1. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 SDCG-6 Session 7 JAXA contributions to R&D Support strategy ( Element 3) Masanobu Shimada JAXA EORC

2. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Background (for your info only – this slide to be removed from your presentation) With the support of CEOS, GFOI will coordinate the R&D 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 R&D topics identified by GFOI. The Element 3 strategy outlines different means for CEOS space agencies to support the GFOI R&D component: Provision of satellite data over GFOI R&D study sites (see last slide) – New data acquisitions – Historical (archive) data Coordinated research announcements (RA) and solicitations – RAs targeted at selected GFOI priority R&D topics – Coordinated open calls targeted at GFOI support – Funding opportunities (if any) Element 3 support

3. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Acquisitions over GFOI R&D Study Sites Please clarify your agency's interest/capacity to undertake (new) satellite data acquisitions over GFOI R&D Study Sites (see last slide) during 2014-2015. I n accordance with Element-3 acquisition plan (to be discussed at SDCG-6), and/or as part of on-going acquisition plan for your mission Agency name

4. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Acquisitions over GFOI R&D 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 <30m, dual-pol) – satisfies the GFOI R&D requirements.

5. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Archive data over GFOI R&D 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 Agency name

6. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Archive data over GFOI R&D 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:

7. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Archive data over GFOI R&D 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: 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_index.htm Since Jan 16, 2014: 50 m pixel spacing From end of October 2015: 25 m pixel spacing. Will also include ALOS-2 (2014+)

8. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Data provision for R&D 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 Agency name

9. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Data provision for GFOI R&D 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 (<50 scenes/year/group) in the 11 National Demonstrator countries. In support of GFOI R&D 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 R&D? Yes!)

10. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Data provision for R&D 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 Agency name

11. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Data provision for GFOI R&D 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)

12. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Data provision for GFOI R&D Data request and access procedures: Data access procedures for GFOI: To be determined.

13. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Coordinated Research Opportunities Please indicate any forthcoming research announcement(s) that may be relevant to the GFOI R&D plan. RAs targeted at selected GFOI Priority R&D 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_ReviewPrioityRDTopics_V1.pdf (page 14) Agency name

14. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Coordinated Research Opportunities Please indicate any forthcoming research announcement(s) that may be relevant to the GFOI R&D 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.

15. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Other means of potential support or other issues of relevance xxx Agency name

16. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 Other issues of relevance ALOS-2 and ALOS-2 data policies are commercial. For data requests outside of GFOI R&D support, contact the commercial distributors (RESTEC and PASCO for ALOS-2: RESTEC for ALOS-1).

17. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6 Oslo, Norway October 22-24, 2014 GFOI R&D Study Sites * * Includes still active Validation Sites in GEO-FCT ND countries + new sites identified through GFOI R&D surveys and workshops