Space-based technologies - opportunities for the rural sector
Space-based technologies and associated products and services will need to play an increasing role in rural businesses and value chains if Australian agriculture is to...
Fact sheet: Fishing and space-based technologies
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Published: 20 Apr 2021
Author(s): Paul Tregoning, Owen Atkin, Simon McClusky, Nan Yang, Martin Amidy, Sarah Adams, Jia-Urnn Lee, Julia Hammer
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Existing and emerging satellite technologies can been used to efficiently monitor our marine estate and improve forecasting of events that affect the management of commercial fisheries. This fact sheet is one of six in a series and complements the report ‘Space-based technologies – opportunities for the rural sector’.
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