The objective is to use space technologies to monitor heritage sites and allow local authorities to identify potential threats, such as landuse changes or natural disasters, giving them time to implement mitigation strategies.
Experts also say the potential savings here may be offset by higher prices somewhere else as farmers use their more crop land to experiment with alternative fuel crops.
But it said potential risks included public health hazards and environmental damage, disruption during construction, long term use of land, and an impact on the community from changes to the environment, property values and tourism.