New Zealand at forefront of earth observation technology

Earth observation might sound like software from the distant future, but it’s a real thing and is allowing scientists to do everything from predicting avalanches to remotely monitoring pasture quality for farmers.

 

And a local company is at the forefront of this industry – it’s called Xerra, and senior scientist Moritz Lehmann joins us to explain a bit more about how this all works.

New Zealand at forefront of earth observation technology
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