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Project News27 Apr 2026

Mapping the heat beneath our feet: what Adelaide’s heatwave satellite project revealed and why it matters more than ever

On a sweltering afternoon in North Adelaide, the ground truth campaign was in full swing. At a site ten...

Project News24 Apr 2026

Space-based spectrum monitoring boosts Australia’s ISR capability

Researchers at Flinders University have just completed a SmartSat research project that has resulted...

PhD Update23 Apr 2026

Beacon technology to provide a lifeline during natural disasters

During natural disasters in remote regions, communication systems often fail when they are needed most.

Project News24 Mar 2026

Space R&D on the Frontline of Bushfire Resilience: Building Australia’s Space-Based Intelligence Infrastructure

Over five years, SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has taken space-based bushfire research from...

Project News24 Feb 2026

SCARLET-β On-Orbit demonstration is underway

SmartSat?s SCARLET-? project is improving the performance of small satellites and their payloads by increasing...

Project News27 Jan 2026

Balancing scale and precision in landscape carbon monitoring

In the carbon farming and Natural Capital sectors, the ability to accurately verify biomass across vast...