C004 The Project for National Disaster Management Plan in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Subcontracted) (2010 – 2011)

Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Counterpart: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)

Major Activities:

  • Review and consideration of a pathway of conveying disaster information and means of communication
  • Consideration of system and equipment required for Multi-Hazard Early Warning System
  • Making draft plans of Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (5 priority level, totally 15 plans)

C002 Technical Cooperation Project for the Meteorological and Hydrological Services Improvement in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Subcontracted) (2008 – 2011)

Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Counterpart: Counterpart: Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH), Lao P.D.R.

Major Activities::

  • Development of an operation and maintenance manual for a weather radar system
  • Training on the operation and maintenance of a weather radar system
  • Development of guidelines for data collection and processing
  • Rehabilitation of observation equipment of the existing meteorological and hydrological stations
  • Training on data collection and processing for DMH and provincial staff
  • Training on analysis and forecasting of meteorological and hydrological conditions
  • Training on analysis of weather radar data for aviation weather
  • Implementation of meteorological and hydrological information sharing seminars among related Ministries and organizations
  • Development of a new web page to provide meteorological and hydrological information

A002 Preparatory Survey Ⅱ on the Project for Improving the Weather Forecasting System and Meteorological Warning Facilities in the Independent State of Samoa (2009 – 2010)

Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Survey Items:

  • 2 Airport Weather Observation Systems (AWOS)
  • Airport Weather Observation Data Monitoring System
  • 7 Automatic Weather Systems (AWS)
  • Automatic Weather Observation Data Monitoring System
  • Instruments for calibration of Airport Weather Observation System (AWOS) and Automatic
  • Weather Systems (AWS)
  • Meteorological Data Communication System
  • Observation Data Management System
  • GTS Message Switch System
  • Meteorological Satellite Data Receiving System
  • Forecast Support System
  • Early Warning System
  • Power Back-up System
  • Wind Profiler System
  • Construction of buildings for Power Back-up System, Equipment, Concrete Shelter and Foundation of Wind Profiler System

C001 The Project of Japan-China Cooperation Center for Meteorological Disasters (2007 – 2009)

Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Counterpart: Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, China Meteorological Administration

Major Activities:

  • Survey on function and capability of meteorological observation equipment for the project (24 GPS measurement instruments of precipitation water, 2 GPS data analysis software, 7 automatic weather observation systems, 5 GPS sonde system, 1 wind profiler, 3 observation systems for atmospheric boundary layer, 1 observation equipment for the surface of the lake)
  • Preparing specification for procurement of meteorological equipment
  • Evaluation of proposal written by bidder
  • Inspection of procured equipment

B001 Project for Improvement of the Meteorological Radar System at Cox’s Bazar and Khepupara in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Phase-I and Phase-II (2006 – 2008)

Client: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)

Major Components:

  • Construction of Meteorological Radar Tower Buildings at Cox’s Bazar and Khepupara (Height of Cox’s Bazar tower: approx. 24m; and, Khepupara tower: approx. 33m)
  • S-Band Doppler Radar Systems
  • Radar Composite Imagery System at the Dhaka Head Office
  • Meteorological Satellite Data Receiving System and Meteorological Data Satellite Communication Systems (VSAT)