Aplications
The family of remote sensing satellites CBERS brought to Brazil significant scientific advances. This significance is attested by the over 15000 users from more than 1500 organizations registered as active CBERS users, also by the 300000 CBERS images, distributed at the approximate rate of 250 every day.
Its images are used in important areas, as deforestation and fire control in the Amazon Region, water resources monitoring, urban growth, soil occupation, education and several other applications.
It is also fundamental for large national and strategic projects, lake PRODES - Amazon deforestation real time evaluation and monitoring of sugar-cane areas (CANASAT), among others.
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