The data is mostly of insufficient quality (resolution or latency) for the demanding requirements of CBRN modelling for incident control.įuture technologies and platforms will improve resolution and latency, making satellite data more viable in the CBRN management fieldĬBRN, or chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear, is a label applied to hazardous events of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear nature, in which an agent such as a chemical or a virus, or simply radiation, is dispersed into an area and poses a risk to individuals lives or health. There is a wide range of existing satellite data in fields that are of interest to CBRN detection and monitoring. This study shows that with developments coming within the next decade, satellites should begin to provide valuable augmentations to CBRN event detection and monitoring. Improvements in spatial and temporal resolution as well as latency are already becoming possible, and new instruments will fill in the gaps in detection by imaging a wider range of chemicals and other agents and by collecting new data types.
Lastly, the study evaluates upcoming instruments, platforms, and satellite technologies to gauge the impact these developments will have in the near future. The results also suggest that publicly available satellite data largely does not meet the requirements of spatial resolution, coverage, and latency that CBRN detection requires, outside of providing terrain use and building height data for constructing models. Results of this survey revealed several gaps in the available data, particularly concerning biological and radiological detection. This study looks at currently available satellite data, including meteorological data such as wind and cloud profiles, surface properties like temperature and humidity, chemical detection, and sounding. While there are currently no dedicated satellites for CBRN purposes, there are a wide range of possibilities for satellite data to contribute to this field, from atmospheric composition and chemical detection to cloud cover, land mapping, and surface property measurements.
This has produced a need for improvements to modelling, detection, and monitoring of these events. CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) threats are becoming more prevalent, as more entities gain access to modern weapons and industrial technologies and chemicals.
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