Satellite data can help teams study climate change across large areas and long periods.

Imagery can help track deforestation, glacier melt and urban heat islands over time. Governments, researchers and businesses can use those observations for adaptation, planning and sustainability work.

The technical challenge is consistency. Climate analysis may combine optical imagery, radar, temperature products and historical records captured at different resolutions and intervals. A change in sensor, processing method or cloud coverage can affect the apparent trend.

Before using a record, teams should define the geography, observation period, comparison baseline and minimum acceptable coverage. They should also retain the provider, capture date, processing steps and known gaps so the result can be reviewed later.

Arche Zero helps teams select suitable sources, match them across time and location, and deliver the records to research, reporting and existing systems.

WHAT TO DEFINE

Set the requirements before choosing a source.

  • The decision or task the data must support
  • The geography, period and minimum spatial resolution
  • The update frequency and acceptable delay
  • The source, processing and licence details to retain