Natural Resources Canada > Earth Sciences Sector > International Division
International Activities Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam
ESS contact for international business development:
International Relations Manager
| Dynamic online digital maps for viewing geomatics and remote sensing data |
Through the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, the Earth Science Sector (ESS)
is providing scientific expertise and technical advice to the Mekong River
Commission (MRC) to facilitate viewing geomatics and remote sensing data in
the form of dynamic online digital maps. Managers of the Mekong River Basin
will be able to access the maps through an Internet portal, and will use them
to facilitate flood management and environmental monitoring of the basin. This
project is a collaboration between ESS, the Canadian Space Agency and the MRC.
It is being implemented under contract by Hatfield Consultants Ltd. from Vancouver.
Hatfield is leading a team of three other companies as well as experts from
the Remote Sensing Applications and Research Centre (CARTEL) of Université de
Sherbrooke.
The Mekong River Commission's (MRC) mandate is to promote the sustainable
management of the Mekong River basin. Member countries include Cambodia, Laos,
Thailand and Vietnam. The MRC member countries agree to co-operate in the sustainable
development, use, management and conservation of water and related resources
of the Mekong River Basin. Examples include navigation, flood control, fisheries,
agriculture, hydropower and environmental protection.
Project partners: the Earth Sciences Sector, the Mekong
River Commission, other government organizations, industry and academia from Canada
and the Greater Mekong sub-region
For more information:
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
Global Opportunities Program
Mekong River Commission
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