwater, and even going as far as to swim through the debris. Scientists are working on Earth observation satellites that will track plastic debris in the ocean from space by searching for the plastic’s reflected light signature in the water.

17.08.2020

Satellite Uses

Harnessing Satellite Technology for Public Health

Europe’s health care sector is increasingly facing multiplied challenges at the cross-roads of separate but interconnected trends.

17.08.2020

Satellite Uses

Penguins from Space — New Colonies Discovered

Emperor penguins near BAS Halley Research Station.

07.08.2020

Satellite Uses

The Use of Satellite Technology for Disaster Management and Relief

Satellite remote sensing is one of the primary support tools for disaster management.

07.08.2020

Satellite Uses

Monitoring Deforestation Using Satellite Technology

Large forest areas monitoring is presently feasible with satellite remote sensing as opposed to time-consuming and expensive ground surveys as an alternative.

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