The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) received a request from the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) of the Kingdom of Thailand to observe a flood in the northern area in Thailand. Accordingly, on May 25, 2006 (Japan Standard Time, JST), JAXA observed the flooded area using the Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) aboard the Advanced Land Observing Satellite “Daichi” (ALOS) to provide observation data to the GISTDA.
* The PALSAR was developed by JAXA in corporation with the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry.
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http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/05/20060525_daichi_e.html#at01