Dr. Thongchai Charuppat, Director of the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) of Thailand, paid a visit to the Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth (CEODE) on August 17, 2010.
According to the agreement signed between the two parties on December of 2009, CEODE would receive, process and store THEOS data and obtain the exclusive commercial right to distribute THEOS data in China. During this talk, CEODE Deputy Director Liu Jianbo and his GISTDA counterpart Thongchai Charuppat signed a supplemental agreement, outlining a wide range of issues related to satellite data reception, distribution, and cooperation mechanisms in the provision of a more effective data service.
Launched on October 1, 2008, THEOS is the first earth observation satellite under the administration of GISTDA. It carries two push-broom scanners: one is a panchromatic camera with a resolution of 2 meters, and the other is a wide-field multi-IS spectra camera capable of observing in four wavebands at a 15-meter resolution. This satellite is characterized by its high level of mobility and its ability to image an object surface while making either fore-and-aft or right-and-left swings, making it possible to repeatedly observe a certain area at a high frequency. Application of data from this satellite is expected to play an important role in areas like resources survey, environmental monitoring, disaster damage assessment, cartographic mapping and digital city research.
Heated discussion of two sides
Inking of supplemental agreement