Seminar on remote sensing<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The various uses of satellite remote sensing
\ntechnology will be discussed in an international seminar
\norganized by the Indonesian Society for Remote Sensing next week.<\/p>\n
J.A. Katili, a senior remote sensing expert and deputy speaker
\nof the House of Representatives\/People's Consultative Assembly,
\nwill be the key speaker, organizers said yesterday.<\/p>\n
The seminar, sponsored by the directorate general of
\ntechnology for natural resources, will take place at Hotel
\nIndonesia from Nov. 24 through 25.<\/p>\n
About 500 remote sensing experts from across the country will
\njoin personnel from the European Space Agency, as well as people
\nfrom Australia, Germany, France and the United States at the
\nsymposium.<\/p>\n
They will discuss 44 papers with various topics, including the
\nremote sensing in Geographic Information System, radar remote
\nsensing satellite system, the mapping of shallow seabeds with
\nairborne laser, and the application of remote sensing for shrimp
\nponds, rain monitoring and electricity networks.<\/p>\n
The rapid progress in technology in Indonesia has enhanced the
\nremote sensing industry as there is a demand in various fields
\nfor the application of the system.<\/p>\n
Remote sensing expert Indroyono Soesilo from the Agency for
\nTechnology Application and Assessment told journalists yesterday
\nthat there were more than 300 orders to take pictures via
\nsatellite for data inventory during the past year.<\/p>\n
Most of the orders came from forest concessionaires, who
\nneeded the images to monitor and manage forests. The technology
\nalso applied in the government's projects of regional planning.<\/p>\n
According to regulations, a forest concession holder has to
\ntake a satellite picture of the forest for data inventory once
\nevery two years, Soesilo said. He said there are about 500 forest
\nconcessionaires, which means that the remote sensing market would
\nremain strong.<\/p>\n
Soesilo said that currently the pictures were not taken by
\nIndonesian satellites, \"I hope that one day we will have our own
\nsatellites.\"<\/p>\n
There are 120 remote sensing centers throughout the country,
\n24 of them are managed by the private sector.<\/p>\n
Indonesia first applied the remote sensing technology in
\n1972.(sim)<\/p>",
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