REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, YOGYAKARTA -- The Institute of National Aviation and Space (LAPAN) said it is ready to provide satellite technology for remote sensing to support the government's program to strengthen the country's maritime sector.

Lapan head Thomas Djamaluddin said satellite technology of remote sensing could cover all Indonesian waters.

Sea vessel radar technology now generally used is be able to cover only limited area and give limited data, Thomas said on the sidelines of an International Conference on Aerospace Electronics and Remote Sensing Satellite (ICARES) 2014 here on Thursday.

The use of aircraft has wider coverage , but could not cover the whole water territory of Indonesia, he said.

"Aircraft as has been widely used could cover only 70 percent of the country's water territory," he said.

Now what is necessary is satellite technology that could provide remote sensing as now being developed by Lapan, he said, adding the technology could take record and detect any foreign ships, legally or illegally entering the country's waters.

"The technology, therefore could help prevent illegal fishing," he said.

The technology is useful in giving data of vital areas such as small outer islands to maintain the country's territorial integrity, he said.

In addition, satellite technology could give the map of potential fishing zone as the technology could detect the physical condition of the sea its temperature and plankton as fish feed.

The technology could give the map of natural resources such as the potential of ridge of rock, mangrove forests, Thomas said.

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