Earth Observation and Homeland Securit, The Science Squad
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English

Originally released by Network Ireland Television, 2015.

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The European Space Agency’s Copernicus Program is the most ambitious earth observation program in the world. The first satellite, Sentinel 1a, was launched from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana in April 2014, and Jonathan meets Barry Fennell from Enterprise Ireland to find out how the data is already being put to use in Ireland: from advances in environmental observation for flooding and coastal erosion, to the monitoring of our coastal borders and homeland security. It’s a hugely exciting time for this technology and Jonathan hooks up with Ned Dwyer from CMRC and Captain Brian Mathews from the Irish Navy to find out how they are combining satellite imagery with the Navy’s Automatic Identification systems to improve ship detection and tracking capabilities to help the Navy monitor drug smugglers and fishing vessels breaking regulations.

9 - 12, Academic/AP

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