REMSAT (Real-time Emergency Management via Satellite) has been developed by ESA to demonstrate the applications of newly emerging and established space technology, specifically the use of satellite information and communication, in the management of emergency situations such as fire, earthquakes or floods. ESA conducted a pilot demonstration of REMSATin September, 1999, teaming up with Canadian space company, MacDonald Dettweiler and the British Columbia Forest Service, responsible for fighting forest fires in this area of Canada. It is anticipated that the B.C. REMSAT program will bridge the gap between satellite service providers and emergency management end-users, and prove the potential of the REMSAT system for other types of emergency

This video, in A and B-roll format, provides general background footage on REMSAT and its pilot demonstraation in Canada. The A-roll features an interview and commentary in English with Emmanuel Rammos, ESA REMSAT Project Manager. The B-roll, with international sound,

This video, in A and B-roll format, provides general background footage on REMSAT and its pilot demonstraation in Canada. The A-roll features an interview and commentary in English with Emmanuel Rammos, ESA REMSAT Project Manager. The B-roll, with international sound, includes graphics of established telecommunications satellite coverage of globe; graphics of future telecommunications satellite employment; graphics of global positioning satellite network; graphics of the collection and transmission of data/images by geostationary satellite; 3-D animation of ERS-2 in action, ESA's earth observation satellite, including ERS instrument ATSR (Along-Track Scanning Radiometer), with its facility for monitoring global temperatures; SAR imaging technology; SAR images of earth's surface texture [bad sound edit]; ATSR-2 images of land with visible areas of fire.
General views of REMSAT training and demonstration with British Columbia Forest Service, including introductory talk on REMSAT with BCFS staff; REMSAT system