Vietnam satellite image receiving station is ready

The first satellite image receiving station using Vietnam's remote sensing technology (located in Tu Liem, Hanoi) will be inaugurated by the National Remote Sensing Center and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in early July.

According to Mr. Nguyen Xuan Lam, Director of the Center, human resources for operating this system are ready. In the immediate future, the satellite images will be used for basic investigation, land inventory, forest inventory, seizure of forest fire areas and deforested forest areas . In addition, under conditions Natural disasters and floods, satellite images also help management agencies to capture information in a timely manner from the analysis of photos when unable to arrive at the scene.

He added: 'Currently in Vietnam, satellite images only serve state management agencies. In the future, this technology can be widely applied as a service for private units in housing development, tourism investment . '

Diagram of satellite system, image receiving station, data processing station and users (Photo: VNN)