Utilization of earth observation data for agriculture and disaster countermeasures Establishment of a shared system among multiple countries November 29, 20:23
An international conference will be held in Nagoya City, where people from space agencies in the Asia-Pacific region will gather, and data from observations of the earth using satellites will be shared among multiple countries to create a new system that can be used for agriculture and disaster countermeasures. It was decided.
The Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Conference was held in Nagoya City by the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) for a four-day schedule, and related organizations of more than 30 countries and regions in Asia and the Pacific Attended the discussion and closed on the 29th.
Under these circumstances, the cooperation of each organization has been examined, and the number of countries that operate satellites that observe the earth is increasing. Therefore, the growth of crops, the damage caused by natural disasters, and changes in the natural environment, etc. Agreed to create a new system for sharing the data observed by the two countries.
In the Asia-Pacific region, Thailand, India, and Vietnam, in addition to Japan, operate earth observation satellites. By bringing together the data that each satellite is good at, it is possible to grasp the situation of the rice farming area and implement agricultural policies. In addition to reflecting, it is supposed to contribute to countermeasures against severe abnormal weather.
AXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa said, “I want to expand activities to solve problems such as food crisis and water shortage from space data and tools.”