Synopsis
The report covers emergency management and humanitarian aid applications that use Earth observation (EO) and/or global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).
Market Trends
- Steady increase in use of EO and GNSS due to better performance, easier access, and new technologies like AI and drones
- EO and GNSS increasingly combined in “hybrid applications” to give full situational awareness for emergency response
- Commercial businesses implement emergency services through government contracts and on-site support
Use of EO and GNSS
- Used in all phases of emergency management: prevention/mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery
- EO provides risk assessment, simulation models, forecasts, rapid mapping
- GNSS enables earthquake/landslide detection, emergency beacon locating, asset tracking
- Search and rescue is largest GNSS application; humanitarian aid also relies heavily on it
User Communities
- Emergency management: civil protection agencies, international organizations, research institutes
- Search and rescue: beacon users (hikers, crews), responders (coast guards)
- Humanitarian aid: NGOs, UN agencies, government organizations
Drivers
- New use cases from global challenges like climate change and pandemics
- Technological improvements in EO/GNSS data quality, new features
- Regulations in search and rescue; best practices demonstrate EO/GNSS usefulness
Key Applications Analysed
- Landslide and terrain deformation monitoring
- Post-crisis damage assessment and building inspection
- NGO asset management
- Health and medicine response and coordination
