QPS Institute Co., Ltd.
Regarding provision of satellite images related to the 2020 Noto Peninsula earthquake area
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We pray for the repose of the souls of those who lost their lives in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake of 2020, and offer our condolences to their bereaved families. We would also like to express our deepest sympathies to everyone affected by the disaster.
In response, QPS Institute Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, President and CEO: Shunsuke Onishi, hereinafter referred to as QPS Institute) will observe the Noto Peninsula area with our small SAR (*1) satellite QPS-SAR. We provide images to national administrative agencies and news organizations. The image data observed this time is also posted on the website “Disaster Prevention Cross View
(https://xview.bosai.go.jp/)” operated by the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention. If you would like to use images for this purpose, please contact us through our contact page (https://i-qps.net/contact/) and we will contact you accordingly. We will continue to make observations so that it can be used as a countermeasure against secondary and tertiary disasters, and as information for safe action. We sincerely pray for the safety and speedy recovery of everyone in the affected areas.
About images in “Disaster Prevention Cross View”
https://nied-drsite.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=2ed19fbebc714f6caa86f9a4300450da
[Image 1: https://prtimes.jp/i/49970/47/resize/d49970-47-02d08d610b30b7afb0ae-0.jpg&s3=49970-47-9fac6f9970a13203c30270c64b0e26be-2876×1628.jpg] (Image: From “Disaster Prevention Cross View”)
On the page, on the right is an image of QPS-SAR 6 observing Jushu City, Ishikawa Prefecture at 13:17 on December 14, 2023, and on the left is an image of QPS-SAR 6 observing Jushu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, in 2024 after the disaster. An image of the same area observed at 13:19 on January 3, 2017 is posted. You can compare and see by moving the slider on the map left and right. Images can be enlarged within the page, allowing you to check areas such as landslides.
About provided images
The image was observed in the Wajima City area of Ishikawa Prefecture. (The south direction is towards the top of the image.) SAR is a radar that obtains images of the earth’s surface by irradiating microwaves onto the earth’s surface and analyzing the reflected signals. Its main feature is that it allows you to understand the current situation.
This image is smaller and has been compressed to reduce its size, so you can also view the image posted on our website’s news
(https://i-qps.net/news/1614/). I’m happy. If you need data or high-resolution data for analysis of disaster countermeasures, please contact us from our contact page (https://i-qps.net/contact/).
[Image 2: https://prtimes.jp/i/49970/47/resize/d49970-47-a54264fa5af0ac56afbc-2.jpg&s3=49970-47-770c39fcd8215252f912203d5b8b5d33-2589×2700.jpg]
Observation date and time: January 5, 2024 (Friday) 1:10 a.m. (Japan time) Observation location: Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Resolution: Azimuth resolution 46 cm x range resolution 39 cm (off-nadir angle 36.8 degrees)
Supplementary image explanation: QPS-SAR can observe in normal mode (strip map mode) with a resolution of 1.8 m and high-definition mode (spotlight mode) with a resolution of 46 cm, and this time we will observe in spotlight mode.
Company Profile
Company name: QPS Institute Co., Ltd. (TSE Growth Market Securities code: 5595) Head office address: 6th floor, Rengo Fukuoka Tenjin Building, 1-15-35 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City
Representative: Shunsuke Onishi, Representative Director, President and CEO Founded: June 2005
URL: https://i-qps.net/
Business details: Research and development, design, manufacturing, and sales of satellites, satellite-mounted equipment, precision equipment, electronic equipment, and software.
QPS Institute is a space development venture company founded in Fukuoka in 2005. The name QPS is an acronym for “Q-shu Pioneers of Space,” and we hope to become a pioneer in the Kyushu space industry and contribute to the development of the space industry in Japan and the world from Kyushu. is included. As the name suggests, it is a team of honorary professors and young engineers and businessmen who are pioneers who have been involved in satellite development and space debris initiatives both domestically and internationally, based on the technology of small satellite development at Kyushu University. Together, we are developing space technology.
QPS Research Institute has successfully developed the 100 kg high-definition small SAR satellite “QPS-SAR” at 1/20th the mass and 1/100th the cost of conventional SAR satellites, and currently operates two commercial aircraft. , provides world-class SAR images that can be observed with high resolution and high image quality even at night or in bad weather. After this, we will continue to launch multiple satellites every year, and in 2027 we will build a satellite constellation (*2) of 24 satellites, and finally 36 satellites, and provide near-real-time ground observation data services every 10 minutes on average. We aim to provide In addition, QPS Institute’s business is strongly supported by more than 25 partner companies across the country, mainly in northern Kyushu, where our founders have inherited and cultivated space technology.
(*1) SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar): Abbreviation for Synthetic Aperture Radar. Radar obtains images of the earth’s surface by irradiating microwaves onto the earth’s surface and analyzing the reflected signals. Its unique feature is that it can see through clouds and volcanic smoke, allowing it to grasp conditions on the ground regardless of day or night or the weather.
(*2) A system that enables high-frequency earth observation using multiple artificial satellites. (Constellation means “zodiac sign.”) More details about this release:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000047.000049970.html