Disaster

Project Overview

SPIN OrbitView gives disaster managers a single live view of the orbital layer that emergency response depends on — Earth-observation satellites used for damage and access mapping, GNSS constellations that position field teams and relief convoys, communications satellites that carry connectivity into cut-off areas, and the space-weather conditions that can degrade all three. It runs as an interactive 3D Earth globe with real-time satellite tracking, launch intelligence, and NOAA space-weather awareness.

Problem Statement

In a disaster, situational awareness is scattered across imagery portals, orbital catalogues, weather feeds, and communications-status tools. Responders lose time reconciling sources, imagery is requested without knowing when a satellite will actually pass, and space-weather events that disrupt GPS and HF radio often go unnoticed until systems fail in the field.

Solution

A live 3D globe that tracks every catalogued satellite in real time, with launch intelligence, geospatial weather, and space-weather awareness — so response teams can see which assets are overhead, when the next usable pass is, whether positioning is reliable, and whether conditions will hold.

• Track which Earth-observation, communications, and GNSS satellites cover a region and when they next pass.
• Watch space-weather forecasts — geomagnetic, radiation, and radio scales — that can knock out GPS and HF radio before an operation.
• Plan imagery tasking and communications fallback around predicted overpasses and storm windows.

• See the live orbital picture: which imaging assets are overhead now, and the wait until the next usable pass.
• Confirm GNSS constellation health so field teams and relief convoys can trust positioning.
• Get alerted when a solar event is degrading the radio and satellite links the response depends on.

• Use repeat satellite passes to compare pre- and post-event conditions for damage and access mapping.
• Keep monitoring the affected area on a schedule as reconstruction proceeds.
• Review launch and coverage trends to plan longer-term monitoring capacity.

Target Users

• Disaster management authorities
• Emergency response teams
• State & district administration
• Relief & logistics teams
• Civil defence units
• Research & academia

Resources & Links

• website