Images from DubaiSat-1 have been used to monitor the overall development of mega projects like the Palm Islands and Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai . Satellite imagery from the satellite has also been used to monitor relief efforts during 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan . The images of the tsunami and earthquake-affected cities were provided to UN-SPIDER , the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response , and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ( JAXA ) . DubaiSat-1 completed its sixth year in orbit on August 21 , 2015
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre