The Andalusia Agency for Agriculture and Fisheries Development is preparing to launch a 10 kg nanosatellite in October 2023 and the mission will be managed by LifeWatch ERIC. Made possible under the European Union's Smartfood programme, the satellite is equipped with a high-resolution remote sensing optical camera that will monitor invasive species and agricultural crops in the Doñana region. An additional Internet of Things payload integrates data gathered from sensors on the ground and relays timely information to a Mission Control Centre under the watchful eye of Jaime Lobo Dominguez-Roqueta, Satellite and HAPS Operation Manager at Federtech, the LifeWatch ERIC ICT-Core in Seville. The integrated data will enable regional partners in agroecology to take corrective management action, optimising natural resources use and generating new knowledge of the sustainable management of ecosystems.
"Nanosatellite remote sensing in Andalusia" is Season 3, Episode 19 of the 'A Window on Science' podcast series. Jaime "the Wolf" Lobo describes how important it is to be able to task one's own satellite which - because it flies at lower altitudes with a revisit time of around four days - will not duplicate, but complement the European Union Copernicus program. Over time, the nanosatellite will be supported by a constellation of other satellites that will further increase the quantity and quality of information on biodiversity and ecosystems provided to Doñana region.
The Andalusia Agency for Agriculture and Fisheries Development is preparing to launch a 10 kg nanosatellite in October 2023 and the mission will be managed by LifeWatch ERIC. Made possible under the European Union's Smartfood programme, the satellite is equipped with a high-resolution remote sensing optical camera that will monitor invasive species and agricultural crops in the Doñana region. An additional Internet of Things payload integrates data gathered from sensors on the ground and relays timely information to a Mission Control Centre under the watchful eye of Jaime Lobo Dominguez-Roqueta, Satellite and HAPS Operation Manager at Federtech, the LifeWatch ERIC ICT-Core in Seville. The integrated data will enable regional partners in agroecology to take corrective management action, optimising natural resources use and generating new knowledge of the sustainable management of ecosystems.
"Nanosatellite remote sensing in Andalusia" is Season 3, Episode 19 of the 'A Window on Science' podcast series. Jaime "the Wolf" Lobo describes how important it is to be able to task one's own satellite which - because it flies at lower altitudes with a revisit time of around four days - will not duplicate, but complement the European Union Copernicus program. Over time, the nanosatellite will be supported by a constellation of other satellites that will further increase the quantity and quality of information on biodiversity and ecosystems provided to Doñana region.