How radar satellites from Japan are supporting sustainability Sponsored by JapanGov
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is Japan’s national R&D center supporting the Japanese government’s aerospace goals. Established in 2003, JAXA has made important contributions to space exploration and development, for instance providing a scientific research platform known as the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” to the International Space Station. Kibo is being used to deploy small satellites for developing countries including Kenya, Guatemala and Mauritius.
Since it uses microwaves, ALOS-2 can penetrate cloud cover and even make observations at nighttime. That’s a big change from optical satellite data, in which only about seven out of 1,000 images were clear due to weather, a particularly bad problem in Asia with its long rainy seasons. The JJ-FAST data are uploaded to a website where anyone can freely access forest-monitoring maps.
“JAXA recognizes the SDGs as a common language and innovation opportunity for solving social issues,” says JAXA Vice President Ishii Yasuo. “We are working to realize a sustainable, safe and prosperous society through advanced research and development in collaboration with various partners.”As JAXA continues to develop satellites and plan space exploration missions, including sending a Japanese astronaut to the Moon, the agency is working with startups to cultivate new technologies and talent.
“These two core technologies—small satellite technologies and big data analytics—emerged at the same time, and now is a good chance to understand human economic activity and global environmental change,” says Synspective CEO Arai Motoyuki. “That’s why I established Synspective.”
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