Remote sensing research in Malaysia

Author

Mahmood, N.N. ; Loh, K.F. ; Ahmad, S.

Author_Institution

Malaysian Centre for Remote Sensing, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Volume

3

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

1418

Abstract

The Malaysian Centre for Remote Sensing (MACRES) was established as a research and development organisation with the objectives of developing remote sensing and related technologies and operationalising their applications for resource and environmental management in the country. Apart from implementing a National Remote Sensing Programme which is being fully participated by all the user agencies in the country, MACRES main task is to conduct and support research towards operational use of relevant technologies for national development. Three main areas of emphasis for remote sensing research and development in the country are microwave remote sensing applications, remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) integration, and multi-sensor/multi-platform data fusion. This paper highlights research and development activities in remote sensing and related technologies in Malaysia and indicates the direction taken towards operationalisation of these technologies in the country

Keywords

geographic information systems; geophysical techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; Asia; GIS; MACRES; Malaysia; Malaysian Centre for Remote Sensing; National Remote Sensing Programme; data fusion; geographic information system; geophysical measurement technique; image processing; land surface; microwave remote sensing; remote sensing research; research and development organisation; terrain mapping; Adaptive optics; Environmental management; Geographic Information Systems; Humans; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical sensors; Remote sensing; Research and development; Space technology; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3836-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1997.606464

Filename

606464