Center for the world's weather data
Svalbard is becoming the world's main place for downloading weather data from satellites.
The first antenna was built on Platafjellet near Longyearbyen in 1997. Now KSAT has 40, and the activity is increasing. "Computer downloading is providing more jobs all the time", CEO of KSAT Rolf Skatteboe (left) and responsible for the antennas, Reidar Norheim say.
Ole Magnus Rapp
Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is investing 100 million kroner this year for several new antennas ranging from New Zealand in the east to Fairbanks, Alaska in the west. The station on Platafjellet will be further strengthened and its 40 antennas will be involved in even more tasks.
"Meteorology and weather data has become increasingly relevant for many," said Rolf Skatteboe, administrative director for KSAT, which owns and operates the Svalbard Satellite Station (SvalSat) in Longyearbyen. "Svalbard is now the world's most important place for downloading weather data and that is helping provide more accurate weather forecasts around the world."
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