Utilization of LAPAN-A2 Satellite Digital SpaceCam Imagery for Natural Disaster Monitoring
Agus Herawan, Patria Rachman Hakim, Ega Asti Anggari, Agung Wahyudiono, Moedji Soedjarwo, Elvira Rachim

Research Center for Satellite Technology-BRIN

Abstract

Natural disasters have a major impact on life, so efforts are needed to reduce these impacts. One of the efforts made is by monitoring disasters via satellite. The LAPAN-A2 satellite is a micro satellite with one of its missions as an earth monitoring satellite. To support this mission, this satellite carries a payload of video cameras and digital cameras, or SpaceCam. One of the interesting objects that can be monitored using satellites is natural disasters. This paper will describe the monitoring of natural disasters that has been recorded using the LAPAN-A2 satellite digital camera. The results show that the LAPAN-A2 satellite has managed to record several catastrophic events such as volcanoes and floods.

Keywords: LAPAN-A2, Digital SpaceCam, Disaster, Volcano, Flood

Topic: Science