Insight from satellites. One-of-a-kind ESA exhibition at AGH University

The exhibition is made up by five cubic structures located on the AGH University campus. The authors enhanced the materials with an additional, interactive layer, available via a web app using augmented reality (AR).

The exhibition is divided into two parts: Summer in the city, Pulse of Nature and Big Blue. We may find out, for example, how satellites may ensure the comfort and security of city residents. Thanks to satellite data, we can see what the infrastructure of an area looks like, but also detect potential risks, such as dangerous subsidence. Satellite temperature maps reveal whether the type of development in a neighbourhood is conducive to the warming or cooling of the air. The information obtained along with data from urban sensors for air quality, humidity, or temperature make it possible to plan and shape the appearance of today's cities with better results and manage them more efficiently, thereby protecting human health and the environment.

The exhibition also shares with us the ins and outs of satellite imaging. As a result, land cover maps are made, i.e. maps that show us whether an area has forests, rivers, meadows, or towns. The maps significantly vary from aerial and satellite photographs. In the process of specialistic data analysis and interpretation, we may obtain far more useful pieces of information. What kind? More details may be found at the exhibition.

The space exhibition includes data from e.g. the Copernicus programme, an EU Earth observation initiative for analysing our planet and the environment.

Organised by the European Space Agency, the exhibition was created in relation to the 106th inauguration of academic year and the grand opening of the new building of the AGH University Space Technology Centre.

You may come and see the exhibition on the AGH University premises until 25 October. The cubes are located throughout the campus, at the square next to the AGH University main building (A-0) and in front of the Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics (B-9).