So....What is a Satellite?
Satellites, sometimes called “Digital Television”, orbiting high above the Earth's atmosphere, have become essential tools for communication, navigation, weather monitoring, and national security, but there are also natural satellites. For example, Earth is a satellite because it orbits the sun, and the moon is a satellite because it orbits the Earth. Figure 1 shows the typical satellite architecture. Dotted orange arrows denote radio links; solid black arrows denote ground network links. While their main functions are recognized, they also play a vital role in forensic investigations, helping unravel mysteries from above and provide valued insights into numerous events and occurrences. Satellite forensics, a quite promising field, involves the investigation and analysis of satellite images and data to track information pertinent to legal and investigative processes.
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- Satellite Forensics - The Basics
Satellite forensics influences the huge amount of data collected by Earth observation satellites, which capture images of high-resolution and other valuable info about the Earth's surface. These satellites can support investigations in a variety of arenas, like monitoring an environment, disaster response, and criminal investigations.
Figure 2. Photo by NASA on Unsplash
- Satellite Forensics – The Need
The necessity for satellite forensics comes from the increasing trust on satellite technology and the wealth of information that satellites can provide about the Earth's surface. Here are....
