August 13, 2004

8/13 - Planetary Coral Reef Foundation's satellite: At least someone is capable of looking to the future

As everyone scratches away with the hyper-urgent, "We want results HERE AND NOW!" mantra, at least one group has patiently set themselves on a 20 year course that is designed to work towards long-term solutions. The Planetary Coral Reef Foundation has been slowly, meticulously advancing a plan (along with M.I.T., Scripps, and several other fine institutions) to launch a satellite dedicated entirely to monitoring the health of coral reefs around the world.

Check out the press release they envision for Spring, 2011:

The Coral Reef Satellite Mission (CRSM) was launched in 2009 and is circling our planet, transmitting real-time data about the state of the world’s coral reefs back to Earth daily. The ‘eye in the sky’ is performing beautifully, exactly as MIT’s Center for Space Research designed. The Science Operations Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography has just completed the first global baseline map of coral reefs. People around the world are logging on to www.pcrf.org , downloading data and images for free, discovering the hidden world of coral reefs and witnessing the changes in their health and vitality.

Stay tuned, it's happening.

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Posted by Randy Olson at August 13, 2004 12:45 PM
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