SLA inks deals to harness space-tech solutions

These collaborations aim to address climate change challenges.

The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has signed two partnerships to harness space-based technologies and data to drive geo-enabled solutions to address climate mitigation and adaptation challenges.

In line with Singapore's commitment to grow the local space technology ecosystem, SLA has collaborated with the Office for Space Technology and Industry (OSTIn), an office under the Economic Development Board (EDB), to jointly develop Singapore's space technology ecosystem to support local and regional geospatial needs.

Both agencies will catalyse the use of earth observation data and enrich the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and remote sensing industry.

In addition, SLA and the National University of Singapore Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing, and Processing (NUS CRISP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on advancing research in remote sensing and geospatial applications.

This partnership will leverage SLA’s 3D mapping data and CRISP’s expertise in satellite imaging to develop innovative solutions that support national mapping, carbon biomass research, and geospatial analytics.

Through this collaboration, SLA and NUS CRISP will work closely to explore the integration of light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data with remote sensing methodologies to enhance environmental monitoring and carbon biomass assessments with increased accuracy.

The partnership will also focus on extending the use of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) technologies to improve geospatial monitoring and mapping capabilities, including the tracking of the mainland and the coastal vertical land motion changes across Singapore.

Furthermore, SLA has partnered with Delft University of Technology to integrate space-based data to enhance the monitoring of land motion and sea-level rise across borders.

This collaboration with Delft University of Technology includes the “3Sisters” project that has brought together geodetic expertise from Singapore, the Netherlands, and Indonesia to develop new tracking systems such as the Dynamic Digital Elevation Model.

Unlike static models, the dynamic model improves the prediction of long-term land motion and its impact on cross-border coastal regions to help nations formulate best practices in climate change adaptation strategies.