Japan is scheduled to launch a new mapping satellite that will be used to survey damage from natural disasters and changes affecting rain forests.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/new-satellite-survey-disasters-rain-forests
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/japan-today-japan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/space-technology
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/japan
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/earthquakes
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/typhoons
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/science-and-technology