Jakarta, April 25 -- The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) said that remote sensing technology could be used for landslide mitigation.

"There are many remote sensing satellites that can photograph the earth's surface, and the data can be used by the community," said Rokhis Khomarudin, Head of the BRIN Geoinformatics Research Center, on Thursday.

He said that remote sensing technology is developing rapidly. Spatial satellites can currently capture images of very high resolution, wherein they can view houses from above and detect other important objects.

"We can detect areas with satellite images with high spatial resolution," he remarked.

He explained that remote sensing technology can detect disasters before they occur by...