Group on Earth Observations Holds Meeting in Brazil

Starting today, May 29, representatives of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), an intergovernmental organization comprising various countries, are meeting in São José dos Campos, in the interior of São Paulo state, to discuss earth observation projects.

The event, which is sponsored by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations in conjunction with the National Space Research Institute (INPE), an agency linked to the Ministry of Science and Technology, will proceed through Wednesday, May 31.

Participants in the debates include the Brazilian representative to the GEO, Maria Teresa Mesquita Pessoa; experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the principal meteorological agency of the United States; and the representative of the European Community, Pierre Valette.

The GEO’s goal is to establish a global system using various instruments and techniques to provide detailed observations of the earth and to convert these data into information essential to society.

ABr

Tags:

Ads

You May Also Like

Brazil Says North Korea Has No Excuse to Blast Its A-Bomb

The Brazilian government "vehemently" condemned today the nuclear test announced by North Korea. Brazil’s ...

Brazil’s Housing Plans for the Poor Look Good Only on Paper

The two most recent floods that have hit Brazil have served to underline the ...

Brazil Gets Tough in Haiti, Freeing Kidnapped People and Seizing Drugs

The United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti, headed by Brazil, have been taking action to ...