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Bifurcation Lesions Market 2024-2033 : Demand, Trend, Segmentation, Forecast, Overview And Top Companies

The bifurcation lesions global market report 2024 from The Business Research Company provides comprehensive market statistics, including global market size, regional shares, competitor market share, detailed segments, trends, and opportunities. This report offers an in-depth analysis of current and future industry scenarios, delivering a complete perspective for thriving in the industrial automation software market.

Bifurcation Lesions Market, 2024 report by The Business Research Company offers comprehensive insights into the current state of the market and highlights future growth opportunities.

Market Size - The bifurcation lesions market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $2.47 billion in 2023 to $2.7 billion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.3%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rise in prevalence of coronary artery diseases, rise in geriatric population, rise in healthcare expenditure, economic growth.

The bifurcation lesions market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $3.74 billion in 2028 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for minimally invasive surgeries, expansion of healthcare infrastructure and facilities, increasing prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, government healthcare policies. Major trends in the forecast period include patient-centric approaches, bioresorbable stents, integration of ai and machine learning, cross-specialty collaboration.

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4. Key Segments: Breakdown of the market into its primary segments and their respective performance.

5. Focus Regions and Geographies: Insight into the most critical regions and geographical areas influencing the market.

6. Macro Economic Factors: Assessment of broader economic elements impacting the market.

Market Drivers - The increase in geriatric population is expected to drive the growth of the bifurcation lesions market. People whose age is more than 60 years are more likely to suffer a heart attack, a stroke, or develop coronary heart disease and heart failure than younger people. In such cases, bifurcation lesions help treat the blood clots to allow adequate blood flow to your heart. For instance, in October 2022, according to a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO), a Switzerland-based agency responsible for international public health, one in six people is expected to be 60 or older by the year 2030, in the entire world. By 2050, there will be 2.1 billion people worldwide who are 60 years old or older. The number of persons who are 80 years of age or older will increase by 426 million between 2020 and 2050 compared to the current population. Therefore, the increasing geriatric population will drive the bifurcation lesions market growth.

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1) By Types: One-Stent, Two-Stent 2) By Application: Coronary Vascular, Peripheral Vascular

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Regional Insights - North America was the largest region in the bifurcation lesions market in 2023. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the bifurcation lesions market report include Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.

Key Companies - Major companies operating in the bifurcation lesions market include Boston Scientific Corporation, Terumo Medical Corporation, Spectranetics Corporation, Medtronic plc, Cardinal Health Inc., Cardinal Health Company, Abbott Laboratories, Biosensors International Group Ltd., B. Braun Melsungen AG, Cook Medical LLC, Cordis Corporation, Endologix Inc., W. L. Gore & Associates Inc., InspireMD Inc., Lombard Medical Technologies PLC, MicroPort Scientific Corporation, OrbusNeich Medical Company Limited, Biotronik SE & Co. KG, Cardionovum GmbH, Elixir Medical Corporation, Medinol Ltd., Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., MIV Therapeutics Inc., Natec Medical Ltd., Opto Circuits (India) Ltd., QualiMed Innovative Medizinprodukte GmbH, Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Svelte Medical Systems Inc., Translumina GmbH, Vascular Concepts Limited, Vascular Solutions Inc., Veryan Medical Ltd., X-Cell Medical Inc., Zorion Medical Inc., Amaranth Medical Inc., Cardiomind Inc., Cardiva Medical Inc.

Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 2. Bifurcation Lesions Market Report Structure 3. Bifurcation Lesions Market Trends And Strategies 4. Bifurcation Lesions Market – Macro Economic Scenario 5. Bifurcation Lesions Market Size And Growth ….. 27. Bifurcation Lesions Market Competitor Landscape And Company Profiles 28. Key Mergers And Acquisitions 29. Future Outlook and Potential Analysis 30. Appendix

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3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA NASA’s System-Wide Safety (SWS) project identifies and addresses safety threats to improve the efficiency of flight and access to airspace. This map shows the locations of companies, academic institutions, and other government agencies that collaborate with SWS to conduct world-class research to assure the safety of current and future aviation applications that improve the quality of life for all humankind. Note: Location on the map is based on the formal signed agreement. However, SWS also collaborates with additional locations not shown on the map. System-Wide Safety Collaborations Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate Arlington, Virginia AIRT, IncMiami, Florida American AirlinesFort Worth, Texas BoeingHuntsville, AlabamaHuntington Beach, California DelphirePasadena, California Delta AirlinesAtlanta, Georgia easyJet Airline CompanyLuton, England Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDaytona Beach, Florida General Electric CompanyNiskayuna, New York George Washington University (GWU)Washington, D.C. German Aerospace Center (DLR)Cologne, Germany Iowa StateAmes, Iowa Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi, Texas LongbowHampton, Virginia Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Cambridge, Massachusetts MIT/Lincoln LabsLexington, Massachusetts MitreBedford, Massachusetts National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)Gaithersburg, Maryland Northrop GrummanRoy, Utah Notre DameSouth Bend, Indiana Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)Springfield, Ohio Penn StateState College, Pennsylvania SkyGridAustin, Texas Swiss International Airlines (SWISS)Zurich, Switzerland United AirlinesChicago, Illinois University Of Central Florida (UCF)Orlando, Florida University of Texas – AustinAustin, Texas Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)Richmond, Virginia XwingSan Francisco, California NASA Contacts Agreements and PartnershipsMegan [email protected] Media InquiriesKaitlyn [email protected] About NASA’s System-Wide Safety Project SWS evaluates how the aerospace industry and aircraft modernization impact safety by using the latest technology to address potential risks associated with technical advancements and other emerging aviation operations. Using this data, the project develops innovative solutions to assure safe, rapid, and scalable access to the commercial airspace. SWS focuses on two significant project goals: Explore, discover, and understand the impact on safety of growing complexity introduced by modernization aimed at improving the efficiency of flight, the access to airspace, and the expansion of services provided by air vehicles. Develop and demonstrate innovative solutions that enable this modernization and the aviation transformation envisioned for global airspace system through proactive mitigation of risks in accordance with target levels of safety SWS is developing the concept and recommended requirements for an assured In-Time Aviation Safety Management System that enables safe, rapid, and scalable access to a transformed National Airspace System. SWS also: Performs research and development focused on exploring, discovering, and understanding the impact of industry and aircraft modernization on safety. Evaluates operations in the future NAS to identify new risks and hazards that must be effectively managed. Focuses on a safety framework to assure the safety of current and future operations in the National Airspace System. The SWS project is part of NASA’s Airspace Operations and Safety Program under the agency’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. Facebook logo @NASA@NASAaero@NASA_es @NASA@NASAaero@NASA_es Instagram logo @NASA@NASAaero@NASA_es Linkedin logo @NASA Explore More 4 min read NASA, Industry to Start Designing More Sustainable Jet Engine Core Article 3 days ago 4 min read Aviary: A New NASA Software Platform for Aircraft Modelling Article 4 days ago 4 min read NASA’s X-59 Passes Milestone Toward Safe First Flight Article 6 days ago Keep Exploring Discover More Topics From NASA Missions Humans In Space NASA History Aeronautics STEM Share Details Last Updated May 21, 2024 EditorKaitlyn D. FoxContactKaitlyn D. [email protected] [email protected] Related TermsSystem-Wide SafetyAeronautics Research Mission DirectorateAirspace Operations and Safety Program

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Global Building Automation System Market Report: Insights, Trends, and Growth Analysis – 2028

The global building automation system (BAS) market has been witnessing significant growth driven by advancements in technology, increasing awareness about energy conservation, and the growing demand for smart building solutions.

Building Automation Systems (BAS) are integrated networks of software and hardware that control and monitor building facilities, including heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), lighting, security, and other systems. These systems enhance operational efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and improve occupant comfort and safety.

Global Building Automation System Industry Size

The global BAS market has been experiencing steady growth, with projections indicating robust expansion in the coming years. According to MarketsandMarkets newly published research report, The global building automation system market size is expected to reach USD 155.9 billion by 2028 from 88.4 billion in 2023, at a CAGR of 12.0% during the 2023- 2028 period.

Building Automation System Market Share

India is expected to be the fastest-growing market in the Asia Pacific region for the building automation system market

Though the building automation system market in India is smaller than that in Japan and China, it is expected to witness significant growth in the future. Niti Aayog, the policy agency of the Government of India, estimated that energy demand from buildings in the country is expected to increase by more than 800% in 2047 as compared with 2012. Under the current standards, India is anticipated to face high energy costs and consumption for decades. At the same time, the worsening air pollution problem in the country is adding to the impact of climate change. The Government of India took an important step forward in 2017 by launching the revised Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) 2017, which was developed by the Ministry of Power and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency. The code prescribes energy performance standards for new commercial buildings to reduce energy consumption and promote low-carbon growth. It sets parameters for builders, designers, and architects to integrate renewable energy sources with building designs to achieve a 50% reduction in the energy consumption of buildings by 2030.

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Building Automation System Market Statistics and Growth Analysis:

Technological Advancements: Rapid advancements in IoT (Internet of Things), cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing BAS, enabling seamless integration, remote monitoring, and predictive maintenance.

Energy Efficiency Regulations: Stringent energy efficiency regulations and sustainability initiatives by governments worldwide are encouraging the adoption of BAS to optimize energy usage and reduce carbon emissions.

Demand for Smart Buildings: Increasing demand for smart buildings equipped with automated systems for energy management, security, and comfort control is fueling market growth.

Urbanization and Infrastructure Development: Rapid urbanization and infrastructure development projects, particularly in emerging economies, are driving the adoption of BAS in commercial, residential, and industrial sectors.

Top Building Automation System Companies - Key Market Players The major players in the building automation system companies with a significant global presence include Honeywell International Inc. (US), Siemens (Germany), Johnson Controls (US), Schneider Electric (France), Carrier (US), Robert Bosch GmbH (Germany), Legrand (France), Hubbell (US), ABB (Switzerland), Trane Technologies plc (Ireland), Lutron Electronics Co., Inc (US), Crestron Electronics, Inc. (US), Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan), Delta Controls (Canada), Beckhoff Automation (Germany), Lennox International Inc. (US), Current Lighting Solutions, LLC. (US), ACUITY BRANDS, INC, (Canada), Dialight (UK), Cisco Systems, Inc. (US), Rockwell Automation (US), Snap One, LLC (US), Signify Holding (Netherlands), Emerson Electric Co. (US), Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. (US), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japan), Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (China), Bajaj Electricals Ltd (India), and Beijer Electronics, Inc. (Sweden).

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Global High Throughput Screening Market Size| Growth | Scope, 2032

Market Overview

The global high throughput screening market is expected to mature at a 7.5% CAGR during the forecast period.

Market Highlights

High throughput screening has achieved mainstream acceptance over the past two decades and has become a traditional drug discovery tool in the pharmaceutical industry. Factors such as technical developments in HTS and rising pharmaceutical R&D spending are driving the global high throughput screening industry. In addition, demand development is projected to be powered by the growing research activities in stem cells & toxicology and emerging markets. In recent years, technological developments such as liquid handling automation, the development of novel technology systems, and computational methods to deal with vast volumes of data have increasingly powered the global demand for high-performance screening instruments. Rising rivalry for pioneering drug development and marketing demand for high-performance screening instruments among pharmaceutical firms is growing at a rapid rate.

Strong capital spending, on the other hand, is expected to hamper demand growth during the projected period. In addition, the high time consumption and high cost of high-throughput screening techniques can impede the growth of the market.

Segmental Analysis

Based on product & service, technology, applications, end user, and region, the global high throughput screening market has been segmented.

The global market has been bifurcated into reagents & assay kits, instruments, consumables & accessories, software and services, based on product & service.

Due to the large number of reagents and assay kits used in HTS techniques and increased government funding for life science research, the reagents & assay kits segment is expected to hold a significant share in the market.

Segmental Analysis

The worldwide market is divided into cell-based assays, 2D cell culture, 3D cell culture, 3D cell culture, perfusion cell culture, laboratory-on-a-chip (LOC), ultra-high-throughput screening, bioinformatics, and label-free technology based on technology.

Based on use, the global market is segmented into target recognition & confirmation, primary and secondary screening, toxicology assessment, and others. Due to rising pharmaceutical R&D and the increasing prevalence of many diseases, the application category is projected to be the fastest-growing.

The global market is categorised into pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, university and government agencies, contract research organisations, and others, depending on end users.

Regional Overview

North America and Latin America have been segmented into the high-performance scanning industry in the Americas, with the North American market split into the US and Canada.

Due to the rising per capita healthcare spending and the fast penetration of advanced technologies in the region, the demand in the Americas is projected to dominate the global high throughput screening market. It is expected that the will adoption of HTS in the US and Canada will fuel the growth of the sector. In addition, growing spending on research by healthcare institutions is expected to boost demand growth in this field.

In Europe, the market was projected to see a substantial amount of growth. The existence of a well-established healthcare sector and the participation of main corporations can be attributed to this.

Leading to a rise in chronic diseases and rising government measures for health care reforms, the Asia-Pacific market is expected to have a steady growth rate during the forecast period.

The Middle East & Africa market is estimated to account for the lowest share of the global market because of the region's low per capita disposable income.

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The key players operating in the global high throughput screening market research are Aurora Biomed Inc. (Canada), Danaher (US), PerkinElmer (US), Tecan (Switzerland), Hamilton (US), Axxam (Italy), Merck Group (Germany), Corning (US), BioTek (US), Beckman Coulter, Inc. (US), Agilent Technologies Inc. (US), Luminex Corporation (US), and Roche (Switzerland).

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INTERNET WEBSITE

In today's digital age, having an online presence is not just a luxury but a necessity. Whether you are an individual looking to establish your personal brand, a small business owner aiming to reach a broader audience, or a large corporation seeking to expand your online reach, a well-designed website is the foundation of your online presence. However, creating an effective website is not as simple as it may seem. It requires careful planning, creativity, and attention to detail. In this article, we will explore the key elements of a winning website and offer insights into how to make your online presence a success.

What is an internet website?

An internet website, commonly referred to simply as a website, is a collection of web pages and related content that are accessible over the internet. Websites are typically created using HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and can include various multimedia elements such as text, images, videos, and links to other web pages or resources.

Websites are accessed using web browsers (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari) and are identified by their unique web addresses, or URLs (Uniform Resource Locators). To visit a website, you enter its URL in the address bar of your web browser, and the browser fetches and displays the web pages and content associated with that address.

Who invented websites?

The World Wide Web, which is the system of interconnected hypertext documents accessed via the internet and commonly referred to as "websites," was invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. He is a British computer scientist who developed the concept and the first implementation of the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Switzerland. Berners-Lee also created the first web browser and web server software, laying the foundation for the modern internet as we know it today. His invention revolutionized the way information is shared and accessed, and it has had a profound impact on society, business, and communication.

Who makes websites and is it profitable or can it be a good carrier?

Creating websites is a common profession in the field of web development. Web developers and web designers are the professionals responsible for making websites. Let's differentiate between the two roles:

1.Web Developers: Web developers are responsible for the technical aspects of building a website. They work with programming languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and various web development frameworks to create the structure, functionality, and interactivity of a website. Web developers can be front-end developers (focused on the user interface and user experience) or back-end developers (focused on server-side logic and databases). Full-stack developers are skilled in both front-end and back-end development.

2.Web Designers: Web designers focus on the visual and user experience aspects of a website. They work on the layout, color schemes, typography, and overall design elements to create an attractive and user-friendly website. They may use design software like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or specialized web design tools.

As for the profitability and potential as a career, web development and web design can be both profitable and offer good career opportunities. Here are some factors to consider:

1.High Demand: With the increasing importance of an online presence for businesses and individuals, there is a consistent demand for web developers and web designers. This demand is unlikely to decrease in the foreseeable future.

2.Diverse Opportunities: Web professionals can work in a variety of settings, including as freelancers, in web development agencies, or as in-house developers for companies. They can also specialize in areas like e-commerce development, content management systems, or web applications.

3.Earning Potential: Web developers and designers can earn a competitive income, with salaries varying based on factors like experience, location, and expertise.

4.Continuous Learning: The web industry is dynamic, with new technologies and trends emerging regularly. This means that web professionals must continuously update their skills and stay current with the latest technologies and best practices.

5.Entrepreneurship: Some web developers and designers choose to start their own web development businesses, which can be profitable if they can build a strong client base.

6.Remote Work Opportunities: Many web development and design jobs can be done remotely, offering flexibility in terms of work location and lifestyle.

In summary, web development and web design can be a profitable and rewarding career choice for those with the right skills and a passion for creating websites. However, like any profession, success in the field depends on factors such as skill level, dedication, market demand, and the ability to adapt to changing technologies and trends.

Role of internet websites in business :

Internet websites play a crucial role in modern business operations. They serve as a fundamental component of an organization's online presence and can impact various aspects of a business. Here are some of the key roles of internet websites in business:

1.Online Presence: Websites provide businesses with an online presence, making them easily discoverable by a global audience. A well-designed website can act as a digital storefront for the business, creating a positive first impression.

2.Information and Communication: Websites serve as a platform for businesses to communicate with customers, employees, and stakeholders. They can convey information about products, services, news, updates, contact details, and more. Businesses can also use contact forms, chatbots, and email addresses to facilitate communication.

3.E-commerce: Websites are crucial for online sales and e-commerce. Many businesses, from small startups to large corporations, use websites to sell products and services directly to customers. E-commerce websites enable secure online transactions, order processing, and shipping.

4.Marketing and Advertising: Websites are a key element of digital marketing strategies. They can host content such as blog posts, videos, and infographics, and businesses can use search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to increase their visibility in search engine results. Social media integration and email marketing often lead visitors to the website for more information.

5.Customer Support and Self-Service: Websites can provide customer support through FAQs, knowledge bases, and tutorials. Customers can find answers to common questions and troubleshoot issues independently. Some websites also offer live chat support.

6.Data Collection and Analytics: Websites collect valuable data on visitor behavior, which can be analyzed to gain insights into customer preferences and improve business strategies. Tools like Google Analytics help businesses track website traffic and user interactions.

7.Credibility and Trust: A professionally designed website can enhance a business's credibility and build trust with potential customers. A well-maintained website with customer reviews and testimonials can instill confidence in the brand.

8.Global Reach: The internet enables businesses to reach a global audience, breaking down geographical barriers. This expanded reach can lead to increased sales and opportunities for growth.

9.Cost Efficiency: Websites can be cost-effective compared to traditional marketing and distribution channels. They provide a platform for advertising, sales, and customer interaction without the overhead costs associated with physical locations.

10.24/7 Availability: Websites are accessible 24/7, allowing customers to browse, shop, or access information at any time, which is particularly advantageous for international customers in different time zones.

11.Competitive Advantage: In many industries, having a well-designed and functional website is a competitive necessity. It sets businesses apart from competitors and can influence consumer choices.

12.Data Security: Businesses must ensure the security of customer data and payment information on their websites to maintain trust and protect sensitive information.

Conclusion

In conclusion, a successful website is the result of careful planning, user-centered design, high-quality content, and ongoing maintenance. By focusing on these key elements, you can create an online presence that attracts, engages, and retains your target audience, ultimately helping you achieve your online goals. Whether you're an individual, a small business, or a large corporation, a winning website is your ticket to a thriving online presence.

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Sustainable Investing in the Smart Cities Industry: An ESG Perspective

Burgeoning urbanization, technology advancements and emphasis on sustainability have opened avenues of growth in the smart cities industry. ESG policies have received an uptake as cities continue to grow in both number and population. According to the World Bank, the global urban population will surge to 6 billion by 2045. Technology advances have furthered digitization and companies expect smart cities to be catalysts for sustainable development. With cities grappling with climate change, ESG has become pivotal in complementing the applications of technologies and data to enhance city planning, accountability and engagement with citizens.

The need for action against climate change has become imperative for a low-carbon society and to implement sustainable practices across the value chain. For instance, Singapore has implemented Green Plan to minimize the waste sent to landfills by 30% by 2030, plant one million more trees and quadruple solar energy deployment by 2025.

A bullish ESG policy can provide a robust approach for stakeholders to analyze and address socio-environmental and governance challenges. In essence, strategic planning in line with national objectives, solid ESG regulation and regulatory compliance will remain critical to bolstering the brand position. For instance, real-time IoT data have become sought-after to help city governments in managing and monitoring environmental policies.

Key Companies in this theme

• ABB Limited

• AGT International

• AVEVA Group plc.

• Cisco Systems, Inc.

• Ericsson

• General Electric

Discover more regarding the practices and strategies being implemented by industry participants form the Smart Cities Industry ESG Thematic Report, 2023, published by Astra ESG Solutions

Environmental Perspective

The prevalence of greenhouse gas emissions in cities has reinforced the need to strengthen the environmental profile. According to the data cited in the UN specialized agency for ICTs, cities contribute over 70% of carbon emissions globally every year. Digital solutions, such as smart grids, have shown promising signs of reducing emissions and fostering a move towards a clean energy society. Smart grids with predictive analytics and real-time monitoring have gained traction to reduce pressure on aging infrastructure, integrate renewables and lower costs and minimize peak loads.

To illustrate, in December 2022, Siemens won a new contract for grid control and smart metering infrastructure in Egypt. The project, under the aegis of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is valued at EUR 40 million (roughly USD 43 million) and will implement state-of-the-art software to boost the stability, efficiency and reliability of the power grid while minimizing electricity distribution losses. Investments in smart grids could be a significant leap to implementing a sustainable practice across the value chain.

Social Perspective

While the low-carbon future is paving the way to an environmentally friendly society, social facets, including diversity & inclusion, workplace safety and employee engagement, have become invaluable to leverage social progress. For instance, in ABB, 40.5% of early talent hires were women in 2021, with revised Group-wide guidelines for flexible work practices. Strategies to underpin social performance encompassing gender, age, ethnicity and sexual orientation have become pronounced. It is gearing up to increase the proportion of women in senior management roles by two-fold (as part of its Global Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2030).

The Switzerland-headquartered company also rolled out a gender-neutral parental leave program offering four weeks of paid leave for secondary caregivers and 12 weeks for primary caregivers. Besides, it received an employee engagement score of 74 out of 100 in its 2021 employee Engagement Survey. Moreover, over 7,600 ABB managers and other employees completed the “Interrupt Unconscious Bias” program.

Is your business one of participants to the Global Smart Cities Industry? Contact us for focused consultation around ESG Investing, and help you build sustainable business practices.

Governance Perspective

An exponential rise in smart cities has put the spotlight on the governance pillar, including transparency, ecosystem governance, ethical practices, funding and supply chain management policies. Stakeholders are expected to focus on undergirding governance to help employees make ethical and fair decisions and provide a foundation for effective strategic leadership. For instance, AVEVA has an Audit Committee to monitor and oversee risk management & control; a Nomination and Governance Committee to review ESG, board composition and succession planning; a Disclosure Committee to decide if information should be disclosed to the market; and a Remuneration Committee to review board and senior management remuneration. In addition, the CEO regularly updates the board about the culture of wellbeing, inclusivity, developments concerning diversity, equity and inclusion and opportunity for employees and communities.

Forward-looking companies strive to achieve carbon neutrality in their operations and foster responsible business practices and social cohesion. In October 2021, The City of London chose Nextech AR Solutions to provide a mini-metaverse experience at Harmony at London Wall Place. The AR-powered interactive artwork and music exhibitions will underscore inclusion as the metaverse will provide easy access to these experiences. It is worth noting that the global smart cities market size touched USD 1,090.64 billion in 2021 and will register a 24.2% CAGR from 2022 to 2030.

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Astra offers comprehensive ESG thematic assessment & scores across diverse impact & socially responsible investment topics, including both public and private companies along with intuitive dashboards. Our ESG solutions are powered by robust fundamental & alternative information. Astra specializes in consulting services that equip corporates and the investment community with the in-depth ESG research and actionable insight they need to support their bottom lines and their values. We have supported our clients across diverse ESG consulting projects & advisory services, including climate strategies & assessment, ESG benchmarking, stakeholder engagement programs, active ownership, developing ESG investment strategies, ESG data services, build corporate sustainability reports. Astra team includes a pool of industry experts and ESG enthusiasts who possess extensive end-end ESG research and consulting experience at a global level.

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Crowd Management Market Detailed Strategies, Competitive Landscaping and Developments for next 5 years

Latest business intelligence report released on Global Crowd Management Market, covers different industry elements and growth inclinations that helps in predicting market forecast. The report allows complete assessment of current and future scenario scaling top to bottom investigation about the market size, % share of key and emerging segment, major development, and technological advancements. Also, the statistical survey elaborates detailed commentary on changing market dynamics that includes market growth drivers, roadblocks and challenges, future opportunities, and influencing trends to better understand Crowd Management market outlook. List of Key Players Profiled in the study includes market overview, business strategies, financials, Development activities, Market Share and SWOT analysis are:

NEC Corporation (Japan)

Crowd Dynamics (United Kingdom)

Sightcorp (Netherlands)

Crowd ANALYTIX, Inc. (United States)

Nokia Corporation (Finland)

Spigit, Inc. (United States)

Wavestore (United Kingdom)

AGT International GmbH (Switzerland)

Dynamic Crowd Measurement.(Australia)

Walkbase (Finland)

Matrix Comsec (India)

Securion Systems (United States)

Savannah Simulations AG (SIMWALK) (Switzerland) Crowd management is a solution that conveys an insightful analysis of the crowd mobility at gathering places like the sports stadium, airport and metro terminals, malls, city stores, and others. The crowd management solution is provided so as to meet the client-specific needs during any kind of mass gatherings such as sports events, concerts, corporate events, entertainment programs, and other events. The important characteristics of crowd management are intelligence for managing the crowd, handling the exit routes, co-ordination with the government agencies and also abiding to the local law enforcement, and instantaneous connection with the fire stations nearby the event place and the medical personals. Most of the functions of crowd management also include planning of the event, evaluating the risk factors, monitoring the crowd, and planning regarding emergency situations and procedures. The use of crowd management has become highly prevalent and is transforming the industries and also enables improved levels of user experiences by providing appropriate and customized services. Key Market Trends: The Emergence of Businesses Digitization and Acceptability of Cloud Services

Growing Trend in the Requirement for Cost-Effective Software Development Process

Increasing Demand for Crowd Evaluation to Enhance Safety & Security and Investments in Crowd Security Technology by Various Government Institutes Opportunities: Continuous Increase in the Investments for Analytical Tools and Solutions

Increasing Necessity of Cost Effective & Time Efficient Smart Solutions

Rising Demands from the End-User Industries

Market Growth Drivers: Emerging Requirements of Business Intelligent Solutions

Growing Necessity of Intelligent Video Systems for Interpreting Behavioral Data

Crowd Management Offers Higher Probabilities of Success and Also Automates the Process Challenges: Lack of Awareness in the Developing Regions

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High falls of the cheat

HIGH FALLS OF THE CHEAT SOFTWARE

HIGH FALLS OF THE CHEAT CRACK

The IRS has issued GIIN numbers to more than 128,000 entities in eight FATCA partner jurisdictions linked to Brockman, the Senate report showed. However, because Bermuda-based Point and other Brockman-linked entities had IRS-issued GIIN numbers, Mirabaud and another small Swiss bank took the position that “no further review, identification, or reporting is required with respect to the account” under FATCA, according to the study. While that transfer happened before FATCA was in place, the law later required the bank to flag accounts owned by Americans, regardless of when they were opened. received at least $799 million for an entity linked to Brockman called Point Investments, court records show. He used those foreign entities to hide more than $2 billion in untaxed income, much of it from his investments in Vista Equity Partners, the Justice Department alleged. Senate investigators, citing court documents, said Brockman set up entities in the tax havens of Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Malta, Nevis, Switzerland, Singapore, Guernsey and the British Virgin Islands. “Due to persistent budget cuts and decade-long campaign to gut the IRS, the agency does not have the personnel or the capabilities to adequately monitor whether these offshore entities are properly reporting accounts belonging to US persons.” “This ‘shell bank’ loophole creates widespread risks for offshore tax evasion and money laundering,” the report said. In most cases, the IRS issues the identifiers without conducting any investigation into the recipient’s assets, activities or beneficial owners because the agency says it is “extraordinarily difficult to do meaningful due diligence,” according to the report. Hundreds of thousands of entities holding GIINs are based in tax havens like the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Guernsey. The IRS issues the entities unique Global Intermediary Identification Numbers, or GIINs, which relieve the banks of FATCA’s requirement to investigate whether they’re held by Americans, the report said. The report described a “shockingly easy” process that starts by setting up shell companies abroad and registering them with the IRS as offshore financial institutions. “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see how this loophole leads to billions in tax evasion,” Wyden said in a separate statement. The law requires banks around the world to report assets and accounts of US clients to the IRS, but wealthy Americans have figured out a way to sidestep the rule and draw less scrutiny from the banks. Brockman, who died this month at 81 before his case came to trial, allegedly used offshore trusts and corporations to hide $2 billion in income from the IRS.Īccording to the Senate report released Wednesday, the popular method of tax avoidance involves the 2010 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA.

HIGH FALLS OF THE CHEAT SOFTWARE

The committee, led by Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden, focused on the loophole after investigating Robert Brockman, the billionaire software developer indicted in the largest tax-evasion case against an individual in US history.

HIGH FALLS OF THE CHEAT CRACK

(Bloomberg) - Rich Americans are hiding “vast amounts of income” from the Internal Revenue Service by exploiting a “deeply troubling” loophole in a 12-year-old US law designed to crack down on offshore tax evasion, according to a Senate Finance Committee report.

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Digital Practice Journal: Week 1

Sessions themes: This week was our introductory session to the module, where we learnt about what will be expected of us throughout the module, the learning outcomes to look forward to and what exactly is meant by "digital practice."

To start, we looked at digitality, a term derived from the work of technology author Nicholas Negropante in 1995. Often also referred to as "digitalism", it surrounds the concept of living in a digital culture or digital age. An important note I took was "[digitality] encompasses both the artefacts and the systems of signification and communication" from Raymond William's book A Vocabulary of Culture and Society. From this I have inferred that in modern digital society, "digitality" is defined by not just the things we consume or create, but also the systems we use to do this and communicate.

Class exercise: Our first class exercise was introduced extremely early on, allowing us as a class of unfamiliar students to better understand each others abilities and expectations. We were each asked to research two questions from a list, and so I ended up looking into "Where did the internet come from?" and "What was the memex machine?". Researching the same topics as a group allowed us to experience a greater array of findings that we may not have found had we done it individually, with such differences as search engines, search terms and interest area. I have copied some interesting notes bellow from some of the research shared for future reference:

Where did the internet come from?

Initial concept of worldwide communication network of computers

1969 US Department of Defence create ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency and Network)

WWW invented at CERN 1990 in switzerland by british man named Tim Berners-Lee

The Memex Machine

Vannerar Bush 1945 Atlantic Monthly

Hypothetical system for desktop management

“enlarged intimate supplement of his memory“

We then went on to do some further learning into some of the research, in order to introduce ourselves to some of the key themes of the topic.

Characteristics of Network Society

Connectivity

Digitisation

Nodes

Flows

Decentralised Power

Everything Connected

Media Convergence

Gary Hayes 2006

Three Cs:

Computing

Communication

Content

Web 2.0

David Gauntlett 2011 Making Is Connecting

Instead of “tending own gardens”, coming together in a collaborative space to tend one large garden

Embrace Collaboration = More power > Internet as a “broadcast channel” (If we interact/collaborate we have more power, which is far greater than inactively consuming)

Sherry Turkle Alone Together (2013):

Relentless connection = overwhelming, separates us more (analysis paralysis, overconnection = overstress)

Jaron Lamier You Are Not A Gadget (2011)

Social networking replaces individual creativity

basically, “more places to express, nothing to say”

User generated content

Citizen Journalists

Non-linear Storytelling (think bandersnatch)

Transmedia (single story over multiple platforms)

Task 1: The first task we were set this week was to document “My most interesting digital adventure” that started online via mindmap/flow diagram format using an online software called Lucid Chart. In hindsight having looked more into transmedia and user interactivity I would’ve made elements such as the variety of platforms and level of interactivity more clear, but instead I really focused on my adolescent journey with Facebook. To start, I took some notes on different communities on areas of interest I discovered online and how that factored into my personal development. I am familiar with a similar looking software called Twine which I absolutely DESPISE, so honestly I did approach this with some misconception, but once I began mapping out the starting blocks for my story I found the connectivity of different chunks allowed me to link key aspects together in a way that visually made sense. I have always been a visual learner and struggled with understanding things I can’t see in front of me, so I think this software has been beneficial to me and may well be used in future planning.

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Irish Times - Cyberbabe Gets Real

Article appeared on the Irish Times website, dated to 23rd June 2001, and was written by Steven Poole, author of 'Trigger Happy: The Inner Life of Videogames'. Article features a look into the history of Lara and what she is as a character.

It's Valentine's Day, 1968. In a hospital in the south London neighbourhood of Wimbledon, a daughter is born to Lord and Lady Henshingly-Croft. The girl has a drawerful of silver spoons in her mouth. Between the ages of three and 11, she is privately tutored at home; she then attends Wimbledon High School for Girls and Gordonstoun.

At the latter, she discovers a passion for rock climbing in the mountains of Scotland. (She also takes up shooting, but is soon banned for showing "too keen an interest".) By the time she is 18, everyone can see she has a wild streak, but her parents believe she can be thoroughly civilised - and eventually married off to the Earl of Farringdon - after three years at a Swiss finishing school.

While in Switzerland, however, the young woman takes to extreme skiing and spends a holiday pursuing the sport in the Himalayas.

On the return journey, her plane crashes deep in the mountains, and she is the only passenger left alive. Somehow she survives and, two weeks later, staggers into a mountain village. By this time, the course of her life has changed. She feels truly alive only when travelling alone. Lara Croft has decided to become an adventurer.

Or you could look at it this way: Lara Croft was born on the screen of a computer in an English video-game studio in 1995. First, she was a pencil sketch on paper, then a series of more detailed illustrations. Next, her vital statistics were plotted on a VDU screen. Thousands of triangles meshed together to build a computerised outline of a female form.

At this stage, Lara would have looked like a sculpture in chicken wire. Then the figure was "skinned" - wrapped in shaded, coloured surfaces to approximate a clothed human being. Lastly, she was animated: taught to walk, somersault, run and pull herself up on rocky ledges. Virtual worlds were also built around her to test her physical abilities to the limit.

Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider franchise are the products of Core Design - the game-development studio where Lara was born - and Eidos Interactive, its British parent. The man who fathered her was an artist in his early 20s called Toby Gard.

"When I came up with the idea for Tomb Raider," he says, "it wasn't necessarily going to be a female character. We wanted a real-time cinematic game, and I designed a couple of characters; one was a girl, one was a bloke. Eventually, we realised there was going to be a lot of story element in the game and we couldn't keep both the characters, so it was back down to one." So which should they choose? At the time, a female lead in a game was almost unheard of, Gard says. "There was resistance from marketing quarters, saying that female characters never sold."

Eventually, Core chose Lara as a refreshing antidote to the muscled meatheads that usually populated video games. And boy, did she sell: 26 million units, and counting, earning about $1 billion gross in retail sales.

Having turned her back on the upper-class society of her parents, who terminated her monthly allowance in disgust, Lara metamorphosed into a modern-day Indiana Jones.

For her first commission as a professional tomb raider, she was hired to retrieve the three parts of a mysterious artefact known as the Atlantean Scion. Hurtling through Peru, Rome and the lost city of Atlantis (well, it wasn't lost any more), Lara negotiated booby traps and shot a variety of wildlife, including rats, tigers and, alarmingly, a tyrannosaur.

In later quests, she travelled to Venice, Tibet and the Great Wall of China, snuck around the US military institute Area 51 and battled goons in the London Underground. Along the way, Lara was constantly learning. On the trail of a weird dagger that could turn you into a dragon, Lara discovered that she could climb walls, flip through 180 degrees while jumping or swimming, and wade into shallow pools of water.

By the time of her next adventure she could even get down on her hands and knees - in order to negotiate low tunnels and ventilation ducts - as well as monkey-swing from walkways and run much faster than she ever had. She could even blink. The programmers at Core extended Lara's capabilities with each new game, exploiting the fact that she had become a star.

Every year, another sequel popped up just before Christmas and went straight to the top of the video-game charts. Meanwhile, Eidos, Lara's parent company, was becoming a stock-market darling. In 1998, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, named the British firm the world's fastest-growing company, and in the summer of 1999 Eidos's share price was trading at a delirious high of $18.20.

Lara Croft, we must note, has brains as well as beauty. She is said by her biographers to have penned several travel books, including A Tyrannosaurus Is Jawing At My Head and the follow-up, Slaying Bigfoot. But she clearly does not read the newspapers or watch television, for in none of her adventures do we see any awareness on Lara's part that she has become an international media darling.

The first wave of Lara coverage came shortly after the game's 1996 release, with David James, the Liverpool goalkeeper, explaining to the London Times that he was playing badly because he had been staying up late playing Tomb Raider. In 1997, U2 used specially commissioned digital footage of Lara in action on their Popmart tour.

Lara appeared in comics, and plastic action figures of Lara sold like hot cakes. The original game had appeared on both the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation consoles, but Sony soon signed an exclusivity deal that meant episodes two and three would appear only on PlayStation.

Then came the acme of media acceptance: Lara on the cover of the Face in June 1997. Not only was this the first time the style magazine had used a digital person on its cover, it was the first time it had allowed an image to interrupt its red masthead. Newsweek, Rolling Stone and Time soon followed suit, and a video for the German pop outfit Die Artze, featuring Lara fighting with members of the band, went heavy-rotation on MTV.

Marks & Spencer produced a range of Tomb Raider III merchandise. Douglas Coupland, the writer of Generation X, contributed to a fey devotional tome entitled Lara's Book. In November, 1998, Tomb Raider and its first sequel were awarded Millennium Product status by the British Design Council.

In 1999, Lara - or rather Core Design, won a BAFTA for her "outstanding contribution to the interactive industry". In 2000, filming began in England on the imminent Tomb Raider feature film, budgeted at $100 million and starring Angelina Jolie. You can now, if you wish, clothe your children in nattily miniature Tomb Raider threads.

Perhaps the cleverest marketing coup was the association, begun in 1999, between Lara Croft and Lucozade, the orange liquid that used to be thought of as medicine for the sick but reinvented itself through the 1990s as a sports drink.

The latest advert has Lara pausing for a friendly Lucozade with her enemies while the player's back is turned. This summer, in order to tie in with the feature film's release, Lucozade will be labelled "Larazade".

They probably call this "synergy", but it works because Lucozade is a product one can imagine Lara using, even if it is unclear where she might find a bottle in a dusty tomb. Jeremy Heath-Smith, the managing director of Core Design and head of global development at Eidos - who, despite Eidos's financial difficulties, was last year paid $3.5 million thanks to a long-standing royalty agreement - says: "The fact that it's a health-giving energy drink matched Lara's profile exactly. I'm not sure Irn-Bru could have the same effect, as nice as Irn-Bru is."

Lara is careful about who she's seen with, for obvious reasons. We can be confident that she would never endorse fruit-flavoured alco-pops, or depilatory creams. But the Lucozade partnership is a marvel of mutual reinforcement: association with Tomb Raider and Lara helps to sell Lucozade.

In his novel Idoru, cyberpunk writer William Gibson imagines Rei Toei, a Japanese-engineered virtual celebrity who rebels against her makers and plots to find herself a physical body. In fact, the Japanese did have a virtual media star in 1997. Software programmers collaborating with Japan's leading modelling agency, Horipro, created Kyoko Date, the world's first digital pop singer. But sales of her debut CD did not live up to expectations. Why? Her face was a combination of features mapped from photographs of famous models; her singing voice was taken from one woman, her speaking voice from another; and her dance moves were digitised from the performances of real dancers. She was far more detailed and "realistic" than Lara Croft was at the time - but in a sense, Kyoko Date looked too real.

Our idoru does not fall into this trap. Lara Croft is attractive because of, not despite, her glossy blankness - that hyper-perfect, shiny computer look. She is an abstraction, an animated conglomeration of sexual and attitudinal signs - breasts, hot pants, shades, thigh holsters - whose blankness encourages the viewer's psychological projection.

Beyond the bare facts of her biography, her perfect vacuity means we can make Lara Croft into whoever we want her to be. If the computer-generated Lara Croft ever became too photo-realistic, too much like an individual woman, says Heath-Smith, "you'd lose some of that feel for her". The plans to finesse the character design for the next-generation Tomb Raider game, coming to Sony's far more visually powerful PlayStation2 some time next year, are "to smooth her off without changing the aesthetics that work".

But will these aesthetics be influenced by the performance of Angelina Jolie in the Tomb Raider film? Lara's creator, Toby Gard, rather approves of the casting. "Yeah, Angelina Jolie certainly looks the part," he says. "She has that certain wild quality which is important - that's what I had in mind." Jolie, we are told, performed most of her stunts; emulating the acrobatic, gravity-defying grace of her digital counterpart in the unforgiving real world resulted in injuries to her knee and shoulder and torn ligaments in her foot.

Bear in mind Lara has already been impersonated by several flesh-and-blood women without danger to her virtual hegemony - the models and actresses Rhona Mitra, Nell McAndrew, Lara Weller, Lucy Clarkson and Vanessa Demouy have all stepped into the boots for promotional appearances. Lara Croft, the virtual character, is the Platonic ideal: a human actress can give a better or worse account of that ideal, but she can never embody it fully, still less outstrip it. In that sense Lara is more like a creature of time-fogged legend than a contemporary "personality".

The rise to ubiquity of Lara Croft came as a surprise to her digital dad. "I never expected to have that happen," Gard says. "You know, as a designer, I'd gone through my life making sketches for these characters, and you think they're yours - then you realise they're not yours at all."

It was the massive success of Lara, in fact, that prompted Gard to leave Core Design and set up his own company, Confounding Factor, before the second Tomb Raider game appeared. "Other people were just doing things with her I didn't agree with," he says, guardedly.

He is working on Galleon, a game he promises "will have the same effect as Tomb Raider had in terms of how far ahead of everything else it's going to be".

It will be interesting to observe how Lara Croft ages. If the franchise is still going in 2020, will she be raiding tombs at the age of 42? There seems no reason why not. What allowed Lara's extraordinary success, after all, was the fact that Gard had created not a singular female character but a new archetype: an image so fluid and malleable that she can cross media barriers without appearing to whore herself.

Odd as it may seem, Lara has never been a primarily sexual being. In the immature world of video games, Lara was a revelation. In contrast to the standard near-pornographic portrayal of helpless women characters, Lara was a Germaine Greer of video games. Sure, she showed some skin, but her wardrobe was practical, rock-climbing, tomb-raiding stuff: shorts, hiking boots, vest, backpack. Gard says this was a deliberate reaction to the digital representations of women around him at the time, which persist today: spangly thongs, S&M corsets, strange spirally metal bras.

"I wanted to make sure it wasn't the thigh-length boot-style stuff," he says. "You can't get emotionally involved with a character like that because it has been objectified. Lara, I felt, had more dignity." It wouldn't make any sense, you understand, to describe the dignified Lara as a sex symbol.

Because "sex symbol", if that overused phrase means anything at all, must mean a person with whom you can imagine having sex - however improbable that may be. Angelina Jolie may be a sex symbol. But Lara can't be. It is in principle impossible to have sex with Lara Croft: she is always and forever unattainable.

And, as we have seen, there are far more overtly sexual depictions of women in video games. So all the prurient fans' artwork - the notorious "Nude Raider" images created by boys disturbingly skilled in computer-aided imaging and posted on the net, and all the leering over Croft's breasts in the chat rooms - these are incidental, a predictably perverse subculture of the fan base, not its raison d'etre.

It seems probable that men who like Lara don't want to have her; they want to be her. That's why they play the game. Lara is a symbol, if anything, of aspirational gender reassignment. In both directions. Men who like trying on a female persona, or women, such as Jolie, who like doing what is usually thought to be men's stuff. To paraphrase Damon Albarn of Blur, Lara works for boys who do girls, or boys who like girls who do boys, or girls who do boys.

And perhaps it is this all-things-to-all-people, don't-you-dare-try-to-pin-me-down quality that has ensured her longevity. For it is axiomatic that the jumping, rolling, sprinting Lara Croft is physically inexhaustible. What is surprising is that over the five years of her career so far, she has also proven inexhaustible as an icon.

All rights belong to Irish Times and/or their affiliated companies. I only intend to introduce people to old articles and preserve them before they are lost.

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Synthetic aperture radar finally shedding its mystique

https://sciencespies.com/space/synthetic-aperture-radar-finally-shedding-its-mystique/

Synthetic aperture radar finally shedding its mystique

When Capella Space’s first operational synthetic aperture radar satellite launched from New Zealand last month on a Rocket Lab Electron, a team of agriculture specialists at The Climate Corporation watched with excitement.

“We were really happy,” said Steven Ward, the director of geospatial sciences at The Climate Corporation, a San Francisco-based subsidiary of life sciences and pharmaceutical giant Bayer that leverages satellite imagery to help farmers boost crop yields and insure against weather-driven losses. “We actually had a Slack channel where we were celebrating that launch.”

The Climate Corporation processed 600 million satellite images in 2019, most of it optical, Ward said. The company hasn’t integrated synthetic aperture radar, or SAR, imagery into its Climate FieldView product line yet, but is studying how radar, which can peer through clouds, could fill gaps left by optical satellites over notoriously cloudy regions like Brazil, Indonesia and the Niger delta, he said.

“We’re getting bits and pieces of the story of the field,” Ward said. “What adding SAR data into the mix does is it fills in the gaps. We’re missing chapters, and it’s filling in those chapters.”

The Climate Corporation integrates satellite imagery with other data sources, streaming mapped progress directly to computer-equipped farming machinery. Farmers are able to see and analyze the progress of planting, crop protection, and harvesting in real time using satellite imagery. Credit: The Climate Corporation

SAR satellites can gather data day and night, and through all weather conditions, but the resultant imagery is typically more expensive, less available, and more difficult to use than optical imagery.

Technological advances, as much on the ground as in space, are breaking down those barriers, positioning SAR for much more widespread adoption, according to experts.

“For the first time in history, the ground segment is ready, the cloud computing is ready, and the SAR satellite systems are ready,” said Alexis Conte, a Euroconsult analyst specialized in the geospatial sector. “It is promising.”

Before joining Euroconsult in 2017, Conte worked for France’s agriculture ministry where it proved challenging to get SAR imagery quickly because cloud computing was still nascent, he said. Now, SAR customers can easily use cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services, Conte said, or access imagery through web portals from SAR providers Maxar Technologies and Airbus Defence and Space that include analytical tools to process SAR data.

A wave of startups including Capella Space, Iceye, iQPS Inc., PredaSAR, Umbra Labs and Synspective have launched or are preparing to launch SAR smallsats that promise faster revisit times and lower costs, he said.

“They are going to drive the market,” Conte said of the several smallsat SAR constellations in the offing. “They are lowering the price because the [capital expenditure for] each satellite is very low.”

SAR DEMAND ON THE INCREASE

So many new constellations are in development that the U.S. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency conducted a study this year to better understand the state of commercial SAR, said Jared Newton, the special projects officer for NGA’s source commercial and business operations group.

“The U.S. commercial market has really sprung up hot and heavy in the last couple of years, so we had to go back and re-look at opportunities that we think we could apply SAR commercial capabilities,” he said.

That internal study concluded that commercial SAR can help meet U.S. geospatial intelligence needs, Newton said.

“We definitely see expanded opportunities for private sector SAR, particularly RADAR LOVE as that demand for unclassified and sharable geoint has increased,” he said.

NGA will use those findings to inform requirements for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. spy satellite agency responsible for acquiring imagery needed for military and intelligence operations.

The European Union’s maritime safety agency, EMSA, also sees an increasing need for SAR data, particularly for its Copernicus Maritime Surveillance program, which provides Earth-observation products to member governments for law enforcement, fishery management, pollution monitoring, and other applications. The European Union’s 27 member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland are entitled to use the agency’s SAR-derived products, EMSA said in a written response to questions from SpaceNews.

“The demand for [SAR] services has been increasing as users acknowledge the added value of this tool for maritime surveillance when offered in near real time,” EMSA said.

EMSA’s Copernicus Maritime Surveillance program is driving much of that growth, EMSA said, by buying Radarsat-2 data through MDA and TerraSAR-X data through Airbus. EMSA also relies on free SAR data from Europe’s Sentinel-1 satellite to detect oil spills under a separate program called CleanSeaNet.

“The objective of EMSA is to maintain access to as many missions as possible and a portfolio of providers as large as possible to be able to address all requests at any time,” the agency said.

THE NORMALIZATION OF SAR

While defense and intelligence agencies remain the largest consumers of SAR imagery, commercial applications are the fastest growing segment of the market, Conte said. Customers in agriculture, energy, finance, infrastructure and other sectors are all adopting SAR, which they often use in ways that are complementary to optical imagery, he said.

Geospatial data customers accustomed to optical imagery often view SAR as an add-on, not a substitute, for other information sources. The Climate Corporation hopes to add SAR to infotech products that already incorporate data from weather instruments, farm machinery and optical satellites to provide an even fuller understanding of crop health, Ward said. No single source of data provides the whole picture, he said.

Ursa Space Systems, a geospatial analytics company that specializes in SAR, has blended SAR images with optical photos from BlackSky’s nascent satellite fleet and ship-tracking data from Spire’s sizable cubesat constellation to provide more comprehensive maritime products, Ursa CEO Adam Maher said.

Combining SAR with other data helps Ursa sell imagery products to customers in a wide variety of industries, many of which weren’t familiar with SAR until recently, he said.

“In oil and gas, our customers were very used to optical, but now having SAR has become a selling point,” said Maher.

SAR satellite operators face the two-pronged challenge of making potential customers aware of their imagery, and making their imagery readily usable for those customers.

SAR is not as big a business as optical imagery, but it is projected to grow steadily in the years ahead. Credit: Euroconsult

Ursa is one of the “larger consumers” of SAR data, Maher said, relying on e-Geos, SI Imaging Services, Iceye and others for imagery that it feeds into analytics dashboards for provide rapid change detection alerts.

Maher said demand for SAR is coming from virtually every industry. “Being able to understand what’s going on in parts of the world that are not easily accessible to optical satellites is really important,” he said.

Putting SAR imagery to work does come with challenges, Maher added. Details that are obvious in optical images are easy to miss in SAR images without special training or software designed to interpret the data, he said.

To the untrained eye, a SAR image looks like a “bunch of black and white speckled dots,” Maher said. Ursa focuses heavily on training computer algorithms to detect objects of interest from those images, he said.

Even geospatial specialists at The Climate Corporation had a tough time interpreting radar imagery they were working with as part of the company’s recent SAR suitability study, Ward said.

“The data is big and unwieldy, and it doesn’t come cleanly packaged. Even some of my most well versed and best remote sensing scientists didn’t have a lot of experience working with radar data,” he said. “There was a learning curve there because so many institutions focused on teaching purely optical imaging, but we’re seeing a bit of a shift there.”

When it comes to understanding SAR, Euroconsult’s Conte said the onus should lay more heavily on SAR providers to deliver data products their customers understand.

“The operator will have to be educated about end-user expectations and first get a good knowledge about their world in order to deliver the appropriate services,” he said.

Getting familiar with new customers and their markets will help the satellite industry communicate about SAR to an even larger audience, Ursa’s Maher said.

“It’s really important to make sure when we’re educating other folks that we’re educating them in the languages and industry knowledge that they know,” he said.

This article originally appeared in the Sept. 14, 2020 issue of SpaceNews magazine.

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Niels Dale is a writer, entrepreneur and Digital Marketing agency owner.

With +8 years of Strategic on-field marketing experience and Online Brands development for international firms in +20 countries, he is passionate about helping companies to grow and diversify their business online by leveraging strategic SEO methods and software to scale their digital growth.

Niels lives in Geneva, Switzerland and writes about How to make more money online, scale your business and how to build a passive income on his blog expertpassiveincome.com.

You can connect with him on Linkedin (to put the link on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsdale1/)

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ESG-based approach Becomes Pivotal in Smart Cities Industry

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