Islamic Republic of Iran Regional Support Office

A Regional Support Office has been set up in the Islamic Republic of Iran, hosted by the Iranian Space Agency. Its website includes discussion forums on Capacity Building, data sharing, definitions of technical specifications, tele-medicine, events and disasters.

Address:

Iranian Space Agency
No. 34, Sayeh st., Africa Blvd.,
Tehran, Iran

Missions/Objectives:

-National and international focal point for all RS activities
-Design, manufacture, launch and use remote sensing and telecommunication sattelites

Head of Institute:

Dr.Hamid Fazeli

President of the Iranian Space Agency
Email: info@isa.ir

Primary Contact:

Mr. Ali Sadeghi Naeini
Coordinator of UN-SPIDER RSO
Phone: +98-21-2334138
Fax: +98-21-22029702
Email: naeini@isa.ir

Capacity Building Facilities/ Training Centres/ Courses Offered:

-E-learning courses under development
-Short term practical courses on Disaster Management using Space Technology is under development

Available Expertise:

-In ISA: 25 experts in the field of RS/GIS
-In universities: vast number of experts in all areas of RS, GIS,
-Emergency telecommunication, Tele-medicine and etc.

Infrastructure:

-Ground receiving stations (NOAA, MODIS, FY2E)
-Satellite data centre + Huge storage capacity
-RS satellites (under manufacturing)
-24/7 high speed internet access

Available Databases:

-NOAA-AVHRR
-MODIS
-IRS 1C/1D/P6
-Landsat
-SPOT
-Vector maps

For more information, please visit www.isa.ir