Multiple satellites are creating different types of images that we can use for many purposes to create a better world. Which datasets are there? For which applications can we use them? Many examples will convince you to apply Earth observation data to your business.
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The social relevance of Earth observation data (by Alexander Frimout)
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THE SOCIAL RELEVANCE OF EARTH
OBSERVATION DATA
Alexander Frimout
Consultant Innolab
Alexander.Frimout@Verhaert.com
TRACK 5 - SPACE TECHNOLOGY FOR A BETTER WORLD
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CONTENT
Earth Observation is making a difference
What is EO data?
EO applications: from data to impact
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EARTH OBSERVATION IS MAKING
A DIFFERENCE
Observe some (hopefully inspiring) examples
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Need to look at/understand the earth before we can have impact
WHY EARTH OBSERVATION?
“There are three principal means of
acquiring knowledge... observation of
nature, reflection, and experimentation.
Observation collects facts; reflection
combines them; experimentation verifies
the result of that combination.”
-Denis Diderot, 18th century French Philosopher
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SOME EXAMPLES – AIR QUALITY MONITORING
20.000
participants
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SOME EXAMPLES – IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE
~175 Million Hectares of
agricultural land in Europe
€ ?
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SOME EXAMPLES – SPACE FOR SANITATION
• landscape/land use
• environmental risk
• water quality
• number of households
• size/growth of settlements and
industrial activities
It is estimated that 2.3 billion people - primarily in Asia,
sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean
- still lack access to basic sanitation
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WHAT IS EO DATA?
I’m just here for the buzzword
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WHAT IS EARTH OBSERVATION?
Earth observation (EO) is the gathering of information about the physical,
chemical, and biological systems of the planet via remote-sensing technologies
Not GPS
( )
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SO WHAT CAN YOU OBSERVE?
• Take pictures up to 30cm resolution
• Atmospheric conditions
• Topography & ground deformations
• Gravity fields (ocean currents, ice sheets…)
• “Hyperspectral images”
• Shortwave infrared, near infrared, and
green: often used to show floods or
newly burned land
• Blue, two different shortwave infrared
bands: used to differentiate between
snow, ice, and clouds
• Blue, near infrared, mid infrared: used
to picture on one image water depth,
vegetation coverage, soil moisture
content, and the presence of fires
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HOW ARE WE GENERATING EO IMAGES?
“A bunch of satellites”
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SATELLITES ARE GETTING SMALLER & COMMERCIAL
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THE JUICY DETAILS
Resolution? Revisit time? COST?
https://business.esa.int/newcomers-earth-observation-guide
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EO APPLICATIONS: FROM DATA TO
IMPACT
So what do I do with all that data?
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FINDING APPLICATIONS: ADDING A PIECE TO THE PUZZLE
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OBSERVATION, REFLECTION AND EXPERIMENTATION
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092678216303958
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OBSERVATION, REFLECTION AND EXPERIMENTATION
• Obstacles/hazards
• Active currents & wind
• Salt content
• Temperature
• Water density
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092678216303958
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INTERFACES MATTER
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INTERFACES MATTER
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DESIGN A SMART USE CASE!
More complete &
consistent checks
More targeted and
effective controls
CAPSAT: Satellites imagery
information for a better agricultural
policy in Flanders and Europe
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COMBINATION WITH OTHER SENSORS FOR BETTER RESULTS
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“You have to make it happen”
-Denis Diderot, same guy as before
MAKING THE DIFFERENCE IN BUSINESS
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BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE
https://business.esa.int/funding
https://copernicus-incubation.eu/
https://accelerator.copernicus.eu/
https://eo.belspo.be/en/stereo-in-action
…
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