BRIN Develops Technology To Strengthen Satellite Data Accuracy

BRIN develops technology to support satellite functions (photo: dock. freepic)

JAKARTA The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) focuses on developing satellite technology in various fields. This is done to support various needs in the country.

By utilizing satellite imagery, BRIN wants to monitor sustainable development, natural resource management, and mitigate natural disasters. Seeing these various needs, BRIN also considered that satellite technology was vital.

"Satellite image data (can be used) to predict the distribution of land, hotspots or hotspots, and the distribution of mangroves, even to the classification of species," explained Lino Garda Denaro, a Young Expert Researcher from the Geoinformatics Research Center (PRGI), quoted on Tuesday, November 4.

To answer the need for environmental monitoring, BRIN through PRGI is developing a platform called Geomimo or Multi-Input Multi-Output Geoinformatics. This platform is designed to process various input data such as image data.

The goal is to produce accurate geospatial information products. This technology was also developed because of the challenges that BRIN often faces in processing satellite image data in tropical and subtropic countries.

"We are also conducting research to reduce satellite image data that tend to be a lot of disruption from clouds and aerosols or dew in tropical and subtropic countries," Lino explained. "The changing intensity of light makes measurements less accurate so there needs to be a correction."

Lino believes that interference with satellite image data can be improved with Geomimo. This correction process makes the resulting data more accurate. One of the tools used in the correction process is the ASD FieldSpec Spectradiometer.

Through a certain correction process, interference with image data can be significantly reduced. Later, this technology can be utilized according to the needs of its field. For example, this technology can monitor rice plant growth from time to time.

In addition, this satellite image technology can also be used to analyze mining areas or mining detections. Satellite data can be used to determine areas affected by these mining activities.