TopSat Microsatellite Helps with Disaster Relief After African Earthquake in Early Feburary
Response to a February 3 earthquake in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo include e imagery captured by TopSat. TopSat is a micro-satellite built by a consortium of UK companies.
Disaster relief operations being led by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs relies on the free imagery. In November 2007 QinetiQ, the lead on the project, agreed to include TopSat in the International “Space and Major Disasters” Charter, making it available for this type of work. The UN activated the Charter on Feb 6.
by Adena Schutzberg on 02/20 at 08:07 AM |
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