China to offer APSCO states remote-sensing satellite data

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China to offer APSCO states remote-sensing satellite data
Xinhua | 2013-7-5 17:34:26
By Xinhua News Agency

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China will provide remote-sensing satellite data to Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) member states starting on Friday, according to an APSCO council meeting held on the same day.

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) and APSCO signed an agreement on Earth-observing satellite data-sharing at the meeting. According to the agreement, CNSA will provide remote sensing satellite services to all APSCO member states.

The data will be used to aid in natural disaster reduction and relief in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the agreement.

CNSA director Ma Xingrui, was elected president of the APSCO council during the meeting.

APSCO is an inter-governmental organization established in 2005, with China as its host and one of its nine member states.

The Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) is an inter-governmental organization operated as a non-profit independent body with full international legal status. It is headquartered in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Members include agencies from: Bangladesh, China, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, and Thailand.

Indonesia and Turkey also signed the APSCO convention.

In 2005, the APSCO convention was signed in Beijing.

Representatives from Argentina, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia and Sri Lanka also attended the founding ceremony

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