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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - TerraSarX, the latest technology for the radar mapping of the original German, which is able to overcome the stated cloud, offered tried to Indonesia on the air.

"As a reward, they offer the provision of spatial data which require various institutions in Indonesia with that system," said Coordinating Geomatika Research Surveys and Mapping Dr Ade Komara Mulyana on the sidelines Antariksa Radar Technology Seminar in Jakarta on Wednesday.

For example, spatial data request bursts Sidoarjo mud, spatial data about the condition of Merapi, to the spatial data flood Jakarta early February, the spatial data or requests from the IPB and other research institutions that will be provided free of charge, he said.

Indonesian long into the test terlengkap various radar mapping system that was developed in the world because of its location on the equator and ketertutupan awannya so high that according to test radar that can target the cloud.

Because it's time for the mapping in Indonesia, not just be objects, but also as a subject with radar mapping and the testing that is as an opportunity to assist Indonesia in providing spatial data, he said.

Previously tried Radarsat satellite system, ers, JERS, Envisat, SRTM and system-Airborne Ifsar.

Meanwhile, Chief Operating Infoterra Nikolaus Faller said, the latest system with radar mapping of the earth TerraSarX can be a choice in mapping geospasial in the future because in addition able to overcome the problem of cloud ketertutupan also low.

"TerraSarX able to do without mapping the earth subject to the cloud with the cost only 5 dollars per Km2," he said.

Ade is recognized, the cost of shooting the air with Airborne, the mapping technology that is capable of overcoming the cloud, reaching 40-50 dollars per Km2, while Ikonos satellite technology that is still problematic with the cloud berbiaya 37 U.S. dollars per Km2.

Ade said, Indonesia prefer to rent or cooperate radar, rather than have it for mapping, as the cost of investment in technology, radar mapping and radar operational costs are very large and not balanced with the results obtained.

"Tubsat (belonging to eight micro-satellite that was launched a year ago a new - red) is the actual video image` live `the archipelago, but not yet translated into the mapping results," he said. (*)