Scientists at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology NAVIS Centre are conducting experiments to measure and calculate the area of the campus.
With the new NAVISTAR System, a GPS/GNSS positioning solution with high precision positioning, the measurements and calculations will be equally as good as using ground-based machinery or imported alternatives.
The NAVISTAR System won the first price of Vietnam Talent Award 2015. This is seen as the first successful step in the application of satellite technology in everyday life.
Aside from investing in research, the government also accelerates setting up a legal foundation as well as the facilities to support the development of satellite technology. The Vietnam Space Centre, which received more than 600 million USD in Japanese ODA, will be the most modern centre in Southeast Asia.
Construction is expected to complete in 2018 and it will be the first satellite manufacturer in Vietnam, with products expected to be launched in late 2019. Technicians are also being trained.
"We are focusing on establishing a legal foundation and policies to support the development of satellite technology in Vietnam. First, we are drafting a national satellite law to meet international practice and Vietnam’s laws", Professor Nguyen Quan, Minister of Ministry of Science and Technology, said.
The NAVISTAR System and the building of the Vietnam Space Centre is one of the examples showing the government care about satellite technology development. In the period 2016-2020, international co-operation will be strengthened with Russia, the US’ NASA and Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
