28 July 2015
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Milan (askanews) – Space Sentinels are at work, and these are the first images in color and very high definition of planet Earth, taken by the European satellite Sentinel second part of the program Copernicus environmental monitoring of pianeta.Le images were presented to the press by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Milan, during an event organized in collaboration with the European Commission to show that the critical remarks of the mission “color vision “Sentinel-2 can be used to monitor our changing lands, wetlands and coastal waters, as he explained the mission manager, Bianca Hoersh. ” It is very important to observe the Earth from space – said – the satellites give us a very objective picture of the planet. So basically crossing the satellite data we have very detailed information on forests, crops and the entire planet and monitor changes over time. “Sentinel-2A was launched June 23, 2015 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou French Guyana with an Italian-built Vega rocket. It is part of a constellation of at least 15 satellites, seven of which are already built and with his camera 13-band spectrum, from visible to infrared, door monitoring of the Earth to a level without precedenti.Con its sentinels, the program will provide useful information to support environmental policies and security, and the needs of individual citizens and service providers. “Copernicus – said the White Hoersh – is designed for environmental monitoring, then to observe the state of the planet and the changes that are underway. The program is working with a family of sentinels; At present there are two in orbit, and others will be launched such as for the observation of the atmosphere, oceans, and so on. “Among the priority applications also the management of natural disasters with an important role in areas such as local climate change, civil protection and development sostenibile.Il system will also provide the ability to manage date and accurate even on the movement of refugees, the need for logistics support to military missions and possible threats of terrorist nature.
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