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SANSA selected as regional space weather centre for the aviation sector
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) in Hermanus has been selected by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) as one of two regional centres to provide space weather services, including solar storm forecasts and warnings, to the global aviation sector.
Space weather describes events that happen in space, which can disrupt modern technologies such as satellites, GPS, power grids, navigation and communication systems.
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Owing to the increased interconnectedness and interdependence of technological systems in the world today – which will expand as the Fourth Industrial Revolution gathers momentum – space weather events can have a negative impact on multiple systems. These can lead to serious operational failures in the communication, navigation, energy and aviation sectors, among others, with potentially disastrous effects.
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