"Can acquire high-resolution data through remote-sensing; can conduct land resources surveys, reduce natural disasters, aid agriculture development and manage water resources. "
"Extremely high-quality satellite images with applications such as mapping, agriculture, town planning, and natural resource, risk and disaster management."
Both government and military.
Study the environment and test new space technologies.
"Development of NigeriaSat-2 involves also on-the-job training of NASRDA engineers at SSTL. Earth observation, also carries DMC equipment."
"Primary objectives are to advance Turkish space technology and know-how and observe natural and manmade disasters, monitor coastline changes and pollution, detect illegal settlements and urban land changes, and update existing maps."
Follow-on to Resourcesat 1; will provide data with enhanced multispectral and spatial coverage as well.