The station, the fifth of its kind in Southeast Asia, can receive five kinds of satellite images with high resolution, including those transmitted by Envisat – an Earth-observing satellite built by the European Space Agency.
With a total investment of more than 19.3 million euros (US$26.98 million) sourced from France’s official development assistance (ODA), the station is part of a national project to set up a system to monitor local natural resources and environment, the ministry declared at the opening ceremony on Thursday.
The project, invested in by the ministry’s National Remote Sensing Center, also includes a center to process satellite photos, maintain a database as well as a network of 17 organizations applying the database with remote sensing technology.
It will work to support related agencies to monitor the impacts of climate change and natural disasters, and compile statistics on land and forests nationwide.
Construction of the ground station by the Defense and Communications Systems under the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company began in 2006, the ministry said.
Source: TN, Agencies |
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