DoST: New GRS will improve disaster mitigation
DUMANGAS, Iloilo: The Department of Science and Technology-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DoST-ASTI) inaugurated on Friday its third ground receiving station (GRS) adjacent to the Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT-U) campus in P.D. Monfort, Dumangas, Iloilo.
A GRS improves weather forecasting, which is an important aspect of disaster mitigation.
The Iloilo GRS has a 3.5-meter movable dish that is capable of tracking satellites in real time. Its collated information is processed by the Knowledge Center for Weather, Atmospheric, Astronomical and Geophysical Observation center near the earth station.
The facility is capable of receiving data and imagery from relevant satellites, including the Philippine-developed microsatellite Diwata-2, as well as future satellites that will be developed by Fi
