Analysing Slavery through Satellite Technology: How Remote Sensing Could Revolutionise Data Collection to Help End Modern Slavery

Jackson, Bethany; Bales, Kevin; Owen, Sarah; Wardlaw, Jessica; Boyd, Doreen S.

Abstract

An estimated 40.3 million people are enslaved globally across a range of industries. Whilst these industries are known, their scale can hinder the fight against slavery. Some industries using slave labour are visible in satellite imagery, including mining, brick kilns, fishing and shrimp farming. Satellite data can provide supplementary details for large scales which cannot be easily gathered on the ground. This paper reviews previous uses of remote sensing in the humanitarian and human rights sectors and demonstrates how Earth Observation as a methodology can be applied to help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal target 8.7.

Citation

Jackson, B., Bales, K., Owen, S., Wardlaw, J., & Boyd, D. S. (2019). Analysing Slavery through Satellite Technology: How Remote Sensing Could Revolutionise Data Collection to Help End Modern Slavery. Journal of Modern Slavery, 4(2), 169-199

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 10, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Jan 3, 2019
• Publication Date: Jan 3, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jan 18, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 4, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Modern Slavery
• Electronic ISSN: 2574-9897
• Publisher: SlaveFree Today
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 169-199
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1481184
• Publisher URL: https://slavefreetoday.org/journal_of_modern_slavery/v4i2a8_Analysing_Slavery_through_Satellite_Technology_How_Remote_Sensing_Could_Revolutionise_Data_Collection_to_Help_End_Modern_Slavery_jackson_bales_owen_wardlaw_boyd.pdf
• Related Public URLs: https://slavefreetoday.org/journal-of-modern-slavery-volume-4-issue-2-december-2018/