Vietnam Data Cube aims to improve the capacity of users to use earth observation satellite data in Vietnam (File Photo) Hanoi (VNA) - Thesatellite data sharing system, Vietnam Data Cube, has been introduced in thecountry, promising a satellite image database for Vietnamese earth observationsatellite data users.
“It aims to find valuable data architecture solutions for global users andenhance the role of earth observation satellite data,” Pham Anh Tuan, DirectorGeneral of the Vietnam National Space Centre under the Vietnam Academy ofScience and Technology told a recent workshop.
At the event, experts introduced Data Cube and its specific applications inmany countries in the world, such as Vietnam Data Cube for forest, rice and water monitoring; demand on using satelliteremote sensing data for the Mekong river basin as well as use at the ForestInventory and Planning Institute.
Vietnam Data Cube aims to improve the capacity of users to use earthobservation satellite data in the country, thereby contributing to globalpriority programmes, such as programmes in SDGs of the United Nations and Parisand Sendai agreements.
“Through a free satellite database and open exploiting tool, Vietnam Data Cubesystem will contribute to creating deeper and broader applications forsocio-economic sustainable development goals (SDGs), not only for Vietnam butalso for other countries within the region,” Tuan said.
Currently, earth observation satellite data have been used not only in researchbut also in practice for SDGs, which shows great potential in resolvingimportant issues such as environmental, economic and social problems on local,regional and global scales.
In fact, new generations of earth observation satellites are providingincreasingly large amounts of data on the global scale. So, for manyapplications, the challenge is not the lack of data but how to connect thedata, applications and users.
The challenges of data management and analysis due to the huge open and freesatellite data volumes can be overcome by having in place new computingdevices, technologies and data structures such as “Data Cube”, Tuan said.
International experts from space agencies in Australia, the United States,France, Japan and European Union attended the workshop alongsiderepresentatives of the Ministries of Natural Resources and Environment,Agriculture and Rural Development and Science and Technology, as well as theMekong River Commission, the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology anduniversities.-VNA
“It aims to find valuable data architecture solutions for global users andenhance the role of earth observation satellite data,” Pham Anh Tuan, DirectorGeneral of the Vietnam National Space Centre under the Vietnam Academy ofScience and Technology told a recent workshop.
At the event, experts introduced Data Cube and its specific applications inmany countries in the world, such as Vietnam Data Cube for forest, rice and water monitoring; demand on using satelliteremote sensing data for the Mekong river basin as well as use at the ForestInventory and Planning Institute.
Vietnam Data Cube aims to improve the capacity of users to use earthobservation satellite data in the country, thereby contributing to globalpriority programmes, such as programmes in SDGs of the United Nations and Parisand Sendai agreements.
“Through a free satellite database and open exploiting tool, Vietnam Data Cubesystem will contribute to creating deeper and broader applications forsocio-economic sustainable development goals (SDGs), not only for Vietnam butalso for other countries within the region,” Tuan said.
Currently, earth observation satellite data have been used not only in researchbut also in practice for SDGs, which shows great potential in resolvingimportant issues such as environmental, economic and social problems on local,regional and global scales.
In fact, new generations of earth observation satellites are providingincreasingly large amounts of data on the global scale. So, for manyapplications, the challenge is not the lack of data but how to connect thedata, applications and users.
The challenges of data management and analysis due to the huge open and freesatellite data volumes can be overcome by having in place new computingdevices, technologies and data structures such as “Data Cube”, Tuan said.
International experts from space agencies in Australia, the United States,France, Japan and European Union attended the workshop alongsiderepresentatives of the Ministries of Natural Resources and Environment,Agriculture and Rural Development and Science and Technology, as well as theMekong River Commission, the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology anduniversities.-VNA
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