Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has inked MoU/ Cooperative
agreements for exploration and use of outer space with 37 countries, to explore
newer research activities.
The 37 countries include Argentina, Australia, Brazil,
Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany,
Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mauritius,
Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Norway, Peru, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation,
Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Thailand, The Netherlands, Ukraine, United
Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, United States of America and Venezuela.
The activities addressed in these MoUs include joint
development of advanced scientific instruments to observe earth and universe;
joint realization of satellite missions; jointly carrying out calibration and
validation experiments; conducting airborne campaign with advanced instruments;
deep space navigation and communication support for space science missions;
development of advanced technologies for building and launching of spacecrafts
for earth observation and space science exploration.
The agreements also include application possibilities in the
field of remote sensing that include - natural resource management; vegetation
biomass estimation; meteorological & oceanographic applications;
atmospheric parameter retrieval & modelling; climate monitoring and weather
forecasting; disaster management support.
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