New satellite data sharing system introducedThe satellite data sharing system, Vietnam Data Cube, has been introduced in the country, promising a satellite image database for Vietnamese earth observation satellite data users. Vietnam Data Cube aims to improve the capacity of users to use earth observation satellite data in Vietnam (File Photo)“It aims to find valuable data architecture solutions for global users and enhance the role of earth observation satellite data,” Pham Anh Tuan, Director General of the Vietnam National Space Centre under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology told a recent workshop. At the event, experts introduced Data Cube and its specific applications in many countries in the world, such as Vietnam Data Cube for forest, rice and water monitoring; demand on using satellite remote sensing data for the Mekong river basin as well as use at the Forest Inventory and Planning Institute. So, for many applications, the challenge is not the lack of data but how to connect the data, applications and users. The challenges of data management and analysis due to the huge open and free satellite data volumes can be overcome by having in place new computing devices, technologies and data structures such as “Data Cube”, Tuan said.