SDCG-6 Session 7 Canadian Space Agency contributions to R

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SDCG-6 Session 7Canadian Space Agency
contributions to RD Support strategy (Element
3)

• Yves Crevier
• Canadian Space Agency

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Canadian Space AgencyEngagement

• The Canadian Space Agency overarching objectives
  in support of the GFOI Element 3
• To support our National Forest community
  (government, academic and private sectors)
• To enable end-users to exploit the large amount
  of SAR data that is now or will soon be available
  in support of their programs for forest
  management, ecosystem protection, carbon
  accounting, etc.
• Focusing our investments
• Supporting and providing access to missions that
  meet user requirements
• Investing in operationally focused science and
  ensuring transition towards operationalisation
• Going beyond the science into Societal benefits

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Canadian Space Agency

• Acquisitions over GFOI RD Study Sites
• Due to the commercial nature of the RADARSAT 2
  mission, the CSA is restricted to supporting
  science related activities as identified and
  endorsed by the GFOI science framework under the
  Element 3.
• Mostly interested in the following topics
• Use of Synthetic Aperture RADAR (SAR) for the
  monitoring of forest related attributes
• Interoperability and complementarity between SAR
  and optical datasets
• SAR/SAR mission interoperability
• Development of SAR-based approaches, algorithms,
  and methods that are viably sustainable to
  support local, regional, national, continental
  and global forest monitoring and carbon
  accounting .

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Canadian Space Agency

• New and Archive data over GFOI RD Study Sites
• Unprocessed and globally distributed RADARSAT 1
  archive of limited coherent use for forest
  monitoring
• Archive collected under the FCT framework
  documented in support slides
• Willingness to develop dense time series over
  punctual sites to support key science and
  demonstration activities.

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Canadian Space Agency

• Data provision for RD
• The CSA express its willingness to contribute new
  RADARSAT 2 data in the context of Element 3
• Moving from a SOAR-based data dissemination
  approach to an open sharing process as defined
  within a potential data service element à la
  GEOGLAM assuming a secured cloud computing and
  data repository environment
• Require a thorough a priori identification of
  image products and certification of data user
  organizations and individuals
• Number of scenes and access is project dependant
  and is to be determined
• Operating under background mission framework
• As a counterpart, we are assuming open sharing of
  ground data, methods, and derived results
• No cost to users all processing and data costs
  will be covered by CSA
• Data products and processing level to be agreed
  with PIs
• Open to a coordinated AO on GFOI key science
  questions.

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Canadian Space AgencySummary

• CSA contribution to GFOI science plan can
  generate better understanding on issues related
  to SAR only, SAR/SAR and SAR/Optical data
  interoperability.
• As such, it is expected that the key science
  requirements, articulated in the context of
  Element 3, represent the position of the Global
  federated community under GFOI.
• In this context, the CSA Earth Observation
  programs (for data, science and demonstration)
  will remain available to support innovative
  development of solutions.
• Data requests will need to comply to the Canadian
  Remote Sensing Space System Act (RSSSA) and
  underlying Master Agreement principles between
  the Crown and MDA

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Support slides
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Acquisition Between Feb 2011 to end of Sept 2011
(NDs)

• Full or partial wet and dry coverage for the
  following NDs (details next slide)
• Borneo, Cameroon, Columbia, Mexico, Sumatra,
  Tanzania
• Continued planning for 2 national coverages
• Total number of images acquired 727
• No data processing or data distribution during
  this period
• Currently addressing data processing and specific
  acquisitions for Tasmania and Tanzania

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National Coverages Status
ND Ordered by VS (in situ 2011) Dry season Wet season RADARSAT-2
Mexico Fernando Paz MEX-1, MEX-5, MEX-4, MEX-7, MEX-3 Jan-May/June Jun/Jul-Nov/Dec  
Colombia Josef Kellndorfer   Dec-March or July/August may/June or October/November Dual-pol, Quad-pol,
Peru ?        
Brazil Julio Dalge        
Guyana Dirk Hoekman GUY-1, GUY-2 Jul-Sep Jan-Feb Quad-pol
Cameroon Gernot Ramminger CAM-3, CAM-4, CAM-5, CAM-6 Nov-Mar Apr-Oct  
DRC -        
Tanzania Line Steinbakk Amani ( -5.13, 38.63), Liwale (TBD) Dec-Mar, Jun-Oct Mar-May Dual-pol, Quad-pol
Indonesia Dirk Hoekman BOR-3, SUM-2 Jul-Sep Jan-Feb Quad-pol
Australia/Tasmania Tony Milne AU-1, AU-2, AU-3      
Nepal ?        
Xingu Special Experiment Site Josef Kellndorfer BRAX-2 jul/aug jan/feb  

Completed  
Partially Completed  
Ongoing  
Not covered  
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Acquisition Between Feb 2011 to end of Sept 2011
(VSs)

• Acquisitions over verification sites planned on
  every cycles
• Ten 24-day cycles during the reporting period
• acquisitions performance around 85 (Details next
  slide)
• All acquisitions in Fine Quad (polarimetric mode)
• Continued planning for VS over the next year
• Total number of images acquired 366 scenes
• No data processing or data distribution during
  this period
• Currently addressing a request from Tanzania

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Verification Sites Status
Country Verification sites Number of cycles covered (asc or desc)
MEXICO Chiapas-1 7/10
MEXICO Chiapas-2 8/10
MEXICO Campeche 6/10
MEXICO Oaxaca 8/10
MEXICO Hidalgo 3/10
MEXICO Nuevo Leon 8/10
MEXICO Michoacan 7/10
COLUMBIA Andes-Huila 9/10
COLUMBIA Choco-Cajambre 8/10
COLUMBIA Pacifico-Bajo_Mira 7/10
COLUMBIA Amazonia-Tinigua 7/10
COLUMBIA Andes-Antioquia 10/10
PERU Bosques de Pomac 9/10
PERU Alpahuayo Mishana 7/10
PERU Manglares de Tumbes 10/10
PERU San Matias San Carlos 9/10
PERU Cordillera Azul 8/10
PERU Cuenca baja del VRAE 8/10
PERU Ambito de Barranquita 9/10
BRAZIL Xingu-1 9/10
BRAZIL Xingu-2 10/10
GUYANA WUR-FRA-SAR-1 0/10
GUYANA GFC-1 10/10
GUYANA GFC-2 7/10
GUYANA GFC-3 10/10
GUYANA Fairview 9/10
GUYANA Crashwater-N. Rupununi 9/10
GUYANA Apoteri 7/10
CAMEROON East Region (Ndelele) 8/10
CAMEROON Adamawa Region (tibati) 7/10
CAMEROON Adamawa Region (Mbakaou) 7/10
TANZANIA FAO_FRA-1 8/9
TANZANIA FAO_FRA-2 8/9
TANZANIA FAO_FRA-3 8/9
TANZANIA Nilo Forest Reserve 8/9
BORNEO E-Kalimantan/Sbh 10/10
BORNEO SW- Kalimantan 9/10
BORNEO SE- Kalimantan (KFCP REDD) 10/10