About ICARUS

Published by admin on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 09:14

International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space
ICARUS' mission is to work towards establishing a remote sensing platform for scientists world-wide that  track small organisms globally, enabling observations and experiments over large spatial scales.

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Science & Projects

Published by admin on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 20:38

Many billion songbirds migrate every year between continents. Similarly, many bat species and countless large insects migrate long distances, potentially also between continents. Scientists are so far unable to follow individual small animal during their long-distance migrations. Knowledge about individual decisions is essential for an ecological and evolutionary understanding of dispersal and migration.

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Technical Solution

Published by admin on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 20:31 in
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ICARUS scanning angle (proposed)
ICARUS scanning angle (proposed)

ICARUS is collaborating with the SpaceTech GmbH, Immenstaad (STI) and the Steinbeis Tansferzentrum Raumfahrt (TZR) to develop a technological solution for the global tracking of small objects (animals). 

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