{"id":414506,"date":"2022-03-11T01:48:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T22:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/satellite-data-has-become-a-key-battleground-in-the-ukraine-war\/"},"modified":"2022-03-11T01:48:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T22:48:49","slug":"satellite-data-has-become-a-key-battleground-in-the-ukraine-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/satellite-data-has-become-a-key-battleground-in-the-ukraine-war\/","title":{"rendered":"#Satellite data has become a key battleground in the Ukraine war"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3848b567085\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3848b567085\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/satellite-data-has-become-a-key-battleground-in-the-ukraine-war\/#%E2%80%9CSatellite_data_has_become_a_key_battleground_in_the_Ukraine_war%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Satellite data has become a key battleground in the Ukraine war&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSatellite_data_has_become_a_key_battleground_in_the_Ukraine_war%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Satellite data has become a key battleground in the Ukraine war&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2022%2F03%2FUntitled-design-3.jpg&amp;signature=ad0aeac2bfd121ac42900f9b9b90f33f\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On March 1, the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FedorovMykhailo\/status\/1498664494301650950\/photo\/2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made an appeal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to eight commercial satellite operators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRussia is bombarding our cities every day and night and so many civilians are in danger,\u201d Fedorov wrote in a letter <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FedorovMykhailo\/status\/1498664494301650950\/photo\/2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shared on Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe badly need the opportunity to watch the movement of Russian troops, especially at night when our technologies are blind in fact!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fedorov urged the companies to provide satellite imagery to Ukraine\u2019s armed forces. He asked them to collaborate with <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eos.com\/stand-with-ukraine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EOS Data Analytics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (EOSADA), a satellite imagery firm that will help process the data.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eos_da?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eos_da<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maxpolyakov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@maxpolyakov<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal to the global remote sensing firms and organizations to provide real-time SAR data to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine with actionable intelligence. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DzfNze3K3r\">pic.twitter.com\/DzfNze3K3r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FedorovMykhailo\/status\/1498664494301650950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fedorov emphasized a particular need for data from one instrument in particular: called synthetic aperture radar (SAR).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukraine\u2019s government also wants the birds-eye views provided by optical data, but this imagery has major blindspots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optical satellites use visible, near-infrared, and short-wave infrared sensors to produce images, which makes them ineffective when it\u2019s overcast or dark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAR overcomes these limitations by bouncing microwave pulses to Earth and back. The sensor then makes an image from the returned echoes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLive SAR data delivers critical insights on the enemy troops\u2019 disposition, relocation, and refueling at night, regardless of cloudiness \u2014 and this is what optical data can\u2019t provide,\u201d Aleksey Kryvobok, Chief <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> Officer at EOSADA, told TNW.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s pretty cloudy in Ukraine during February. The ability to see through clouds has made Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images \u2014 like this one from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/capellaspace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@capellaspace<\/a> showing a new Russian unit deploying the border \u2014 the breakout &#8220;new space&#8221; capability of this crisis. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1tMjTVLUZd\">pic.twitter.com\/1tMjTVLUZd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Jeffrey Lewis (@ArmsControlWonk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArmsControlWonk\/status\/1495941582436323330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some companies have already answered the call for SAR data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They include Canadian firm MDA, which this week announced that it\u2019s received permission from the government of Canada to share the imagery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cImages captured by MDA\u2019s SAR <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, which is unique for its ability to see through all weather and cloud conditions, will be merged and analyzed with other sources of imagery from commercial Earth observation companies to develop comprehensive near real-time intelligence reports for Ukrainian government officials,\u201d said Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA, in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, not every satellite firm has responded to the plea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concerns have been raised over <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/nothing-to-share-south-korean-firm-turns-down-ukrainian-request-for-satellite-imagery\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">regulatory problems<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Russia <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mouthofmorrison\/status\/1497252544095023104\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jamming the satellites<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the broader risks of <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.duke.edu\/lawfire\/2021\/03\/05\/are-commercial-satellites-used-for-intelligence-gathering-in-attack-planning-targetable\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">private companies entering an armed conflict<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nonetheless, EOSADA believes the data can provide crucial assistance in both military and humanitarian efforts.<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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