UA3/9/2 Letter of Appointment No. 1999-023

Letter of Appointment No. 1999-023 issued to WKU President Gary Ransdell by the Taiyuan University of Technology

Application of China-Brazil Earth resources satellite in China

The launch and successful operation of Chinese Brazil Earth resources satellite (CBERS-1) in China has accelerated the application of space technology in China. These applications include agriculture, forestry, water conservation. land resources, city planning, environment protection and natural hazards monitoring and so oil. The result of these applications provides a scientific basis for government decision making and has created great economic and social benefits in Chinese national economy construction. In this paper we present examples and provide auxiliary documentation of additional applications of the data from Earth resource monitoring, (C) 2009 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved