April 2018
Climate monitoring and the need for open access to global environmental satellite data
...around the world provides some insight into these mysteries. Historically, economic arguments have been central in data sharing policy decisions. Data sales and commercialisation have been attempted in the hopes of spurring new markets and offsetting...
April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
..., as time between meetings is used by delegations to confer with their Capitals, to read, discuss, and form positions on issues. Data sharing is also relatively inexpensive and can allow information to flow from the ‘best’ sources to those who need...
April 2025
Space sustainability and the role of space situational awareness
... weather events, as well as near-Earth objects posing risk to Earth. SSA versus SDA Currently, there is limited data sharing and no common catalogue, which could be used to create an accurate map of what is going on in space SSA is not synonymous...
March 2019
Urgent action needed to avert space debris threat
... (SDA), a non-profit association that brings together satellite operators who value controlled, reliable and efficient data-sharing critical to the safety and integrity of the space environment and RF spectrum. The SDA was founded by commercial...
July 2014
Beware the situation: how JSpOC tracks space debris
..., two intergovernmental organisations and five nations (France, Italy, Japan, Australia and Canada) for increased data sharing. These agreements enable products that include disposal/end-of-life assistance, launch collision avoidance, conjunction...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
...other close-proximity orbital operations in the absence of widely shared rules of behaviour in orbit. The lack of agreed...will’ and without coordination. Thus we will need to improve data sharing in real time and develop common traffic rules that are ...