JAKARTA - The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has collaborated with the European Space Agency (ESA) to strengthen the use of Earth Observation data. This agreement was signed on March 3, 2026.
Through this collaboration, BRIN wants to mitigate the risk of disasters sustainably using satellite technology. Not only in Indonesia, BRIN plans to make extensive use of its technology in the ASEAN region.
This cooperation is part of the Sustainable Connectivity Package for Europe and ASEAN (SCOPE) initiative. The program will integrate European Copernicus satellite data for environmental analysis needs in Southeast Asia.
"This is a meaningful step that reflects the joint commitment of the two institutions in advancing Earth Observation," said the Head of the BRIN Geoinformatics Research Center, M. Rokhis Khomarudin, quoted on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
From various disasters that want to be overcome, BRIN will focus on mitigating the impact of climate change such as floods and coastal erosion with ESA observatory data. Their data will also be used to manage the richness of biodiversity and tropical forests in Indonesia.
The integration of ESA's remote sensing data is expected to improve the quality of the Geomimo and Spectra systems developed by BRIN. Hopefully, this integration will expand the scope of geospatial analysis for forest fire issues to national food security.
There are four main scopes that BRIN and ESA have agreed on, some of which are facilitating data access and holding joint workshops. They will also hold capacity-building programs for Indonesian and ASEAN researchers.
BRIN hopes that this collaboration will soon produce real solutions that have a direct impact on the wider community. The implementation of joint research and sharing of satellite data will be the main key in this international program.
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