Satellite data: From space to you

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Satellite data: From space to you

2024-05-28 — Satellite data is part of your day-to-day life.

Experts from the Canadian Space Agency and Earth observation experts from all over the country are working on satellite missions in order to keep you safe and improve your quality of life.

Together, they are finding innovative ways to advance scientific knowledge, mitigate the impacts of climate change, and take good care of our beautiful planet. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, RADARSAT Constellation Mission imagery © Government of Canada (2020). RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency. Value-added product generated by © Effigis, Vertex Resource Group. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel-2 data processed by ESA, RADARSAT Constellation Mission imagery © Government of Canada [2022]. RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency. Data processed by Dromadaire Géo-Innovations, European Space Agency, European Union – Copernicus Program, contains modified Sentinel-2 data processed by Sentinel-Hub)

To fill your bowl of cereal in the morning farmers use satellite data to grow their crops.

To get you across the bridge safely on your way to work engineers analyze satellite data to monitor ground movement and bridge stability.

While you’re relaxing outside on a sunny day scientists are turning to satellite data to monitor the state of the ozone layer, essential for protecting life on Earth from UV rays.

In order to hunt and fish safely, Indigenous community members use satellite maps so that they know the thickness of the ice.

To allow you to admire the plants and animals experts use satellite data to assess the health of ecosystems and protect biodiversity.

If your neighbourhood is on the verge of being flooded emergency management services will rely on satellite data to monitor the situation and plan evacuations, if necessary.

These are just a few examples of how Earth observation satellites help us.

Satellite data is part of your day-to-day life, even if you don’t know it. 

Experts from the Canadian Space Agency and Earth observation experts from all over the country are working on satellite missions in order to keep you safe and improve your quality of life.

Together, they are finding innovative ways to advance scientific knowledge, mitigate the impacts of climate change, and take good care of our beautiful planet.

Satellite data: from space to you.
 

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