Latest Radar Technology Capable Terrasarx The Cloud

the latest technology for radar mapping with the original German, who declared able to overcome the clouds, tried to offer the air of Indonesia.

"As the benefits, they offer the provision of spatial data which require various institutions in Indonesia with the system," said researcher Geomatika Coordination Agency for Surveys and Mapping Agency Dr Ade Komara Mulyana on the Space Radar Technology Seminar in Jakarta, Wednesday (27 / 2).

For example, demand spatial data torrent of mud in Sidoarjo, the latest spatial data Merapi, to spatial data flooding in Jakarta early last February, or request spatial data from IPB and other research institutions that will be provided free of charge, he said.

Indonesia has long been a test involving a variety of radar mapping system that was developed in the world because of its location on the equator and ketertutupan awannya so high that according to test radar that can be targeted to the clouds.

Therefore it is time offender mapping in Indonesia not just become objects, but also as a subject with radar mapping and welcomed the trial as an opportunity to help Indonesia in providing spatial data, he said.

Previously tested system satellite Radarsat, ERS, JERS, Envisat, SRTM and system-Ifsar Airborne.

Meanwhile, Chief Operating Infoterra Nicolaus Faller said, the system mapping the earth with the latest radar from TerraSarX can be a choice in the geospatial mapping in the future because, in addition ketertutupan able to overcome the problem of low clouds also.

"TerraSarX mapping of the earth can do without the cloud interfere with the cost of only 5 dollars per Km2," he said.

Ade acknowledged, the cost of shooting the air with the Airborne, mapping technology that is able to overcome the cloud, reaching 40-50 dollars per Km2, while the IKONOS satellite technology that is still problematic with the cloud of 37 U.S. dollars per Km2.

Ade said, more cooperation, or choose to rent radar, rather than have them for mapping, because the cost of investment in the radar mapping technology and operational radar is very large and not balanced with the results obtained.

"Tubsat (LAPAN-owned micro-satellite, which launched a year ago - red) actually produces live video image` `archipelago region, but have not translated into the mapping results," he said. (kpl / dar)