China's 'sky eyes' help protect world heritage Angkor Wat, Cambodia

[TaiShang]

China's 'sky eyes' help protect world heritage Angkor Wat

Think heritage protection, and the restoration and conservation of historic sites comes to mind. Crowd control and on-site monitoring to limit visitor numbers are also common measures.

Now China's eyes in the sky are providing a new level of protection for the ruins of Cambodia's Angkor Wat, the magnificent temple of the Khmer Empire, which faces inundation by tourists and environmental dangers.

Chinese satellites are using remote sensing to collect and process images of the site in real time.

The technology offers particular advantages in instantly observing and analyzing the effects of natural disasters.

"Basically, we have eyes in the sky and we can see what happens to the ancient temples and their environment immediately," says Hong Tianhua, deputy director and secretary general of the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage under the Auspices of UNESCO (HIST).

HIST is the first and only institute in the world to use remote sensing technology to preserve cultural heritage sites under UNESCO.

A memorandum of understanding, signed by the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (RADI) of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), HIST and Cambodia' s Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap (APSARA) in 2014, enables cooperation in the use of Chinese satellite data.

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[opruh]

What a wonderful move to see China helping other countries.

 

[DaiViet]

What a wonderful move to see China helping other countries.

Helping your country, you mean? You seem very happy. Why hide under other country flag? Everyone knows you are fake anyway. You aint proud of where you are coming from?

 

[TaiShang]

Helping your country, you mean? You seem very happy. Why hide under other country flag? Everyone knows you are fake anyway. You aint proud of where you are coming from?

Who knows... You might as well be an Indian.

And what does that have to do with the respected poster from the Philippines' post?

Basically, China's development has certain positive externalities, and it is good for the region, including its cultural heritage.

What is wrong with that?

 

[Economic superpower]

Helping your country, you mean? You seem very happy. Why hide under other country flag? Everyone knows you are fake anyway. You aint proud of where you are coming from?

@opruh is one of the most respected members on this forum.

I greatly value his input on this forum.

 

[TaiShang]

@opruh is one of the most respected members on this forum.

I greatly value his input on this forum.

I second that, sir.

 

[cirr]

Is it Cambodia or the Laos that is soon to launch its own communications satellite onboard a Chinese rocket？

I second that, sir.

So do I。

 

[Keel]

@opruh is one of the most respected members on this forum.

I greatly value his input on this forum.

I "4th" that

He is well qualified to get a doctoral degree in political science ( concentration on global justice )

 

[TaiShang]

Is it Cambodia or the Laos that is soon to launch its own communications satellite onboard a Chinese rocket？



So do I。

Not sure if it already took place or not.

Laos to launch first satellite in 2015

27 May 2014

VIENTIANE — Chinese contractors will launch Laos' first satellite next year, state media reported on Tuesday.

China Asia-Pacific Mobile Telecommunications Satellite Company and another unnamed Chinese contractor have started production on the satellite, the Vientiane Times said.

It will be launched into an orbital slot of 128.5 degrees, the newspaper reported. Such slots are normally allocated by the International Telecommunications Union.