CENTRAL AMERICA
CENTRAL AMERICA
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The us National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( nasa) and Central American Commission on the Environment and Development ( ccad ) will use existing satellite data to develop land-use maps of Central America. nasa and ccad recently signed a memorandum of understanding at the nasa headquarters in Washington , usa.
Under the terms of the agreement, nasa centres as well as nasa- funded investigators and Central American researchers will use satellite data to develop maps classifying the land cover of the Central American isthmus according to life zones, land-use types, geological structure, hydrology and other earth science factors. nasa will also support the development of the ccad' s environmental data and information system by making optical, radar and topographic remote-sensing data available to ccad.
The membership of ccad includes Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. They have all agreed to work together within the ccad framework to promote the sustainable development of the region.