General Organization of Remote Sensing ( ar, الهيئة العامة للإستشعار عن بعد, link=yes), (GORS) is a
Syrian space research agency established in 1986. Headquartered in
Damascus, GORS is responsible for carrying out
aerospace
Aerospace is a term used to collectively refer to the atmosphere and outer space. Aerospace activity is very diverse, with a multitude of commercial, industrial and military applications. Aerospace engineering consists of aeronautics and astr ...
and land surveying using
remote sensing
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring information about Eart ...
techniques. In 2018, the agency assisted the
Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...
of the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...
in assessing the impacts of its irrigation projects on the production of crops such as wheat and barley in Syria.
See also
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Syrian Space Agency
The Syrian Space Agency ( ar, link=yes, وكالة الفضاء و الطيران السورية) is a government run organization overseen by the Syrian Minister of Communications and Technology, Iyad Mohammed al Khatib, and dedicated to space ...
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Space agencies
Government agencies established in 1986
Government of Syria
Science and technology in Syria
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