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MYANMAR
Myanmar focuses on applications of remote sensing,
GIS, satellite meteorology and satellite communications.
The Department of Forestry has implemented the National
Forest Management and Inventory Project and the National
Forest Survey Project. The Department of Meteorology and
Hydrology operates a ground receiving station for reception
of visible and near-infra-red data from NOAA and GMS satellites.
These are utilized for weather forecasting, especially for
detection of storm clouds. There is also a radar station,
which is used to detect storms near the Arakan coast.
Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications, under the Ministry
of Communications, Posts and Telegraph, upgraded international
communications facilities in the country by opening two
Grade A Earth stations in 1994. Myanmar uses the Intelsat,
Asiasat and Thaicom satellite systems to meet its satellite
communication requirements, including TV broadcasting and
telephone, telex and fax services. Satellite communications
are also being used for distance education. Lectures from
the Distance Education University are broadcast throughout
the country, including remote areas, through satellite relay
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