The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs announced Tuesday that it has chosen the Earth and Planetary Image Facility at Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev to set up a regional support center, Channel 12 News reported.
According to the report, the joint center will focus on the development of space-based emergency and disaster management technology.
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UNOOSA is tasked with promoting the peaceful use and exploration of space through international cooperation. BGU's Earth and Planetary Image Facility focuses on the use of remote sensing for a variety of applications and on advancing the development of currently available remote sensing methods.
