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soil erosion are very important information that can be provided by the satellite, he added.The Iranian Space Agency launched "Khayyam" with
a wide range of environmental functions in August 2022
It was put into orbit by a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur space station in Kazakhstan.Improving productivity in the agriculture
sector, surveying water resources, managing natural disasters, confronting deforestation, monitoring border areas and mining explorations
are among the main objectives of the satellite.Reza Bayani, an official with the Organization, said last year that the "Khayyam" satellite
is monitoring forest areas and can immediately track wildfires.If a fire occurs in an area during the satellite's rotation, we can record
its images at the same moment, and the positive and significant point of this satellite is that its images are periodic, he stated.In many
parts of the world, when some satellites record an image, a certain period of time passes until the next image is recorded, and in most
parts of the world, images are sent with a time interval of 15 to 20 days, and during this interval, they use other satellites, but we can
use Khayyam in different periods to monitor different areas of the country and have periodic information, he explained.Extracting periodic
information from the earth is the most widely used function of this satellite for systems such as natural resources, agriculture, and
geology to use the earth's platform to be up-to-date at any moment, according to Bayani.Having a satellite with this resolving power can
monitor the borders of the country, changes in vegetation, changes in forests, changes in the boundaries of cities and mines, and how to
harvest them, he said.It can level the type of agricultural products and their quantity and quality in agricultural lands, in addition to
monitoring the type of forest species using its data
During a fire, it shows the critical areas and how the vegetation will return to the burnt lands, he concluded.President Ebrahim Raisi has
highlighted the importance of environmental protection, emphasizing that the preservation of the environment is prior to every
development.Environmental protection will lead to power, security, investment, and production growth in the country, he said.Both people and
NGOs have an effective role to play in the protection of the environment, and they should be given a chance to play their role, he added.The
need to use new technologies and the ability of knowledge-based companies in the field of environment, solving issues and problems related
to legal proceedings, attention to domestic and international diplomacy in the field of environment, attention to water transfer in the
country from one region to another, attention to the dangers of trawling, attention to environmental water rights and also attention to land
management were among the topics that were discussed in this specialized meeting.MG
