Mitsubishi Electric was in charge of developing the geostationary meteorological satellites Himawari-8 and Himawari-9, equipped with the world's first next-generation meteorological observation sensors. They provide even greater observation functionality for monitoring global warming and weather phenomena. In addition, they achieve precise and prompt transmission of observation data thanks to reduced filming time. This enables even higher precision in weather forecasts and understanding of the sea surface temperature, phytoplankton density, sea ice, volcanic smoke, and other various global environmental phenomena. The data captured by the satellites are provided to countries and regions in Asia and Oceania, contributing to the formulation of more effective disaster prevention measures.

Mitsubishi Electric was in charge of the development of the IBUKI-2 Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite 2 (GOSAT-2), the successor of the "IBUKI" (GOSAT), which was developed as the world's first satellite dedicated to observation of the concentration and distribution of greenhouse gases in space.

IBUKI-2 is equipped with high-performance observation sensors that enable more precise measurement of greenhouse gas concentration and distribution. It also estimates particulate matter (black carbon, PM2.5, etc.), a capability which assists in monitoring atmospheric pollution.

Mitsubishi Electric was in charge of the development of Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 "DAICHI-2" (ALOS-2), which has the objectives of safeguarding people's lives and solving global-scale environmental problems and observes the globe with the synthetic aperture radar, which enables observation at night and day, in good weather and bad.

"DAICHI-2" has been used in a wide area of mapping, regional observation, understanding disaster status, and resource exploration. It is useful for monitoring volcanic activity, sea ice, the illegal logging of forests, and forest fire situations, for example. In addition, processing and analyzing satellite images photographed by an observation satellite based on Mitsubishi Electric's unique technology and know-how enables understanding of more detailed situations and extracting a displacement. By leveraging these technologies, we have been advancing the demonstration of infrastructure monitoring, such as extraction of a displacement due to the inundation of rivers/gulf coasts or subsidence and detection of damage to or aging of infrastructure facilities, in cooperation with the central government and local government. By achieving the social implementation of the solutions, we contribute to a wider range and highly accurate disaster prevention and mitigation measures. We have also been working on initiatives to provide various other solutions including extracting information on ships on the ocean, and through these initiatives we contribute to people's secure and safe living.

In the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System MICHIBIKI, one satellite among the four positioning satellites for which Mitsubishi Electric was in charge of development is constantly positioned near the zenith above Japan. This allows positioning signals to be sent to spots where obtaining positioning information was previously difficult, such as built-up urban areas and mountainous regions. By supplementing GPS signals, it also enables a positioning precision of up to the centimeter-level. By combining a high-accuracy 3D map generated from positioning data obtained from MMS^* and a high precision positioning terminal that receives positioning signals from satellites with this service, we have been advancing initiatives for providing various solutions that contribute to creating cities that are secure, safe, and comfortable to live in diverse fields; for example, eco-drive control and automatic driving using road elevation and positioning data in the automotive sector, more efficient railcar operation and management in the railway sector, and automatic operation of agricultural and construction machinery in the agricultural, construction, civil engineering, and other sectors.

• * MMS (Mobile Mapping System): A measurement system capable of obtaining 3D positioning information on the shapes, etc. of buildings and roads while traveling.