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AIR Holds Regional Training Workshop for Satellite-based Crop Monitoring Using CropWatch System

The “Regional Training Workshop for Satellite Crop Monitoring using the CropWatch System” was held in Mauritius on 7-10 August, 2023. It was jointly hosted by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO) and the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Aug 24, 2023

CropWatch Team Conducts Field Survey in Kenya

Dr. ZENG Hongwei, an AIR scientist from the CropWatch team went to Nairobi, Kenya from 28 to 29 June 2023 to help the country promote capability of agriculture monitoring by training the staff of its Ministry of Agriculture on the use of GVG for the crop classification.

Jul 19, 2023

Heritage Experts Discuss Space Technology Use

Several years ago, using satellite technology, Chinese researchers, alongside scientists from Tunisia, Italy, and Pakistan, discovered 10 archaeological sites, including walls, military fortifications and agricultural irrigation systems from ancient Rome in Tunisia, at the western end of the ancient Silk Road.

Jul 10, 2023

Prof. LI Zhengqiang Joins Program Committee of Space Climate Observatory

The 11th Steering Committee Meeting of Space Climate Observatory (SCO)，organized by the Norwegian Space Agency, was held in Oslo, Norway on May 24, 2023.

Jul 07, 2023

World Heritage: UN Satellite Center Chief Discusses Heritage Preservation

The 4th Huangshan Dialogue on the preservation of UNESCO-listed heritage sites is underway in the city of Huangshan in central China's Anhui Province. The UN Satellite Center's director EINAR BJORGO sat down with CGTN during the event to discuss the role of satellites in the preservation of heritage sites.

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