InSpace Update

Published in the RSAA Lunations
Vol1 Issue8 1–30 September 2020

Director, Professor Anna Moore and the National Space Test Facility team participated in filming an interview with the ABC Program 4 Corners. You can see the final episode on ABC iview here.

The ANU Institute for Space (InSpace) is also celebrating its successful partnership with the ANU Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-Technology, the Research School of Earth Sciences and Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering to develop an AgriFutures report on how space-based technologies can be used to improve Australia's farming, fisheries, and forestry industries. In August, the group ran two industry consultation workshops focussed on the future of space technologies in the rural sector.

The workshop specifically defined the needs and challenges in agriculture, fisheries and forestry and discussed current and emerging Earth observation and communication technologies of relevance. Teams brainstormed the value of different combinations of technologies and business models to solve industry challenges and addressed barriers to adopting technological applications that solve existing and future industry challenges. More than 60 people participated, and we expect the final report to be released later this year.

We stand with you

The InSpace team would also like to stand with and support our RSAA colleagues as they seek to improve diversity, inclusion and culture. These are values that we champion as a multi-national team of women and men. We acknowledge the value of different backgrounds, perspectives and viewpoints to create a stronger ANU team.

Kathleen Sweetapple