Andrew Yee
February 23rd 06, 04:34 AM
Public Affairs Department
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building,
1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260
Japan
TEL:+81-3-6266-6400
February 15, 2006
Result of the First Joint Project Team Meeting for Establishing a Disaster
Management System in the Asia-Pacific Region
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) held the First Joint
Project Team Meeting for establishing a disaster management system
called the "Sentinel-Asia" in the Melia Hanoi Hotel in Hanoi, the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on February 14 and 15, 2006. The
meeting, which was organized by JAXA in corporation with the
Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and was
supported by the UN-Economic and Social Commission for Asia and
the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), was the first step for establishing a "disaster
management system in the Asia-Pacific Region" that was agreed upon
at the 12th Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-12)
held in October, 2005.
70 participants in total from 34 agencies in 18 countries and four
international organizations attended the meeting to discuss the
implementation plan of the "Sentinel-Asia" and the Terms of Reference
(TOR) of the Joint Project Team.
The following were the results of the meeting.
1. Participants agreed on the concept, basic structure, and form for
"Sentinel-Asia", and also decided to commence the project.
* "Sentinel-Asia" consists of three nodes: Data Provider Nodes,
Research and Training Nodes, Local Service Provider Nodes ("User
Nodes")
* Participants decided to form a technical team to coordinate more
details of the implementation plan.
2. The TOR of the Joint Project Team was adopted, and 23 agencies
from 14 countries and four international organizations were
confirmed as participant organizations in the Team.
3. The next Joint Project Team meeting is scheduled for June.
A project to establish a network using data acquired from satellites
for disaster management
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building,
1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260
Japan
TEL:+81-3-6266-6400
February 15, 2006
Result of the First Joint Project Team Meeting for Establishing a Disaster
Management System in the Asia-Pacific Region
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) held the First Joint
Project Team Meeting for establishing a disaster management system
called the "Sentinel-Asia" in the Melia Hanoi Hotel in Hanoi, the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on February 14 and 15, 2006. The
meeting, which was organized by JAXA in corporation with the
Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and was
supported by the UN-Economic and Social Commission for Asia and
the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), was the first step for establishing a "disaster
management system in the Asia-Pacific Region" that was agreed upon
at the 12th Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-12)
held in October, 2005.
70 participants in total from 34 agencies in 18 countries and four
international organizations attended the meeting to discuss the
implementation plan of the "Sentinel-Asia" and the Terms of Reference
(TOR) of the Joint Project Team.
The following were the results of the meeting.
1. Participants agreed on the concept, basic structure, and form for
"Sentinel-Asia", and also decided to commence the project.
* "Sentinel-Asia" consists of three nodes: Data Provider Nodes,
Research and Training Nodes, Local Service Provider Nodes ("User
Nodes")
* Participants decided to form a technical team to coordinate more
details of the implementation plan.
2. The TOR of the Joint Project Team was adopted, and 23 agencies
from 14 countries and four international organizations were
confirmed as participant organizations in the Team.
3. The next Joint Project Team meeting is scheduled for June.
A project to establish a network using data acquired from satellites
for disaster management