Improving solid waste management capacity using remote sensing technology
The Department of National Remote Sensing under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has just developed a project on monitoring waste dumping sites nationwide using remote sensing technology.
A solid waste treatment plant under construction. (Photo: sotnmt.hanoi.gov.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Department of National Remote Sensingunder the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has just💞 developed aproject on monitoring was꧑te dumping sites nationwide using remote sensingtechnology.
The project aims to improve solid waste management capacity atthe central and local levels by using remote sensing technology while helpingto update and improve the operational efficiency of the database on solid waste.
Le Minh Son, director of the Central Remote Sensing Station, said once completed, it will help reduce costs in updatinginformation and data, bringing long-term economic benefits.
The project will also help enhance management capacity of domestic waste, contributing to effectively serving the managing and planning oflandfills, waste treatment areas and environmentally sensitive areas, he said.
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A solid waste treatment plant under construction. (Photo: sotnmt.hanoi.gov.vn)
