Space set to keep people safer during emergencies

Artists impression of a synthetic aperture radar satellite over a wildfire

Governments and international disaster response teams have long relied on satellites to assess the impacts of disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes. Now ESA has partnered with ICEYE, a Finnish microsatellite manufacturer, to improve early warning systems for floods and wildfires and extend their geographical coverage globally.




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Source: ESA Space News