EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE College physicists in Aerospace Challenge
Christ’s College is the only secondary school to be included in a national business incubator programme for the New Zealand Aerospace Challenge 2019.
using satellite data and unmanned aircraft technology. Over five months all participants will further develop their ideas and create prototypes for a two-day event in October, demonstrating the technology at a “pitchfest” and awards event in Christchurch. Entries were judged by Airbus Head of Technology Asia-Pacific Cyrille Schwob and New Zealand leaders in aerospace, space, agritech, innovation, business, ecology and academia.
ChristchurchNZ and Airbus have announced the 18 participants selected for the virtual incubator programme, and College is named alongside established technology companies, universities, NGOs and start ups from across New Zealand. Dr Andrew Taylor wrote the proposal for the boys involved, which uses satellite imaging to look at the flow rate of Canterbury rivers and compares their findings with Environment Canterbury’s flow data.
“It’s a business development competition. We will produce complementary flow data which will be of use to NIWA and ECan in setting the minimum flow restrictions for these rivers.” The goal of the Challenge is to seek out innovative ideas and design solutions to identify how the agricultural sector can use space technology to be more sustainable. Participants have been asked to develop a product or service that detects, monitors or measures water or soil pollution
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