Bandung, W Java (ANTARA) - Indonesian Research and Technology Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has officially launched the "Indonesia-Japan Joint Airborne Campaign Pi-SAR-L2" at the Fix Wing CN-235 hangar of state-owned aircraft manufacturer Dirgantara Indonesia. "The programme is aimed at using advanced remote sensing technology, which will play an important role in the future. Researchers, research institutions and colleges from both countries are involved in this project," he said after the launch here on Wednesday. Gusti added that the government of Indonesia was committed to not only supporting and promoting programmes on the development of aerial technology transfer, but also strengthening the industry as a whole. "Therefore, the joint programme on Pi-SAR-L2 is aimed at optimizing the aerial technology used to improve inter-regional connectivity in six Indonesian provinces, particularly in Sumatra, Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua," he noted. "The bilateral cooperation in aerospace, especially in the development of remote sensing technology, is important in light of the acceleration and expansion of Indonesia's economic development (MP3EI) programme," Gusti said. "The use of advanced remote sensing technology is essential to the development of the economy, as detailed aerospace information can be gathered through it," he explained. Meanwhile, Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Yosinori Katori stated that the bilateral cooperation would benefit both countries. "This project is one of bilateral programmes that will mutually benefit both Indonesia and Japan," he said here on Wednesday. Pi-SAR-L2 (Polarimetric and Interferometric Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar) can be used for forest carbon monitoring, ship detection, disaster monitoring geometric evaluation, and crop monitoring. The Deputy Chief of natural resources division at Research and Technology Ministry, Ridwan Djamaludin, said the technology had been tested and used in Riau forests to obtain images of Mount Krakatau, adding that Pi-SAR-L2 would be brought to Mount Gamalama, North Halmahera, to capture images of forests and peatlands. "Besides the aerial imaging, the device can also monitor and help assess agricultural requirements in peatland and field topography," Ridwan noted.(*)


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