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Peru: PeruSAT-1 satellite images contribute to disaster prevention
Imagery provided by PeruSAT-1, Peru's first Earth observation satellite, helps local and regional governments to plan natural disaster prevention works and emergency relief efforts.
"These images, and the right program, allow us to build 3D models to observe the phenomena, streams and geography, as well as act accordingly," Defense Minister Jorge Nieto affirmed during a visit to Lima's National Satellite Imagery Operations Center (CNOIS).
Such applications include the early detection of water accumulation in Santa Eulalia district (50.7 kilometers northeast of Lima Metropolitan Area) and consequent prevention of a landslide.
"Based on this information [satellite data], an Army battalion was deployed to relieve the water accumulated, thus preventing a serious problem," the minister explained.
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