* Astronomy

Small Gems in Space
Micro-Satellites MicroGEM for Earth monitoring - Results of a feasibility study showing high potential for innovative remote sensing of the System Earth.

A combination of small satellites can, with innovative methods, use the signals of the navigation satellite systems GPS and Galileo to significantly improve remote sensing of the System Earth. On 18.09.2009 the results of a scientific feasibility study on the first MicroGEM satellites, jointly carried out by the Technical University Berlin and the GFZ - German Research Centre for Geosciences, were presented in Berlin. The study was supported by the TSB Technology Foundation Berlin and the GFZ.

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