GeoOptics LLC, an environmental data company, is developing data and related services to scientists and decision-makers around the world from sensors deployed on a constellation of small satellites in low Earth orbit. Known as CICERO (Community Initiative for Continuous Earth Remote Observation), the system is starting with two Pathfinder satellites performing atmospheric sensing for weather forecasting and climate monitoring, eventually growing to twenty four or more satellites over about eight years, with a wide range of environmental and security applications.
Water, air quality, vegetation, ocean circulation, invasive species, and solar activity are just a few of the factors affecting us on local, regional, and global scales while extreme events (hurricanes, tornados, drought, tsunamis) are claiming an increasing toll in life and property, and appear to be growing more intense as the climate warms.?Backed by CICERO, GeoOptics will be able to provide accurate, timely, and voluminous data from a dedicated smallsat network.
