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(1) dry river-Uzboy bed;
(2)
15 m height;
(3) underground water lenses;
(4)
sand dunes of 6
-
transmission facilities.
Application of GIMS technology depends on just how complex the solution to
the environmental tasks under consideration is in a given time period at a given
precision. An effective instrument using GIMS technology was synthesized by
Miramap (a private-sector Dutch\Company) in response to a European Space
Incubator initiative from the ESA Technology Transfer & Promotion (TTP) Of
ce.
The TTP of
ce is contributing to the capitalization of space-based technology and
know-how for the bene
s economy and science. The innovation of
microwave radiometer (MR) mapping company (Miramap) was nominated for the
Holland Innovation Price in 2005 and was quoted in several newspapers and
magazines such as the Dutch Financial Times.
The Miramap instrument consists of three microwave sensors in X-band, C-band
and L-band which are all Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) integrated
(Fig.
2.7
, Tables
2.7
,
2.8
,
2.9
and
2.10
). The X-band and C-band sensor makes a
conical scan at constant incidence angle over a wide swath, while the L-band sensor
makes a twin-beam oscillating scan. The small instrument sizes and weights enable
use of a low-cost light aircraft as the observing platform, providing decision makers
with a new affordable tool. The platform on which these instruments are flown is a
t of Europe
'
Fig. 2.7 Miramap sensor aircraft (Shutko et al. 2010; Krapivin and Shutko 2012)
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