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More than twenty countries seek to control the satellite technology

Clarin 03/15/1911

say it is a key tool optimize the use of this natural resource

Water is currently one of the most important natural resources. Therefore, a key debate is the optimization of its use, its use and preservation, the subject of the Second United Nations Conference and the European Space Agency (ESA), which opened yesterday in Buenos Aires. The goal is to use satellite technology in the management of water resources.

The National Commission on Space Activities (CONAE) launched the meeting, which was first held in South America in the Foreign Ministry headquarters. The first meeting was in Saudi Arabia in 2008.

This time representatives from 24 countries which include Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Ecuador, Uruguay, Peru, Venezuela, Thailand, Germany, Saudi Arabia and Japan.

There is great interest in incorporating the use of satellite images to improve water management. An example of this is the SAC-D satellite Aquarius, made in Argentina, which was launched last year to obtain new information, among other things, the surface salinity of the seas on a global scale. According

told Clarín Menicocci Felix, secretary general of the CONAE, the application of space technology for the use of water resources is extremely important. "The imaging to monitor different areas is very useful.

Before this information could only be obtained through field work . If you wanted to measure the salinity of the river, had to go and work with buoy. Today, technology space makes it all much easier and accurate, "he said.

To illustrate the usefulness of this technological tool in our country, Menicocci chose to speak of glaciers: "You can generate pilot projects to study glaciers and know in depth what the actual water capacity can have in our country" .

Another reason why this project takes on significant importance is the ability to prevent possible disasters. In this regard, the Japanese engineer Takao Doi, a member of the United Nations program, said in a tragedy like that which hit the country could have saved many more lives with the application of this technology. "The use of satellite images is essential to generate early warning systems. If we were in orbit many satellites that constantly analyzes the behavior of water in areas at risk, we could prevent these events before, so evacuate the areas that will suffer most, "refelxionó.

Takao Doi said one of the main objectives of this conference is "the exchange of ideas on how to take advantage of the spatial tools in water resources, share experiences and to plan joint strategies," he concluded.

At the conference, which runs until Friday, involve several Argentine specialists. They will present projects that include the country's involvement in issues such as the Guarani Aquifer, the water system emergencies, resources for agriculture and watershed mapping of Argentina, among others.