High-Level Project Summary
We develop an interactive video on synthetic aperture radar which operates with active data collection and polarization mechanisms that provide unique information about the structure, characteristics and conditions of the Earth's surface.One of the best things we can do is to increase diversity in science to make it easier for people to access science. Through the video we promote scientific knowledge on space issues and their relationship with societies.
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Detailed Project Description
This five min video whose purpose is to explain in a clear and easy way (non-scientific language) the function of the SAR satellite. Its main benefits are: accessibility to information and ease of understanding, you don't need to be an expert to learn about these technologies. We hope that this topic can have a greater diffusion because technologically it really is a great milestone, to know information and data about the Earth in a more agile way will facilitate conservation and awareness. Thanks to the technologies we used for our video we were able to develop and interact with our communication skills, development, thinking designs skills, creativity thinking, empathetic and instruments technology skills.
Space Agency Data
Nasa data was a means that allowed us to have a more specific information about the subject and the projects around it, as a group for make this work we used as this kind of data that are referenced in the part below. We were very curious about the functions of this and we hope that our government can promote this technology and for also Ecuadorian people could be part of the scientific knowledge area.
Hackathon Journey
It is a very educational tool and we are excited to know that many young people are interacting with science in this way. We have taken away lessons, skills and knowledge from the basics of SAR to the way we think about science. When we chose the project we focused on something eye-catching and that we didn't fully understand, SAR was able to generate a lot of uncertainty in everyone. The challenges as a group were few and at the same time many but I think we managed to be empathetic with each other, we are grateful for the patience of our teachers and the effort we have made.
References
Beardsley, A., Garcia, C. T., & Sweeney, J. (2016). Historical Guide to NASA and the Space Program. Rowman & Littlefield.
Kucera, L. M., Flores-Anderson, A., Herndon, K. E., Cherrington, E. A., Raffy, B., Poplar III, M. L., & Koppett, K. (2019). Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for Forest Structure.
Garthwaite, M. C., Miller, V. L., Saunders, S., Parks, M. M., Hu, G., & Parker, A. L. (2019). A simplified approach to operational InSAR monitoring of volcano deformation in low-and middle-income countries: Case study of Rabaul Caldera, Papua New Guinea. Frontiers in Earth Science, 6, 240.
Meyer, Franz. "Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar – Principles, Data Access, and Basic Processing Techniques." SAR Handbook: Comprehensive Methodologies for Forest Monitoring and Biomass Estimation. Eds. Flores, A., Herndon, K., Thapa, R., Cherrington, E. NASA. 2019. doi:10.25966/ez4f-mg98
Kellndorfer, Josef. "Using SAR Data for Mapping Deforestation and Forest Degradation." SAR Handbook: Comprehensive Methodologies for Forest M
Tags
#advantageSAR # todaySAR # volcanoSAR #forestSAR #soydalcroze #mevoyalaNASA #mevoyalaNASAEJD
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