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Monday, December 04

IoT satellite network to deliver rainfall data to farmers

Australian farmers could soon be looking to the stars rather than the skies for their weather information following the development of a rain gauge that uses a satellite network to transmit remote rainfall data.

Leading NASA astronaut joins Myriota

Former Space Shuttle commander Pamela Melroy has joined the board of Australian satellite communications company Myriota as it moves towards its goal of creating a constellation of 50 nano-satellites.