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"Satellite Technology is really new and sophisticated in the world," said the head of the EIGHTH Dr. Adi Sadewo Salatun Msc in discussion "SAR Satellite Application for Supporting MRV, REDD + and Climate Change Mitigation in the Aryaduta hotel on Wednesday (2/2).

Satellite based Indonesia needs to measure carbon emissions due to deforestation and degradation of forests in Indonesia. According to data of the EIGHT countries that has Indonesia including most forests in the world after Congo and Brazil.

Nur Hidayat, Deputy Pengideraan Far EIGHT describes the current Indonesia only had satellite optical sensing technology where only the photos while this new technology is the radar where we can take the data in a variety of terrain.

According to Nur, the more forests in the country it will be more and more awannya because the cloud comes from steam-water vapor produced such forests

"Satellite optical cannot collect data when the weather is cloudy, distinctly different with satellite radar (SAR) are prepared in the field," said Nur.

If the offer of cooperation it realized then that will supply the satellite based on the Equatorial substituents (line of the Equator), while the current radar satellites in Europe based on polar (Polar).

"If that happens, the satellite will be launched in 2014 and can cover (collect data) Indonesia week three times," said Nur.

UKSA will help Indonesia from the monitoring of forests and wetlands, the provision of satellite data, expertise and infrastructure.

Dr. David Williams, head of the UKSA says space technology is very important for every aspect of human life to collecting accurate data and provide useful information for the public.

"With the satellite you can distinguish between legal and illegal logging," he said.

When asked by partnering with INTERMEDIATE Space Agency (NASA), Nur said, "NASA more focus to military rather than civilian purposes."

In the discussion was attended by EIGHT, Bappneas, Nasoinal $, UKP Board Climate change hint, the Ministry of research and technology, Ministry of environment, Ministry of forestry, BMKG, Bakosurtanal and BPPT.

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