Visit by representatives of the MNR Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Center and the National Geomatics Center of China

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Publication date: 21 August 2026. T. Kudryavtseva

August 21, 2026. On August 19, 2026, a working visit took place at the Geophysical Center RAS by representatives of the MNR Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Center and the National Geomatics Center of China. During the visit, promising areas of scientific cooperation were discussed. Representing the Geophysical Center of the RAS in the meeting with the Chinese colleagues were: Scientific Secretary, PhD Roman Krasnoperov; Principal Research Scientist, D.Sc. Mikhail Kaban, and Chief of the Laboratory of Geophysical Monitoring, PhD Dmitry Kudin.

From left to right: Dr. Hongping Zhang (National Geomatics Center of China); Chief of the Laboratory of Geophysical Monitoring, PhD Dmitry Kudin; Dr. Xiaotao Chang (MNR Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Center); Scientific Secretary, PhD Roman Krasnoperov; Principal Research Scientist, D.Sc. Mikhail Kaban.

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