Tag Archives: disaster

Advanced Satellite Data and Monitoring to Transform Disaster Response and Environmental Monitoring in Southeast Asia

Enhanced disaster response, environmental monitoring, agricultural productivity and infrastructure planning has been made available to businesses in Thailand thanks to a new partnership announced between Tokyo-based SAR satellite data and solutions provider, Synspective Inc., and Asia’s leading satellite operator and space technology service provider, Thaicom. Synspective and Thaicom will supply a joint solution to government,… Read More »

Preparing for a Natural Disaster

Hurricanes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes. Experts say natural disasters like these will become more common due to climate change. As stressful as that may be to think about, it’s important to plan how you’ll respond. “The most common mistake one can make is thinking, ‘It won’t happen to me,’” says Meaghan Enright, executive director of Love… Read More »

Emergency app saves lives in Australia’s bushfire disaster

As he went to bed on 30 December 2019, Jack Egan checked the Fires Near Me app to see the progress of a bushfire bearing down on his home on Australia’s east coast. Almost 30kms away, he expected the blaze would die down overnight. But at 6am the alerts and text messages began to arrive.… Read More »