Geomaticians

India-Omani Earth Observation Platform Inaugurated

In a cooperation initiative between the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology and the Indian Space Research Organization, His Excellency Engineer Saeed bin Hamoud Al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, inaugurated the India-Omani Earth Observation Platform.
With the aim of learning about the Indian experience in the field of space, His Excellency the Minister visited the headquarters of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
The platform was developed and gifted by the organization to the Sultanate of Oman, and includes images and data of Indian Earth Observation satellites; which aims to maximize its usefulness for terrestrial space applications by making it available for the uses of various development sectors such as agriculture, water and fisheries, transportation, natural disaster management, urban development, renewable energy and other uses.