Miscellaneous

 Inter Islamic Network on Space Sciences and Technology

            Contact

  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Egypt
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Libya
  • Morroco
  • Niger
  • Pakistan
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey

Technical Projects / Utilization of PakTES-1A Satellite Imagery and Related Services

Utilization of PakTES-1A Satellite Imagery and Related Services
 

  1. Overall Objectives:
    1. The project can be implemented in fol three ways:-
      1. Option A: Establishment of PakTES-1A Image Data Reception, Archiving and Processing System (IDRAPS) network between member states of ISNET
      2. Option B: Establishment of PakTES-1A Image Data Reception, Archiving and Processing System on Existing Ground Station of ISNET Members
      3. Option C: Establishment of Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) Data Sharing Platform for ISNET
    2. The overall objective of the project is to establish an Image Data receiving, processing and archiving (IDRAPS) network between member states of ISNET for image request generation, data downloading from a satellite in space and image data transfer through :-
      1. Network between PakTES-1A (Pakistan's indigenously developed comm sat) mission control centre and the ground station
      2. Existing Ground Station of ISNET members
      3. Image satellites offered by ISNET states
  2. Project Details:
    1. Space Technology and Applications to achieve technological advancements plays a pivotal role in socio-economic uplift of any country. Being a highly specialized, sensitive and complex technological field, it requires lot of resources and long term planning to pull off significant benefits for society.
    2. Remote Sensing being an important application of Space Technologies has now emerged as an indispensable prerequisite for the development of any country. Satellite remote sensing enables one to have all time observation of whole globe or focused part of it to take well informed decisions. The realm of remote sensing applications further expands to mapping, cataloguing and analyzing natural resources, agriculture, disaster management, glaciology, forestry, urban planning and much more. Recently Pakistan has achieved its two remote sensing satellites PRSS-1 and PakTES-1A in orbit. To benefit from remote sensing satellite technology in a collaborative way, a cost effective solution is to establish distributed ground station network in ISNET member countries. The concept is depicted in Fig below: ground station
    3. The idea is to establish a low cost ground station facility for X-band extendable to S-band in future by member state in its territory at a suitable location and then connect all these ground stations into a network through internet. The existing ground stations in the member countries can also be utilized to create this common ground station network.
    4. Member state who will install or configure its ground station for PakTES-1A satellite, will be able to ask and utilize PakTES-1A imagery for their national needs and for PakTES-1, imaging download opportunities will be increased and hence the satellite will be able to be used for more missions and efficient archiving of earth imagery. Member state will be able to operate and use their ground station for other satellites also and will be their national resource till the service life of the ground station.
    5. Furthermore, to support scientific communities in ISNET members, archived imagery of PakTES-1A can be made available for ISNET member states needs. Also the tasking of imagery can be provided to all ISNET state members to provide the latest imagery of their region of interest.
  3. Expected Benefits: Following benefits could be expected from this project: -
    IDRAPS IDRAPS- Existing SRS
    • - Access to the imagery of PakTES-1A (2.5m PAN, 5.0mMS, 30 km Swath)
    • - Increased number of images/day
    • - Hands-on experience on establishment, operation and maintenance of a ground station
    • - Hands-on experience on Image Request Generation
    • - Hands-on experience on Image Processing and Archival system
    • - Access to the imagery of PakTES-1A (2.5m PAN, 5.0mMS, 30 km Swath)
    • - Increased number of images/day
    • - Hands-on experience on Image Request Generation
    • - Hands-on experience on Image Processing and Archival system
    • - Access to the imagery of PakTES-1A (2.5 m PAN, 5.0 m MS, 30 km Swath)
    • - Hands-on experience on Image Request Generation
    • - Hands-on experience on Image Processing and Archival system
    • - Utilization of the imagery for research, scientific and national needs within member states
    • - Collaboration between member states for mutual benefits
    • - With more satellites offered by ISNET states, frequent acquisition of images can provide benefits in emergency applications like of disaster management etc

 
 
 

Home    |    ISNET    |    Activities    |    Membership    |    Miscellaneous    |    Contact

Copyright � ISNET. All Rights Reserved.