Dubai will share data from its environmental satellite with a global space consortium that monitors the effects of climate change. The satellite was built by the University of Toronto’s space flight laboratory.
DMSat-1, which was launched into space in March 2021, captures scientific images of the atmosphere over the UAE, helping to measure the location and levels of air pollutants and greenhouse gases.
Now the key information beamed back by the satellite is being shared with the Space Climate Observatory International, a non-profit organization that works with space agencies and private companies around the world.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, which oversees the satellite, joined the consortium this week, which is led by the French space agency.
The announcement comes at a time when the world is facing the damaging effects of climate change. Heatwaves in many parts of the world have become more intense, with the UK and other parts of Europe in the past week experiencing record temperatures of more than 40ºC.
All European space agencies support the consortium, which has national chapters in Russia, China, Japan, India, Morocco and the UAE. Members make their satellite data accessible to the entire organization, as well as the international community, to help in the assessment and monitoring of the global effects of climate change.
Last week, the UAE Space Agency announced plans to develop and launch a radar satellite constellation that will analyze weather and monitor climate change.
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