SMOS monitoring droughts
In orbit for more than a decade, ESA’s Earth Explorer satellite SMOS has not only exceeded its planned lifespan, but also surpassed its original scientific goals. Built to demonstrate new technology in space and address gaps in our scientific understanding of how Earth works as a system, this remarkable mission is now also being used for a number of practical applications. With drought seemingly more commonplace, entrepreneurs are using information on soil moisture from SMOS and data from other satellites to generate commercial data products for the insurance market, ultimately bringing benefits to farmers.
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Great technology….
VanderSat has been working with the ESA 🛰 for a long time. Their passive microwave satellites are part of VanderSat's ability to monitor water availability on every spot on earth every day. Keep up the good work!
SMOS helps the entire planet to realize that the climate change is at its peak. I think we all can do something to reduce this phenomenon, so that our planet doesn't destroy us, as we did in it.🌍🌏🌎🌍🌏🌎
When you recruit astronauts again?