KATHMANDU, OCT 03 -
The first Japanese satellite signal receiving station for South Asia region was inaugurated on the premises of International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in the Capital on Sunday. The satellite signal receiving station with high speed communication link will receive data from satellite systems in Japan, India, Thailand, Taiwan and South Korea to guide response efforts in emergency situations like floods and where the communication infrastructure is poor.
space-based information for disaster preparedness and risk management in the region. More details...
This platform will enable the participants of the different events during the Symposium to interact virtually, stay updated on the ongoing sessions and provide a room for debate and creative exchanges.
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Monday, October 4, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
New receiving station inaugurated today
At 12:40 on October 3, 2010, the new JAXA WINDS (Wide-band Internetworking Engineering Test and Demonstration Satellites 'KIZUNA') receiving station at ICIMOD will be inaugurated. The ribbon cutting-ceremony will be attended by Shinichi Mizumoto, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan, José Achache, Executive Director, Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and Andreas Schild, Director General of ICIMOD, along with the participants of the pre-symposium workshop on "Space-based information for disaster preparedness and risk management" held on October 2-3 at ICIMOD, Kathmandu.WINDS is a super high-speed internet satellite for emergency response. Its access will improve ICIMOD’s own capacities in disaster mapping. More details...
Friday, October 1, 2010
Real-time disaster monitoring by JAXA
Kathmandu, Nepal: A team of Japanese scientists has installed a receiver that will directly provide real time satellite imagery when natural disasters occur in the country. The receiver was installed on the premises of International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Khumaltar of Lalitpur, Nepal.
The team led by Shinya Tanaka, senior engineer at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) installed the receiver. “This satellite receiver will provide direct real time satellite imageries of disaster afflicted areas directly which would help in rapid response mapping and monitoring of major disasters,” said Dr Giriraj Amarnath, remote sensing specialist at ICIMOD. More details...
The team led by Shinya Tanaka, senior engineer at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) installed the receiver. “This satellite receiver will provide direct real time satellite imageries of disaster afflicted areas directly which would help in rapid response mapping and monitoring of major disasters,” said Dr Giriraj Amarnath, remote sensing specialist at ICIMOD. More details...
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