Thai Team Wins Space Business Idea Contest Using Satellites to Pinpoint Forest Fires –

A team from Thailand has won an international space business contest, using satellites and mobile networks to pinpoint the location of forest fires and provide support to firefighters in the area.

Dr. Damrongrit Niammuad, deputy director of Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), revealed that Team EcoSpace from Thailand won the S-Booster 2021 competition held on December 17 in Japan.

S-Booster is a contest organized by the National Space Policy Secretariat Cabinet Office of the Japanese government, with the aim of creating business ideas using space assets. Participants who advance to the final round receive assistance from professionals in turning their creative ideas into commercial potential. In the final stage, the finalists presented their ideas to investors and business companies….