FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 GNSS Radio Occultation Mission: The role of University of Energy and Natural Resources and Capacity Building on RO data in Africa
Presenter:
Evans A.Y. Adom
University of Energy and Natural Resources (Earth Observation Research and Innovation Centre)
University of Energy and Natural Resources (Earth Observation Research and Innovation Centre)
Poster
One of the young established public University in Ghana, West Africa, the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) was established by an Act of Parliament, Act 830, 2011 on December 31, 2011. Based on the University core mandate, research arm (Earth Observation Research and Innovation Centre – EORIC formerly, GEONETCast) was established to be responsible for the acquisition of near real time satellite-based data, air-borne and in-situ data, metadata and other data products for research and education in areas of water, disasters, health, energy, climate, weather, agriculture, ecosystems and biodiversity.
EORIC currently owns EUMETCast reception station, Earth Observation Satellite-Direct Broadcast receiving ground station (for receiving satellite data from LEO Satellites, NOAA 18/19, Terra/Aqua, Metop A/B, and Suomi-NPP and others), Automatic Weather Station for in-situ data, drone for air-borne data. Also, EORIC is hosting one of the COSMIC-2A (Equatorial) Baseline Ground Station in international partnership with Atlas Space Operation, USA and through collaboration UCAR and UENR installed GNSS receiver system at UENR to support COSMIC-2 mission.
UENR, apart from providing ground support for the COSMIC-2 program, would also leverage on the collaborations and partnerships to champion capacity building in the use of RO data in Africa.
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