Thailand to apply Italian space technology

BANGKOK, July 5 (TNA) - The Ministry of Science and Technology will apply space and satellite technology of Italy to manage agriculture in Thailand. Science and Technology Minister Peeraphan Palusuk acknowledged at a seminar on aerospace technology, jointly organised by the ministry, the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) and the Italian Embassy to Thailand, in Bangkok on Friday that Italy has possessed highly-advanced space technology and its four satellites have suitable capacities for the Thai climate. Peeraphan said Thailand has sealed an agreement to use the Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellites with radar sensors, as their cloud-penetrating observation systems suit Thailand, a country covered by monsoons, and images from the Italian satellites can, thus, be used to support Thailand's observation of weather and disaster-prone areas for public safety. According to the minister, the Italian satellites will be important tools for the examination of farmland and agricultural zoning in Thailand and it can also be applied for military affairs. (TNA)