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ISRO has set up an earth station in Germany, as part of a global network of nearly a dozen stations to receive the imagery from the series of India's remote sensing satellites (IRS), which are considered the best in the business.

Dr K. Kasturirangan, Chairman of ISRO, explaining India's capabilities in space technology to the President of Germany, Dr Johannes Rau, at the National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) in Hyderabad on Thursday. Mr K. Vidyadhar Rao, Minister for Major Industries, Andhra Pradesh, looks on.

HYDERABAD, March 6

IN addition to India's famed software experts, in hi-tech areas, the country's space technology and products are perhaps the most sought-after in Germany. And no wonder when the German President came calling to Hyderabad, a visit to the National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), figured prominently.

Germany and the European Space Agency (ESA) are among the major customers for remote sensing satellite-based data products from NRSA, a leading national facility under the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The German President, Dr Johannes Rau, and a high-level delegation were given a first-hand account of the strides in remote sensing and satellite technology achieved by the country. Dr K. Kasturirangan, Chairman of ISRO and Secretary, Department of Space (DoS), explained the capabilities of the country in space technology.

ISRO has set up an earth station in Germany, as part of a global network of nearly a dozen stations to receive the imagery from the series of India's remote sensing satellites (IRS), which are considered the best in the business. Even in the area of developing specific software products based on remote sensing, efforts are on to find collaborations with German firms.

Dr Kasturirangan recaptured the fruitful collaboration between India and Germany in space research and remote sensing, particularly in the field of environment, forests and related areas. The German President said the application of space technology in healthcare, tele-education, food security and other civilian areas was laudable.

"When I hear that the Indian INSAT satellites enable television stations to reach about 85 per cent of the Indian population, even in the remote parts of the country, I realise that satellite technology has become the backbone of information and education policy", he said.

Earlier, the Director of NRSA, Dr R.R. Navalgund, in his welcome highlighted the nearly two-decade-long Indo-FRG collaboration.

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