BRIN Promotes Satellite Imagery Technology for Global Urban Disaster Management

RRI.CO.ID, Bandung - The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) will discuss satellite imagery technology to support effective and sustainable urban land management. This main topic will be highlighted during the BRIGHTS 2026 Series 1 event, which will be held virtually on Thursday, 26 February 2026. The Indonesian government aims to utilize geoinformatics to create adaptive solutions for various modern urban challenges.

The utilization of satellite imagery is currently entering a very significant transformation phase for global observation. This progress is driven by high-resolution data availability, cloud computing, and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) developments.

Multi-sensor integration now allows for spatial analysis that is more real-time and also highly predictive. Satellite imagery no longer functions only as a static source for basic mapping data in research.

Moreover, it has evolved into a primary foundation for dynamic monitoring systems across many vital global sectors. These sectors include land management, urban analytics, disaster mitigation, and critical climate change monitoring.

The Head of the Research Center for Geoinformatics (PRGI) at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) explained the strategic role of this technology. He emphasized that future research will focus more on international data sharing and global platform integration.

“In the future, research potential will increasingly lead to global data integration and geospatial analysis platform interoperability across countries. In this case, PRGI BRIN has taken a strategic role through various international collaborations regarding satellite imagery data sharing and the development of geoinformatics-based analysis products,” he said.

This approach reflects a vision that the Research Center understands the world as the world sees it. The research developed by the Indonesian government is designed to be locally relevant and globally competitive. He added that the agency strives to be a leading entity in providing innovative geospatial solutions.

“With this commitment, PRGI strives to be a leading entity in BRIN in encouraging the use of global-based satellite imagery to produce innovative, adaptive, and real-impact geospatial solutions for sustainable development,” he added.

The Research Center for Geoinformatics (PRGI) at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) will also highlight the importance of objective observation during the event. Satellite data provides consistent and extensive information that does not depend on difficult physical field access. This technology is capable of recording historical spatial changes to support highly accurate urban planning.

“Satellite imagery is important to support urban land management because data from satellite imagery is objective, consistent, and broad observation data, as well as being independent of field access. Satellite imagery can record historical spatial changes,” he said.