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Portugal pretende aumentar a dimensão dos seus espaços marítimos. Por se tratar
de uma vasta área, repleta de recursos naturais e cruzada por centenas de navios
diariamente, é extremamente importante desenvolver, a nível nacional, meios que
permitam a monitorização das águas sob soberania e/ou jurisdição nacional, contribuindo
também para o aumento e desenvolvimento da indústria portuguesa. A recém-fundada
Agência Espacial Portuguesa – Portugal Space (PT Space) viu no Espaço e no
desenvolvimento de uma constelação de microssatélites a melhor forma de responder a
estas questões e, como tal, lançou à indústria o desafio de desenvolver microssatélites
orientados principalmente para o estudo e a observação do Atlântico, a Atlantic
Constellation.
Esta dissertação foi desenvolvida com o objetivo de identificar as mais-valias e os
inconvenientes que as informações provenientes de sensores de deteção remota têm a
oferecer às suas Forças Armadas, no que diz respeito à vigilância e monitorização de
espaços marítimos. Também se pretende, com esta investigação, explorar as
potencialidades que os sensores que irão integrar a Atlantic Constellation poderão
proporcionar para a monitorização da extensa zona marítima sob responsabilidade
nacional, auxiliando a Marinha Portuguesa a cumprir a sua missão no mar de forma mais
eficiente, bem como a levar a cabo a execução de ações de monitorização e vigilância de
atividades ilícitas que possam ocorrer em todos os espaços marítimos. Através do estudo
realizado, foi possível concluir que a utilização de satélites se revela como uma maisvalia para os Estados, pois estes permitem, entre outras coisas, prestar apoio às operações
militares e às ações de monitorização e vigilância das atividades marítimas e ainda
antecipar e responder aos riscos decorrentes de fenómenos naturais. São vários os
sensores que possibilitam tudo isto, no entanto, o congestionamento das órbitas terrestres
por centenas de satélites e milhares de resíduos espaciais poderá constituir-se como uma
dificuldade para o lançamento de uma nova constelação, sendo, por isso, preferível optar
por outras soluções. Como linha de ação para o futuro, é proposto, neste trabalho, o
desenvolvimento, por parte da Marinha Portuguesa ou até mesmo das Forças Armadas,
de capacidades de armazenamento de dados em bruto, provenientes de satélites já em órbita, dando formação a equipas capazes de os processar e fornecer outputs distintos
diretamente a unidades que se encontrem no desempenho das suas missões, aumentando
assim a capacidade de tomada de decisão do comando.
Portugal intends to increase the size of its own maritime spaces. Since it is a vast area, full of natural resources and crossed by hundreds of ships, it is extremely important to develop, at a national level, means that allow the monitoring of national waters, also contributing to the increase and development of Portuguese industry. The recently founded Portuguese Space Agency - Portugal Space (PT Space) saw in Space and in the development of a microsatellite constellation the best way to answer these questions and, as such, launched the challenge to the industry to develop microsatellites mainly oriented to the study and observation of the Atlantic, the Atlantic Constellation. The main goal of this dissertation was identifying the advantages and disadvantages that information from remote sensing sensors offers to the Portuguese Armed Forces, regarding the surveillance and monitoring of maritime spaces. This research also intends to explore the potential that the Atlantic Constellation sensors may provide for monitoring the extensive maritime area under national responsibility, helping the Portuguese Navy to fulfil its mission at sea more efficiently, as well as to carry out the monitoring and surveillance of illegal activities that may occur at sea. It was also possible to conclude that the use of satellites reveals itself as an added value for the Governments, as they allow, among other things, to provide support to military operations, as well as maritime activities, monitoring and surveillance actions, and also to anticipate and mitigate natural phenomena risks. There are several sensors that make all this possible, however, the congestion of the Earth's orbits by hundreds of satellites and thousands of space debris may jeopardize the launching of a new constellation, being therefore preferable looking for other solutions. As a line of action for the future, it is suggested in this work, the development of raw remote sensing data storage capabilities, by the Portuguese Navy or even by the Armed Forces. The data will be collected from satellites already in orbit, and it will be necessary training teams to process all the information and provide directed outputs directly to military units on mission, increasing the command decision-making capability
Portugal intends to increase the size of its own maritime spaces. Since it is a vast area, full of natural resources and crossed by hundreds of ships, it is extremely important to develop, at a national level, means that allow the monitoring of national waters, also contributing to the increase and development of Portuguese industry. The recently founded Portuguese Space Agency - Portugal Space (PT Space) saw in Space and in the development of a microsatellite constellation the best way to answer these questions and, as such, launched the challenge to the industry to develop microsatellites mainly oriented to the study and observation of the Atlantic, the Atlantic Constellation. The main goal of this dissertation was identifying the advantages and disadvantages that information from remote sensing sensors offers to the Portuguese Armed Forces, regarding the surveillance and monitoring of maritime spaces. This research also intends to explore the potential that the Atlantic Constellation sensors may provide for monitoring the extensive maritime area under national responsibility, helping the Portuguese Navy to fulfil its mission at sea more efficiently, as well as to carry out the monitoring and surveillance of illegal activities that may occur at sea. It was also possible to conclude that the use of satellites reveals itself as an added value for the Governments, as they allow, among other things, to provide support to military operations, as well as maritime activities, monitoring and surveillance actions, and also to anticipate and mitigate natural phenomena risks. There are several sensors that make all this possible, however, the congestion of the Earth's orbits by hundreds of satellites and thousands of space debris may jeopardize the launching of a new constellation, being therefore preferable looking for other solutions. As a line of action for the future, it is suggested in this work, the development of raw remote sensing data storage capabilities, by the Portuguese Navy or even by the Armed Forces. The data will be collected from satellites already in orbit, and it will be necessary training teams to process all the information and provide directed outputs directly to military units on mission, increasing the command decision-making capability
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Espaço Satélites Deteção Remota Vigilância e Monitorização Marítima Atlantic Constellation