Satellite Technology

Overview

Satellite Technology is a fundamental component of regenerative village development. This guide synthesizes knowledge from re:build gatherings to provide practical insights for implementing satellite technology in community projects.

Key Insights

Drone and satellite monitoring: Drone and satellite monitoring of fields can spot disease, predation, or other issues way faster than ground-based observation. When traveling through fields that are hundreds or thousands of acres, problems often aren't visible until they've proliferated too far.

Satellite MRV systems: Satellite-based MRV (monitoring, reporting, and verification) systems can track diversity and carbon, helping secure and protect more of nature. Some practitioners don't believe we need separate water credits—water should be integrated into broader conservation approaches.

Monitoring focus: There's a big focus on monitoring—understanding what's happening in systems is essential for improvement and verification.

Monitoring tools: Different monitoring tools can be used in presentations and analysis to track various aspects of projects.

Behavior monitoring: Monitoring agreed behaviors within a system (sometimes called "pattern number four" or "quarter-time pattern") helps ensure systems function as intended.

Feedback infrastructure: Monitoring serves as infrastructure for feedback loops rather than necessarily monitoring people—it's about understanding system performance.

Implementation Guide

To implement satellite technology in your regenerative village project, consider the following approach:

Implementation details to be added.

Challenges and Considerations

However, some of the work that I've been doing with drone monitoring of the field is able to spot disease or predation or any kind of thing, way faster than I can when I'm traveling through fields that are hundreds of acres, even dozens of acres or thousands of acres, you don't see the problem until it's proliferated too far