Earth remote sensing technologies (DZZ) from space is an indispensable tool for learning and continuous monitoring of our planet, helping to effectively use and manage its resources. Modern DZP technologies find the application in almost all spheres of our life.
Roskosmos State Corporation continues operational monitoring of emergency situations around the world by means of the Russian orbital grouping. As part of the commission of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Roscosmos State Corporation organized 24-hour operational monitoring of the flood and fire hazardous situation, as well as other natural and man-made disasters.
In particular, from September 23 to September 30, 2021, a hydrological situation was monitored in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the search for an aircraft in the Khabarovsk Territory. As part of the activities of the International Charter on Space and large catastrophes, a flood monitoring was carried out in Sudan and Thailand, as well as the consequences of the earthquake in the PRC.
Based on media reports on natural and man-made catastrophes around the world, the space survey of the following events was planned:
- Monitoring of floodings in France;
- Monitoring of the volcanic eruption of Cumbre Vieja in Spain;
- Monitoring of eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala;
- Monitoring oil spill in Krasnodar Territory .
In just the reporting period, Russian data from about 102 thousand square kilometers (10 shooting routes are excluding cloud routes and routes passing by several requests simultaneously), and in the international charter on space and large Catastrophes – about 38 thousand square kilometers (10 shooting routes without cloud routes and routes passing in areas of interest of several applications at the same time).
Roscosmos State Corporation supports prompt interaction with the EMERCOM of Russia for timely response to the occurrence of a flood and fire-hazardous situation and the implementation of space monitoring of the affected territories.