Sentinel Asia JAXA Mini Project 2015-16 Phase I -Vietnam

Sentinel Asia JAXA Mini Project 2015-16 Phase I -Vietnam

Geoinformatics Center (GIC) conducted a kick-off workshop of the Mini-Project (Phase I) on Utilization of Remote Sensing and GIS for flood risk management on 29th October 2015 at Space Technology Institute (STI), Hanoi, Vietnam. The program was sponsored by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Followed by workshop, discussion was conducted to finalize methodology, study area and availability of data with local organizations for the analysis.

There were about 21 participants joined the workshop from different agencies related to disaster management in Vietnam, including Space Technology Institute (STI), Disaster Management Center(DMC), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and Irrigation Science Institute of Vietnam (ISIV).