Proceedings of the Second Global Forum on Space Information for Sustainable Development

Mr. Luo Ge is an Academician of International Academy of Astronautics and Chairman of China Association of Remote Sensing Application (CARSA). He has held positions such as Deputy Director of China National Space Administration (CNSA). Mr. Luo Ge has organized and implemented China’s aerospace and electronics plans for a long term, promoting the approval and implementation of major aerospace projects such as China Lunar Exploration Plan and China High-resolution Earth Observation System. He proposed and promoted the publication of the China Aerospace White Paper, and completed dozens of governmental or departmental space cooperation agreements while promoting the creation of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO). Additionally, he proposed the establishment of United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER), and promoted CNSA's accession to International Charter Space and Major Disasters (CHARTER) and Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC). Mr. Luo Ge has received honors such as the Commemorative Medal for the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China, and was named the National Earthquake Relief Model in 2008. The book “Sensing the Earth - Satellite Remote Sensing Knowledge Q&As” he edited, was awarded one of the National Top 100 Excellent Science Popularization Works by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China in 2020.