ArkEdge Space signed agreements with a number of African institutions during the Tokyo International Conference on African Development business forum. Photo: ArkEdge
Japanese satellite startup ArkEdge Space plans to collaborate with a number of African institutions to use space data to promote sustainable development under a series of new agreements announced this week.
With these collaborations, ArkEdge Space plans to help build regional hubs for satellite data utilization. Areas of cooperation include applying space data to agriculture, disaster management, environmental monitoring, and water resource management; promoting joint research; and implementing technology exchange programs.
ArkEdge signed an agreement with the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya, in collaboration with UNISEC-Global and the University of Tokyo’s ISSL laboratories , to advance applications of space data and satellite IoT technologies.
The company is also collaborating with the National Council for Sustainable Development (CNDD) in Burkina Faso, to establish a comprehensive framework leveraging satellite data and platforms for capacity building, innovation, and sustainable development.
In addition, ArkEdge Space also signed a letter of agreement with Angola’s Gabinete de Gestão do Programa Espacial Nacional (GGPEN) to expand satellite technology deployment and space data applications.
“ArkEdge Space is committed to leveraging satellite constellations and geospatial data platforms to address critical challenges such as climate change mitigation, agricultural and forestry management, infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response and resilience. By centering cooperation with African nations, ArkEdge Space aims to accelerate solutions to social issues and advance capacity building through practical applications of space technology,” the company said in a statement.