Applications of Space


Governments, Institutions such as the European Space Agency, and Industry around the world have invested hugely in satellites and infrastructure to make space-based communications, location and imaging services available to us all, in ways which were almost unimaginable 20 years ago,  complemented by expanding terrestrial services. We all benefit from applications of space, with examples such as:

  • precision agriculture, enabling greater efficiency in crop cultivation
  • delivery of educational and health services to remote communities
  • tracking of valuable assets during transportation
  • environmental monitoring, mapping and forecasting
  • logistic and operational support for defence and security agencies
  • real time news broadcasting
  • enhanced safety for aircraft in congested airspace

Space technology permeates our everyday life with these examples, and other benefits such as high performance materials increasingly find earth-bound applications.

Here at Pico Services, we have links to the major players in the space world, including industry, academia and national institutions. We can help in deriving system solutions including those which integrate the conventional disciplines of communications, observation and navigation.

Images: Courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory