REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Indonesia will host the 40th meeting of LandSat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSWOG) at Legian in Bali province on January 30-February 3, 2012. The National Space and Aviation Agency (Lapan) said in a press statement issued on Saturday, the meeting would bring together delegates from the United States, Argentina, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, China, Ecuador, India, Japan, Italy, Canada, and Saudi Arabia.

The meeting will mainly discuss preparations for the acquisition of LandsSat data by ground station operators in the world, including Indonesia. LandSat is a US-owned remote sensing satellite designed to get earth image from the outer space.

Since the first launched in 1972, LandSat produces millions of earth images kept at LandSat receiving ground stations all over the world. The LandSat images are used for a wide range of researches in the fields of agriculture, geology, forestry, regional planning, and education.

LAPAN as the body engages in aviation researches, will represent Indonesia at the meeting. The agency began to use remote sensing for researches in 1973 at Pekayon, East Jakarta to meet national demand for remote sensing.

Lapan receives LandSat 4 MMS satellite data since 1983. To optimize the reach of data received, Lapan builds a ground station in Parepare, South Sulawesi, in 1993. In addition to LandSat data, the Parepare ground station can also receive Spot 2 and Ers 1/2 satellite data. So far, LandSat data are the most popular data for satellite image users.

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