{"id":65810,"date":"2018-03-15T01:05:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T17:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/2017-hurricane-season-lessons-learned-for-the-satellite-industry\/"},"modified":"2018-03-15T01:05:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T17:05:56","slug":"2017-hurricane-season-lessons-learned-for-the-satellite-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/2017-hurricane-season-lessons-learned-for-the-satellite-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Hurricane Season: Lessons Learned for the  Satellite Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Technology is no match for powerful Category 5 hurricanes like Irma or Maria. But as anyone involved in the relief and recovery efforts of this past season\u2019s hurricanes will attest, satellite technology can play a critical role in the preparation, duration and aftermath of natural disasters. <\/p>\n<p>In a somber, largely educational Tuesday afternoon session, \u201cSevere Weather and Natural Disasters \u2014 How Satellites Support Warning, Response and Recovery\u201d at the SATELLITE 2018 Conference &amp; Exhibition, five panelists shared their role during 2017\u2019s intense hurricane season and offered lessons learned to attendees.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/O9oKstxSQpKatrphYZt7_ShowDaily18_Cover_Day4_DGTL-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/O9oKstxSQpKatrphYZt7_ShowDaily18_Cover_Day4_DGTL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/O9oKstxSQpKatrphYZt7_ShowDaily18_Cover_Day4_DGTL-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/O9oKstxSQpKatrphYZt7_ShowDaily18_Cover_Day4_DGTL-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/O9oKstxSQpKatrphYZt7_ShowDaily18_Cover_Day4_DGTL.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the Show Daily 2018 Day 4 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>Tony Bardo, assistant vice president of government solutions at Hughes, said the most recent hurricane season demonstrated that having one single communications system is insufficient when disaster strikes. Hughes first established a retainer contract with the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during the 2012 Superstorm Sandy, whereupon they would have units ready and deployable within 48 hours. But nothing prepared Bardo for the magnitude of the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on Puerto Rico. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were there six months,\u201d Bardo recalled. \u201cYou can imagine all the challenges we dealt with, with an island, getting people there, having people there. We had to figure out where installers would sleep where they would eat, how to get gear there \u2014 just everything you would imagine would be more mainstream on the mainland, was anything but. It\u2019s not like there was a fleet of humvees waiting for us at the airport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hughes installed about 50 sites with terminals for FEMA and transmitted about 30,000 calls. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a683b223e4ca;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a683b223e4ca = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a683b223e4cc').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a683b223e4cc'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just as hard and difficult a job as you would imagine,\u201d said Bardo. \u201cYou can\u2019t be everywhere and power was an issue. But this industry, like it does every time, responded really, really well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bardo said his top takeaway from the experience is to assume future hurricanes and natural disasters are inevitable. \u201cWe\u2019re talking with our customers down there, [saying] let\u2019s find a place we can keep this [equipment] down there because this [hurricane] won\u2019t be the last one,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On the positive side, satellite also played a critical role in helping first responders and local and state governments prepare in advance of the hurricane. Most recently, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched the Joint Polar Satellite System 1 (JPSS 1) satellite, now called NOAA 20, which provides the global information for moisture and temperature that allows organizations to predict where a hurricane is going to go.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Pica, director of the office of observations at the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS), showed attendees \u2014 on large drop-down screens \u2014 how these GEO satellite systems and other technologies can create stunning, granular images that drive decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur role is to provide weather and water forecasts that protect lives and enhance the economy,\u201d said Pica. \u201cWe try to provide information to state, local, FEMA \u2026 so they can be prepared for weather as it comes. Satellites play a huge role in this, we\u2019ve actually invested a lot in our infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having access to visuals and information about the movement and severity of hurricanes and storms allows decision makers to take actions when time is of the essence, said Pica, noting that the governor of Florida was able to declare a state of emergency much sooner in the days before its most severe hurricanes made landfall, because of this technology.<\/p>\n<p>Satellite technology also played a key role in helping individuals communicate with loved ones in other parts of the world when Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands lost power. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were in a bind right from the start,\u201d said panelist Chris Tuttle, Region II coordinator for the office of emergency communications at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). \u201cAfter Irma, Puerto Rico lost roughly 80 percent of power, and were already behind the 8 Ball.\u201d Compounding that was the already delicate state of the electrical grid, he added. \u201cThis blends into a bigger conversation about prioritization of resources. We have a threshold we can support. After that, it\u2019s highly dependent on the vendor community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another wild card that can influence disaster response is weather. \u201cThe one thing we saw daily in Puerto Rico is that it rains,\u201d said Tuttle. \u201cIt was a monsoon every day between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. You lost all microwave connectivity, all satellite connectivity.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a683b223ecb3;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a683b223ecb3 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a683b223ecb4').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a683b223ecb4'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ken Flowers, vice president of government at Iridium Communications, said that going forward, more training is needed for first responders, government officials and other leadership, to learn to use satellite phones. Iridium distributed hundreds of push-to-talk phones to its partners in the field, government officials and others in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of the big hurricanes there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can put a sat phone in the hands of people who don\u2019t know how to use it and it won\u2019t make a hell of a bean\u2019s difference,\u201d said Flowers. \u201cWhen you can put a [phone] in the hands of an official and all he has to do is push a button and [position it] towards the sky, it makes it a hell of a lot easier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, technology providers should ensure that the equipment they deploy post-disaster is easy to use, said Simon Gray, vice president of humanitarian affairs at Eutelsat. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first thing we did was supporting the police and the airports \u2026 and then moved out to the general population,\u201d said Gray, referring to his company\u2019s VSAT solutions. \u201cYou have a huge population that needs communication there. You\u2019ve got to have sustainable systems that work after the disaster is over \u2026 they should be easy and quick and not require a ton of training.\u201d <strong>VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 349:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/g4tVplVBRyOzU8dBEMsW__MG_0843-300x169.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/g4tVplVBRyOzU8dBEMsW__MG_0843-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/g4tVplVBRyOzU8dBEMsW__MG_0843-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/g4tVplVBRyOzU8dBEMsW__MG_0843-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/g4tVplVBRyOzU8dBEMsW__MG_0843.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t#SatShow Insight \u2013 Day 3<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 344:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FopOqKwGQ8qGjmb1RHgo__MG_0915-300x191.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FopOqKwGQ8qGjmb1RHgo__MG_0915-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FopOqKwGQ8qGjmb1RHgo__MG_0915-800x510.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FopOqKwGQ8qGjmb1RHgo__MG_0915-640x408.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FopOqKwGQ8qGjmb1RHgo__MG_0915.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tA Perfect Storm for 4G Satellite Backhaul?<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 348:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MmdHcXQuRwGeWZKxHsPA_754012e0-37df-4cf0-bb35-ba06fbb86517-300x199.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MmdHcXQuRwGeWZKxHsPA_754012e0-37df-4cf0-bb35-ba06fbb86517-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MmdHcXQuRwGeWZKxHsPA_754012e0-37df-4cf0-bb35-ba06fbb86517-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MmdHcXQuRwGeWZKxHsPA_754012e0-37df-4cf0-bb35-ba06fbb86517-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/MmdHcXQuRwGeWZKxHsPA_754012e0-37df-4cf0-bb35-ba06fbb86517.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tIn-Flight Internet Providers Respond to Passenger Frustration<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 346:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tB5tT4AuQ8h4Bny8LcOV_untitled-1-8-300x200.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tB5tT4AuQ8h4Bny8LcOV_untitled-1-8-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tB5tT4AuQ8h4Bny8LcOV_untitled-1-8-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tB5tT4AuQ8h4Bny8LcOV_untitled-1-8-640x427.png 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tB5tT4AuQ8h4Bny8LcOV_untitled-1-8.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tMaritime Connectivity Restricted by Outdated Hardware<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr 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line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tNew Technology Will Offset GEO Sales Declines, Create New Opportunities<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 345:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JcZx6SDoSKuICbLLRQ31_cityscape-and-landscape-view-of-rio-de-janeiro-brazil_web-300x200.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JcZx6SDoSKuICbLLRQ31_cityscape-and-landscape-view-of-rio-de-janeiro-brazil_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JcZx6SDoSKuICbLLRQ31_cityscape-and-landscape-view-of-rio-de-janeiro-brazil_web-800x533.jpg 800w, 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