WASHINGTON –
The natural disasters that hit Myanmar and China in May exposed challenges in disaster response facing the
relief organizations that have been working to establish a satellite communications network since the 2004 tsunami hit countries bordering the Indian Ocean.
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The Myanmar cyclone and Chinese earthquake disasters
demonstrated that the world has plenty of imaging satellites to monitor disasters but still is unable to make imagery and other
data easily and widely available to emergency-response teams, government officials said.
OpEd: Destroying Astrobiology Would Be a Disaster
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Satcom Firms Tout Their Value to Disaster Response
Arguing that satellite technology proved invaluable for first responders during Hurricane Katrina, members of the industry urged Congress and the Federal Communications Commission Sept. 29 to remember that satellite providers must be protected and prioritized when spectrum allocation decisions are made.
Katrina Imagery Used as Disaster Case Study
U.S. Air Force Space Command believes that the use of space systems in support of hurricane relief efforts along the U.S. Gulf Coast will serve as a case study for the use of satellites in future responses to natural disasters or terrorist attacks.
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As the United States embarks down what certainly will be a long and painful road to recovery from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, the contribution space capabilities have made — and will continue to make — in the response and relief efforts cannot be overstated.