Overview
The workshop on “Utilization of Earth Observation data and Artificial Intelligence in Cambodia” was organized under the ADB Technical Assistance (TA) project on 27 April 2026 at the General Department of Waterway, Maritime Transport and Port, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The workshop aimed to bring together officials from relevant ministries and national agencies to understand and assess the status of using EO data in respective ministries and national agencies, including application areas, required data in terms of spatial and temporal resolutions, data processing facilities and infrastructures, available trained human resources etc.
Dr. Manzul Kumar Hazarika, Director of the Geoinformatics Center at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), delivered a presentation on the potential applications of EO data in various sectors, including disaster risk assessment, urban mapping and monitoring, crop mapping and monitoring, and air pollution monitoring.
Representatives from eight national agencies presented their ongoing initiatives and discussed opportunities for expanding the use of EO data. The discussions highlighted several key enablers for optimizing EO data utilization, including institutional capacity building, development of EO data processing infrastructure, and formulation of policies and mechanisms for data sharing and inter-agency collaboration. The workshop was attended by 25 participants from different ministries and national agencies of Cambodia.