SDCG-6 Session 7 JAXA contributions to R

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SDCG-6 Session 7JAXA contributions to RD
Support strategy (Element 3)

• Masanobu Shimada
• JAXA EORC

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Element 3 support

• Background (for your info only this slide to be
  removed from your presentation)
• With the support of CEOS, GFOI will coordinate
  the RD component and integrate user requests for
  EO data into a single coordinated observation
  plan (i.e., Element 3) that simultaneously aims
  to address several priority RD topics identified
  by GFOI.
• The Element 3 strategy outlines different means
  for CEOS space agencies to support the GFOI RD
  component
• Provision of satellite data over GFOI RD study
  sites (see last slide)
• New data acquisitions
• Historical (archive) data
• Coordinated research announcements (RA) and
  solicitations
• RAs targeted at selected GFOI priority RD topics
  
• Coordinated open calls targeted at GFOI support
• Funding opportunities (if any)

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Agency name

• Acquisitions over GFOI RD Study Sites
• Please clarify your agency's interest/capacity to
  undertake (new) satellite data acquisitions over
  GFOI RD Study Sites (see last slide) during
  2014-2015.
• In accordance with Element-3 acquisition plan (to
  be discussed at SDCG-6),
• and/or
• as part of on-going acquisition plan for your
  mission

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• Acquisitions over GFOI RD Study Sites
• JAXA has implemented a Basic Observation Scenario
  ("BOS") for ALOS-2 which comprises
• 10m Dual-pol stripmap mode At least 2
  observations/year in over all global forest
  regions, with up to 6 obs/year over all tropical
  forests
• 100m Dual-pol ScanSAR mode 9 obs/year (every 42
  days) over all tropical forests
• New acquisition requests for GFOI can not be
  accommodated, but it is anticipated that the BOS
  which is fully compliant with SDCG
  recommendations for L-band SAR (at least dual
  season, resolution lt30m, dual-pol) satisfies
  the GFOI RD requirements.

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Agency name

• Archive data over GFOI RD Study Sites
• Clarify your agency's interest/capacity to
  undertake archive search of historical data over
  the GFOI Study Sites from current and/or relevant
  historical missions
• Output list of scenes for Mission X over study
  sites
• Provide URL to archive www

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• Archive data over GFOI RD Study Sites
• JAXA historical archives of L-band SAR data from
  JERS-1, ALOS and ALOS-2 constitute long-term and
  consistent time-series data over the global
  forest cover (with emphasis on tropical and
  boreal) from mid 1990's to present (1992-1998,
  2006-2011,2014)
• On request, JAXA can undertake archive search of
  historical data over the GFOI Study Sites from
  JERS-1, ALOS and ALOS-2. The JAXA archive can be
  searched online at
• ltLink to AUIG-2 web sitegt

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• Archive data over GFOI RD Study Sites and mosaic
  data
• JAXA historical archives of L-band SAR data from
  JERS-1, ALOS and ALOS-2 constitute long-term and
  consistent time-series data over the global
  forest cover (with emphasis on tropical and
  boreal) from mid 1990's to present (1992-1998,
  2006-2011,2014)
• On request, JAXA can undertake archive search of
  historical data over the GFOI Study Sites from
  JERS-1, ALOS and ALOS-2. The JAXA archive can be
  searched online at ltLink to AUIG-2 web sitegt
• In additionglobal ortho-slope corrected PALSAR
  mosaics (2007-2010) and Forest/Non-Forest maps
  are available by JAXA. Free download at
• http//www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/palsar_fnf/fnf_ind
  ex.htm
• Since Jan 16, 2014 50 m pixel spacing
• From end of October 2015 25 m pixel spacing.
  Will also include ALOS-2 (2014)

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Agency name

• Data provision for RD
• Clarify your agency's interest/capacity to
  process and provide satellite data to GFOI
  research groups (at no cost)
• Conditions for data provision (e.g. scene
  limitations, data sharing, acquisition modes,
  etc.)
• Data request procedures
• Data access procedures
• Data processing levels

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• Data provision for GFOI RD
• Conditions for data provision
• Within the framework of the GEO Forest Carbon
  Tracking (GEO-FCT) Task 2009-2013 JAXA provided
  ALOS standard product data free of charge to
  GEO-FCT research groups (lt50 scenes/year/group)
  in the 11 National Demonstrator countries.
• In support of GFOI RD activities, JAXA
  anticipates
• ALOS 50? (TBC)
• ALOS-2 50? (TBC)
• (Can limited amounts of ALOS and ALOS-2 data be
  provided free of charge also for GFOI RD? Yes!)

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Agency name

• Data provision for RD
• Clarify your agency's interest/capacity to
  process and provide satellite data to GFOI
  research groups (at no cost)
• Conditions for data provision (e.g. scene
  limitations, data sharing, acquisition modes,
  etc.)
• Data request procedures
• Data access procedures
• Data processing levels

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• Data provision for GFOI RD
• Data request and access procedures
• (For Shimada-san information During GEO-FCT,
  requests procedure FCT team ? Ake ? Shimada and
  RESTEC (Mukaida-san/Yamanokuchi-san). After
  processing (standard level data only) the data
  were uploaded on EORC FTP site for access by FCT
  team)
• Data access procedures for GFOI TBD probably
  the same way to the ALOS case will be
  taken.(Ishida-san will handle this data provision
  in the discussion of data distribution Geo (Geo
  hazard and GFOI as well in future)

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• Data provision for GFOI RD
• Data request and access procedures
• Data access procedures for GFOI To be
  determined.

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Agency name

• Coordinated Research Opportunities
• Please indicate any forthcoming research
  announcement(s) that may be relevant to the GFOI
  RD plan.
• RAs targeted at selected GFOI Priority RD
  topics
• Possibility for open calls targeted at GFOI
  support, coordinated partly/fully through SDCG
  Element 3
• Funding opportunities (if any)
• http//www.gfoi.org/sites/default/files/GFOI_Rev
  iewPrioityRDTopics_V1.pdf (page 14)

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• Coordinated Research Opportunities
• Please indicate any forthcoming research
  announcement(s) that may be relevant to the GFOI
  RD plan.
• The next RA for ALOS-2 (RA6) will be issued July
  2015 for application research for PALSAR-2.
• Possibility for open calls targeted at GFOI
  support, coordinated partly/fully through SDCG
  Element 3? (coordination with ALOS-2 RA6 may be
  foreseen)
• Funding opportunities (if any) JAXA does not
  provide funding, only data.

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Agency name

• Other means of potential support or other issues
  of relevance
• xxx

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• Other issues of relevance
• ALOS-2 and ALOS-2 data policies are commercial.
  For data requests outside of GFOI RD support,
  contact the commercial distributors (RESTEC and
  PASCO for ALOS-2 RESTEC for ALOS-1).

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• GFOI RD Study Sites

Includes still active Validation Sites in
GEO-FCT ND countries new sites identified
through GFOI RD surveys and workshops