BEIJING: China will offer customised data services to more countries including Pakistan for disaster prevention through its Fengyun meteorological satellites along the Belt and Road, China Daily reported. According to a senior official of the China Meteorological Administration’s National Satellite Meteorological Center, the services will be provided based on the results of a survey of 81 countries. All of the respondents said they wanted to install the application software platforms of the Fengyun satellites for weather forecasting, as well as climate and environment monitoring through Fengyun satellites. Deputy Director-General of the National Satellite Meteorological Center Wei Caiying said real-time disaster monitoring by meteorological satellites could provide these countries with a scientific basis for disaster prevention and reduction. China has launched 17 Fengyun series meteorological satellites, of which seven are currently in operation.

Source: Libya Today May 22, 2019 12:22 UTC