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Think space is a waste of time? Think again.
Many of us in Australia don’t realise just how integral space is to our modern life.
From online payments to our daily scroll, here are 10 ways #space technology is enabling life on Earth. 🌏 🛰️
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By July already, 2020 had broken the annual record for new #satellites registered with #UNOOSA, through the Registration Convention (1974), the only treaty-based measure to increase transparency among countries in #space
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>50% of essential #climate variables can only be measured from #space!
Currently, > 160 #satellites worldwide help track the different #climatechange indicators!
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#DYK #space helps us produce renewable #energy? The quality of #solarenergy forecasts can be improved by 30% using #space #technology
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#DYK #space helps us produce renewable #energy? The quality of #solarenergy forecasts can be improved by 30% using #space #technology
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#Space technology provides spatial information regarding water & food production, precision irrigation & farming techniques.
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#Space technology provides spatial information regarding water & food production, precision irrigation & farming techniques.
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The @UN recommends every adult should have affordable access to digital networks by 2030, and #satellites help us advance this goal!
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#DYK #satellite communications are essential for aero and cockpit connectivity for transcontinental flights?
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#DYK there are >5 billion mobile phones with #satellite chips for mapping, traffic routing, tracking, logistics around the world?
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#DYK there are >5 billion mobile phones with #satellite chips for mapping, traffic routing, tracking, logistics around the world?
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At times of adverse global events, such as #pandemics or disasters, #teleworking is made possible thanks to #satellite services, supporting business continuity, jobs & economic resilience!
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At times of adverse global events, such as #pandemics or disasters, #teleworking is made possible thanks to #satellite services, supporting business continuity, jobs & economic resilience!
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Satellites help fight illegal logging, fishing & #wildlife trade that account for >73 B$ per year.
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Satellites help fight illegal logging, fishing & #wildlife trade that account for >73 B$ per year.
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55 meteorological satellites from >12 countries contribute to weather data sharing, helping to prevent, prepare for & mitigate natural disasters.
#DYK >99% of accurate weather forecasts come from #space?
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55 meteorological satellites from >12 countries contribute to weather data sharing, helping to prevent, prepare for & mitigate natural disasters.
#DYK >99% of accurate weather forecasts come from #space?
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>2,000 navigation & communication #satellites bind our societies together. Satellites provide live, global coverage of world events & transmission of real time information.
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>2,000 navigation & communication #satellites bind our societies together. Satellites provide live, global coverage of world events & transmission of real time information.
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#DYK space applications contributes, directly or indirectly, to almost all of the #SDGs? Given the benefits of #space, >80 countries have placed at least 1 #satellite in #orbit!
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#DYK space applications contributes, directly or indirectly, to almost all of the #SDGs? Given the benefits of #space, >80 countries have placed at least 1 #satellite in #orbit!
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The new @wef report, to which #UNOOSA Director @SDiPippo_OOSA contributed to, highlights 6 ways in which #space benefits life on Earth. In the coming days, we will be sharing some bite-size facts from the report!
https://t.co/sCdcXnX8tX
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The new @wef report, to which #UNOOSA Director @SDiPippo_OOSA contributed to, highlights 6 ways in which #space benefits life on Earth. In the coming days, we will be sharing some bite-size facts from the report!
https://t.co/sCdcXnX8tX
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Anja Korenblik from @UNODC highlighted that UN Member States are asking for :
➡ real time availability of space data
➡ better resolution of satellite images
in order to better detect and combat illegal activities #ESPIAC #WhySpaceMatters #space
Nancy Grace Roman: The Mother of Hubble: Nancy Grace Roman (1925-2018), NASA's first chief astronomer, is known as the 'Mother of Hubble.' #WhySpaceMatters
This is #WhySpaceMatters 😀 - teachers like @AmandaGTeach & @SciGeekJulie are inspiring the next generation through their excitement & knowledge of #space & its why @MarianneMader & I began @SpaceMattersCA 😀
Thanks for posting this @rory_mg!! It was a pleasure to be on @CTVOttMornLive to talk about all the exciting #space events happening this month - but also the challenges we face which is #WhySpaceMatters @SpaceMattersCA @westernuCPSX @WesternU
"There's a lot of interest among Canadians in space and people aren't aware of what (we) do in space. @SpaceMattersCA seeks to address that. Most don't know that 🇨🇦 was the 3rd country in space after Russia and the US." - @drcrater @CTVOttMornLive
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(2/2) ...can benefit equally from the potential of space activities. In doing so, it will contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. @UNOOSA #whyspacematters #UNISPACE50 (vdb)
In 1961, Yuri Gagarin carried out the first human space flight. In 2018, 57 years later, we're delivering to the moon. 🌙 Happy #InternationalDayofHumanSpaceFlight! @UNOOSA #WhySpaceMatters https://t.co/sqXv7cj0Sn
This is TESS, Our Newest Planet-Hunter: TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is the next step in the search for planets outside of our solar system, including those that could support life. #WhySpaceMatters
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