Consortium members:

• University of New South Wales
• National Central University, Taiwan
• EOS Space Systems Pty Ltd
• GPSat Systems Australia Pty Ltd
• Curtin University of Technology
• Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Project contact:

Professor Kefei Zhang
Email: kefei.zhang@rmit.edu.au
SPACE Research Centre at RMIT

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Climate change, drought, bush fires and severe weather events are all serious problems faced by Australia. The current lack of accurate climate data over the oceanic and polar regions severely limits the reliability of climate predictions.

The Platform Technologies for Space, Atmosphere and Climate project will help meet this challenge by putting Australia in a leading position in the study of atmospheric mass density and applications of satellite technologies in climate and space weather.

Advanced platform technologies will be developed for satellite positioning, navigation and timing, space situation awareness (including space object/debris monitoring and tracking), space weather and climate change modelling. New algorithms and enhanced atmospheric models will be developed in the context of new generation navigation and geo-environmental satellites to enhance Australia’s capabilities in space research.

One significant outcome of the project to date has been the establishment of the Satellite Positioning for Atmosphere, Climate and Environment (SPACE) Research Centre as a research hub within the School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences at RMIT University. The Centre was launched in November 2010 and aims to become a serious player in the global space community. For more information please visit the SPACE Research Centre.