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The
5th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum |
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| Background |
APRSAF is an annual international meeting to provide an opportunity
to representatives from space agencies and relevant international
organizations of the Asia-Pacific regions to get together to
exchange their opinions and coordinate their space policies.
At the Asia-Pacific Space Agency Forum which was held on the
occasion of the International Space Year (ISY) of 1992, Japan
proposed a meeting of APRSAF.
The first session of APRSAF was held in 1993, and since then,
every year the meeting had been held in Tokyo until 1997 as
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• APRSAF-1 was held in November 1993
• APRSAF-2 was held in October-November 1994
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APRSAF-3 was held in March 1995
• APRSAF-4 was held
in March 1996 |
At APRSAF-4, a delegate from Mongolia proposed to host a next
meeting of APRSAF and consequently APRSAF-5 was held in Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia in June 1998 |
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| Participating Countries, and
International Organizations: |
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Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Korea, Laos,
Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal
Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, USA |
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| NASDA’s Roles: |
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As one of the organizing agencies, NASDA is in
charge of not only planning and organizing the annual meeting
of APRSAF, including secretariat functions, but also sending
its staff to make a leading speech and other presentations at
every Session of the APRSAF meeting. |
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| Outline of the 5th Session |
(1) Organized by: |
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•Mongolian National Remote Sensing Center,
Ministry of Nature and Environment
• Science and Technology
Agency of Japan
• Institute of Space and Astronautical
Science, Japan
• National Space Development Agency
of Japan
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| (2) Date: |
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June 21-23, 1998 (June 23 was for a technical
tour).
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| (3)Venue: |
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Chingis Khan Hotel, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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| (4)Participants |
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Sixty including the Secretariat and observers.
They were representatives from 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific
region,
ESCAP, embassy staff and other relevant international organizations.
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| (5)Program: |
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• General Chairman
Prof. Yasunori Matogawa, Institute of Space and Astronautical
Science, Japan
• Vice Chairman
Mr. S. Khudulmur, Director, Mongolian National Remote Sensing
Center
• Moderator
Mr. Masami Takemoto, Deputy Director, External Relations Department,NASDA
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First day (June 21): |
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One-day Technical Tour to Mongolian National Remote Sensing
Center, Geology-SPOT Center, and Tourist Camps
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Second day (June 22): |
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. Welcome Address by His Excellency, Mr. S. Bayartsong, Minister
of Nature and Environment
. Keynote Address by Dr. V. Ramos, Secretary, Department of Environment
and Natural Resources, Philippines, presented by Mr. V. Santos
Director, National Mapping and Resource Information
Authority, Philippines
. Keynote Report by Dr. M. Ganzorig, Cosmonaut, Director of Institute
of Informatics,
Mongolian Academy of Science
. Session 1: Space Science
Session Chairman: Mr. S.P.D. Alwis
(1) Introduction of the Japanese Space Science Programs
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Third day (June 23): |
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. Session 2: Utilization of Satellite Data for Sustainable
Development
Session Chairman: Dr. Toshihiko Ogawa
(1) Data Application Research and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific
Region
(2) Earth Observation Satellite Plan by NASDA, focusing on the
Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS)
(3) Promoting the User of Observation Data in the Asia-Pacific
Region through the Global Observation Information Network (GOIN)
(4) Application and Research of Earth Observation Satellite
Data over Mongolia
(5) Pilot Project in Thailand
(6) Indian Remote Sensing Program
(7) Remote Sensing and Their Application in Mongolian MAGIC
PROJECT ?E General and Closing Remarks . General and Closing
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Results of the Meeting
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The technical tour to the National Remote Sensing Center and
the Geology-Spot Center on July 21, 1998 gave us a good experience
to know how Mongolia uses its remote sensing technology. At
the meeting of APRSAF-5, there were 21 reports and presentations
from the participants, and active discussion among them was
made on the current space development activities in the Asia-pacific
Region. Especially, presentations from the Mongolia delegates
reaffirmed the listeners how much important remote sensing technology
has a role to play in the land management and environment protection
projects in Mongolia. In addition, presentations from Japan
about the most up-to-dated space science and satellite development
programs attracted much attention from the participants, and
provided some useful information for their future space development
in the Region. Furthermore, some people from foreign embassies
and international organizations stationed in Mongolia joined
the meeting as observers, and the two local TV stations broadcast
the meeting. |
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