By The Financial District
Apr 21 min
South Korea and Japan will collaborate on the development and operation of regional satellite navigation systems in East Asia, Seoul's science ministry said, Kim Na-young reported for Yonhap News Agency.
In the first technical working group meeting in Seoul, the two countries discussed the progress of the Korean Positioning System (KPS) and Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). I Image: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
The two countries signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC), designed for practical cooperation in developing and operating their respective satellite systems in the region, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT.
In the first technical working group meeting in Seoul, they discussed the progress of the Korean Positioning System (KPS) and Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), along with measures to better allow the two systems to coexist and interoperate.
South Korea has been pushing to develop the KPS since 2022, while Japan has been developing the QZSS since 2003 and is currently operating four satellites.