Extreme weather is becoming more frequent as the Earth warms, providing more fuel for hurricanes, flooding and other phenomena that threaten infrastructure and ecosystems. Spire announced it is collecting 5,000 radio occultation profiles daily in an effort to predict when and where such events occur.
The technology of radio occultation is a way of remote sensing that can measure the physical properties of the atmosphere. Spire's daily mark of 5,000 profiles triples the amount of this kind of data available worldwide, the company said. Notably, Spire's satellites use signals from the European Union's space-based Galileo navigation system to enhance their predictions.
“I believe this to be a milestone not just for Spire and the global weather enterprise, but for New Space,” said CEO Peter Platzer in an exclusive statement, referring to the rise of private space companies that provide commercial products for customers. Data points representing Spire Global's marine weather data coverage, including balloon receiving stations.“Here is a type of data that is well known for its accuracy and value to a global public safety concern, weather, one that is increasing of daily importance when talking about extreme weather events like hurricanes. Spire, as a New Space company, is contributing a higher quantity of this data, providing crucial data of exceptional new quality,” he added.
The San Francisco-based company is also known for monitoring the movements of maritime vessels from space, and in this area they have been generating a number of agreements in 2019. In the last few months, Spire announced it would
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