# Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency
*agency . companies*

## Specifications
- **operator domains**: ["gistda.or.th"]
- **country**: Thailand
- **website**: https://www.gistda.or.th
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-20
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **attributes**: {"kind":"agency","operator_domains":"[\"gistda.or.th\"]","country":"Thailand","website":"https://www.gistda.or.th"}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
GISTDA, the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency, is Thailand's public space and geo-informatics agency.[^wiki-gistda] It sits under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, with institutional lineage that includes the earlier Ministry of Science and Technology affiliation before Thailand's ministry restructuring.[^wiki-gistda][^iaf-gistda] Established by Royal Decree on 3 November 2000, GISTDA consolidated Thailand's remote-sensing and space-technology functions into a national agency for satellite data acquisition, processing, dissemination, and applications.[^wiki-gistda][^iaf-gistda] GISTDA operates Thailand's Earth observation programme, including THEOS-1 (Thaichote) and THEOS-2, and provides national geo-informatics services for government and applied users.[^wiki-theos1][^eoportal-theos2] THEOS-2 adds very-high-resolution optical imaging with AIS and ADS-B payloads in sun-synchronous orbit, while THEOS-1 remains the country's first EO satellite programme in extended service.[^eoportal-theos2][^wiki-theos1]

## Sources
- [wiki-gistda] | Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo-Informatics_and_Space_Technology_Development_Agency | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
  Covers founding, mandate, headquarters, ministry, THEOS programme
- [iaf-gistda] | IAF Member Profile: GISTDA | https://www.iafastro.org/membership/all-members/geo-informatics-and-space-technology-development-agency-gistda.html | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-20
  IAF membership since 2010; confirms mandate and address
- [eoportal-theos2] | THEOS-2 - eoPortal Mission Profile | https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/theos-2 | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
  Authoritative mission specs: 621 km SSO, CERIA/NAOMI cameras, 0.5 m resolution, AIS/ADS-B, launched 2023-10-09
- [wiki-theos1] | THEOS (satellite) - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THEOS_(satellite) | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
  THEOS-1 details: 715 kg, SSO 825 km, launched 2008-10-01, Dnepr/Yasny

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