OUAGADOUGOU, le 
TRAINING ACTIVITIES AT THE 
REGIONAL REMOTE SENSING CENTRE, 
OUAGADOUGOU (C. R. T. 0.) 
by 
Dr. Léon OKIO 
and 
Dri. J.P. OKANG. 
1. INTRODUCTION 
As a result of the Conference of Ministers of the United Nations 
Economic Commission for Africa (E C A) held in KINSHASA, Zaire in March 
1977, the African Remote Sensing Council was created. The Council in turn 
established five regional remote sensing centres in CAIRO (Egypt), ILE-IFE 
(Nigeria), KINSHASA (Zaire), NAIROBI (Kenya) and OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso). 
The Regional Remote Sensing Centre, OUAGADOUGOU (CRTO) is mana- 
ged by a Ministerial Committee of fifteen representing the fifteen member 
states from Western Africa -- ALGERIA, BENIN, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CONGO, 
COTE D'IVOIRE, GHANA, GUINEA, LIBERIA, MALI, MAURITANIA, NIGER, SENEGAL, 
SIERRRA LEONE and TOGO. 
The aims of CRTO are to promote, among member states, the use 
of remote sensing through the following activities 
- operation and maintenance of a receiving station ; 
- recording, reproduction and dissemination of date to users ; 
- extension of facilities for data analysis to users 
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