  Crucial physical phenomena occur in the equatorial atmosphere and ionosphere,
which are currently understudied and poorly understood. Then, scientific
campaigns for monitoring equatorial region are required, which will provide the
data for analyzing and creating adequate models. Ecuador is located in
strategic geographical position where these studies can be performed, providing
data for the scientific community working for understanding the nature of these
physical systems. The Quito Astronomical Observatory of National Polytechnic
School is working in this direction, promoting research in Space Sciences for
studying the equatorial zone. With the participation and valuable collaboration
of international initiatives like AWESOME, MAGDAS, SAVNET and CALLISTO, the
Quito Observatory is creating a new space physics division on the basis of the
International Space Weather Initiative. In this contribution, the
aforementioned initiative is presented inviting leaders from others scientific
projects to deploy their instruments and to join us giving the necessary
support for the creation of this new strategic research center.
