Productive land resources in Egypt are under multiple pressures with several factors leading to soil degradation. An EU initiative aimed to design and implement new programmes to address the current situation.
The National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences (NARSS) was established as an American-Egyptian joint project and is affiliated with Egypt's Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. The remote sensing (RS) sector of NARSS works with data provided by Earth Observation satellites to produce maps for the evaluation and monitoring of natural resources.
Further details: Safer and more efficient inspection technology for railway crossings