Riyadh: Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), is hosting the South Central Data Distribution Region (SCDDR) meeting and an accompanying training workshop, being held February 24-27 in Jeddah.
According to Saudi Press Agency, the meeting was chaired by the Spanish center which oversees the SCDDR, and included representatives from various mission control centers (MCCs) including from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Algeria, Nigeria, and Togo, along with representatives from the COSPAS-SARSAT program.
The meeting participants discussed performance efficiency reports of the MCCs' devices and systems within the region and reviewed the future trends of the program in the field of satellite-based search and rescue by the International COSPAS-SARSAT Program.