Effective emergency response by combining social and other media with satellite surveillance

卫星图像是紧急情况和潜在紧急情况的极为有用的数据来源。它提供了大规模的条件监测，但现在空间分辨率降到了0.5m。轨道上大约有140颗地球观测卫星，代表着一个巨大的监视能力虚拟星座，预计在本十年内将翻一番。然而，在许多情况下，这些数据没有被有效地用于应急响应，因为行业中对图像获取采取了被动的方法。我们建议制定和确定一种积极主动的方法，通过监测和审问社交媒体订阅以及相关组织的警报，在应急反应中执行卫星图像任务，以便应急人员能够快速访问和利用这些数据。这一拟议项目的结果将是一种明确的能力，在一系列紧急情况下优化卫星监视的使用。这方面的市场很大，目前卫星服务不足，原因有几个，我们打算在技术和商业上加以解决。

Satellite imagery is an extremely useful source of data for emergencies and potential emergencies. It provides large scale surveillance of conditions, but now at spatial resolutions down to 0.5m. There are some 140 earth observing satellites in orbit, representing a huge virtual constellation of surveillance capability, expected to double in the current decade. However, in many cases these data are not being used effectively for emergency response because of a reactive approach in the industry to image acquisition. We propose to develop and define a pro-active approach to the tasking of satellite imagery in emergency response by the monitoring and interrogation of social media feeds as well as alerts from relevant organisations, so that the data can be rapidly accessed and exploited by emergency responders. The outcome of this proposed project will be a defined capability to optimise the use of satellite surveillance in a range of emergency situations. The market for this is considerable and currently under-served by satellites for a number of reasons which we intend to address technically and commercially.