Synergies in military and civilian use of satellites for communication
Synergies in military and civilian use of satellites for communication, navigation and surveillance Jens Olaf Pepke Pedersen DTU Space & Polar DTU 985 1408 2 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark The Arctic as a short cut: Search for the North West passage Jens Munk (1619-20) 3 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark The Arctic as a short cut: Search for the North East passage John Phipps (1773) Westall (1806) ‘Nelson and the Bear’ 4 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark The Arctic as the destination Still a region with many challenges • Communication • Situational and Domain Awareness • Navigation • Charting Dual Use Aspects 5 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Challenges 6 6 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Challenges 7 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Challenges 8 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Challenges Prognose for Grønlands økonomi til år 2040. Kilde: Grønlands Statistik og Grønlands Økonomiske Råd 9 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Challenges 10 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Solutions? 11 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark 12 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark 13 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Communication Greenland: communication service provided by satellite, cables, and microwave radio relay 14 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Communication Existing satellite systems have little or no coverage North of 75 deg Small market for commercial broadband in Greenland: - high rates and low speed 15 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Dual use : communication Common infrastructure for both military and civil needs Can cover full Arctic region – small amount of infrastructure – no harm to enviroment Support businesses (large data transmission ”potential game changer”) Support small villages: distant teaching / telemedicine Safety & tourism – photo / film / maps Transmit data from exploration surveys (seismic etc), weather & environmental data Drones as backup communication systems 16 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Ideal for international collaboration Dual use : situational and domain awareness 17 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Dual use : navigation 18 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Dual use : charting Large need for updated maps (coast + inland) Reduced sea ice opens new areas for traffic Drones relevant for collecting data 19 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Dual use : charting 20 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Space infrastructure in the Arctic Research satellites Earth observing satellites Surveillance satellites Weather satellites Communication satellites 21 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark Rapport fra Polar DTU: • www.polar.dtu.dk/Nyheder -> Satellitter og droner som rygrad i fremtidens Arktis 22 DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark
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