1. SDCG-3, Sydney, Australia 7 th – 9 th February 2013 Nielsen Park, Sydney, Australia Basic Strategy & Core Data Stream Roles SDCG-3, Sydney 7 th – 9th February 2013 Stephen Ward for DCCEE

2. SDCG-3, Sydney, Australia 7 th – 9 th February 2013 Nielsen Park, Sydney, Australia Contents Basic strategy – lock-in consensus – Must be able to tell SIT-28 this is agreed – Type and Mission roles Phasing – What do we actually mean and what does it mean for countries?

3. SDCG-3, Sydney, Australia 7 th – 9 th February 2013 Nielsen Park, Sydney, Australia Basic strategy for global annual coverage Core data stream concept provide data, at medium resolutions or finer, free-of-charge and openly shareable for GFOI purposes, consistent with being available in support of any country’s information requirements; sustained and long-term capacity in coverage, processing and distribution which is consistent with the large (global) scale data requirements of the GFOI. Landsat-7 & -8, Sentinel -1 & -2 series, CBERS-3 & -4, RCM, (SAOCOM-1 series)

4. SDCG-3, Sydney, Australia 7 th – 9 th February 2013 Nielsen Park, Sydney, Australia Strategy assumptions (or how the world works) For most countries, most of the time an optical satellite dataset will be the easiest and preferred option and a combination of Landsat-7,-8 and Sentinel-2 will be the dominant solution and has sufficient coverage/capacity It is not an efficient use of resources or consistent with C-band SAR capabilities to request parallel global coverage. Instead focus on selected national wall-to-wall coverage of cloudy countries Annual tropical L-band dataset from SAOCOM-1 would be a game changer and might become preferred option and avoid cloud persistence problems and excessive repeat acquisitions

5. SDCG-3, Sydney, Australia 7 th – 9 th February 2013 Nielsen Park, Sydney, Australia Core Data Stream Roles Landsat-7,-8 and Sentinel-2 from 2016 provide baseline coverage for all but cloudiest countries CBERS-3, -4 significant regional role with stations in Brazil, China and central Africa. Support global coverage through lean years. Gap fill. Sentinel-1A the first radar. Cloudy region focus – esp Africa? RCM interoperable with S-1A and similar focus. National datasets (where useable) would make a simple communication of need to ESA & CSA. SAOCOM-1A has potential to contribute to several requirements – focus on tropical (cloudy) wall-to-wall annual coverage. Hopeful to include AWiFS (RESOURCESAT-2) - discuss

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7. SDCG-3, Sydney, Australia 7 th – 9 th February 2013 Nielsen Park, Sydney, Australia RapidEye, SPOT, RADARSAT-2, ALOS-2, TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X all have important capabilities Relevant to national-level coverage and gap-filling as data supply allows. Element 2 will certainly feature these (eg Norwegian supply of RapidEye) SPOT Congo Basin license should be factored in the annual implementation plans for relevant countries (inc 2013) Non-Core Data Stream Roles

8. SDCG-3, Sydney, Australia 7 th – 9 th February 2013 Nielsen Park, Sydney, Australia Discussion Basic strategy and roles Sensible approach? Easily communicated and subscribed to? Consensus? ISRO engagement

9. SDCG-3, Sydney, Australia 7 th – 9 th February 2013 Nielsen Park, Sydney, Australia Phasing Policy deadlines are few GFOI IP calls for a 2015 operational date SDCG proposing a phased approach to global coverage, given: Availability of core data streams Need to build GFOI capacity Conservative 2016 global coverage (L-7,-8 and S-2A fully op.) Technically possible sooner So what do we actually mean by ‘coverage’ and how does this relate to Element 2 of the Strategy? Priorities set by: relevance & readiness

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18. SDCG-3, Sydney, Australia 7 th – 9 th February 2013 Nielsen Park, Sydney, Australia Phasing assumes a certain readiness and engagement using World Bank and REDD+ participation indicators readiness to exploit satellite data for national policy outcomes is important Should be confirmed with Steering Committee and relevant agencies Some faith involved in the certainty that GFOI capabilities WILL be required. Phasing reflects priorities. Phasing

19. SDCG-3, Sydney, Australia 7 th – 9 th February 2013 Nielsen Park, Sydney, Australia What does the phasing actually mean? What does it mean for the countries concerned and do we have a clear message to manage expectations? How does it relate to Element 2 and the national engagement approach there? Phasing

20. SDCG-3, Sydney, Australia 7 th – 9 th February 2013 Nielsen Park, Sydney, Australia Discussion Phasing schedule Phasing priorities & meaning

21. SDCG-3, Sydney, Australia 7 th – 9 th February 2013 Nielsen Park, Sydney, Australia Strategy maintenance & CEOS engagement Global baseline strategy report V1 developed for SIT-28 endorsement Structure emphasises annual implementation cycle to reflect CEOS meeting cycle – emphasis on the year ahead & endorsement by relevant supply agencies Proposal is to update the report annually with results of past year and emphasis on the year ahead Timed for the SIT meeting

22. SDCG-3, Sydney, Australia 7 th – 9 th February 2013 Nielsen Park, Sydney, Australia SIT-28 outcomes requested 1.Endorsement of the overall global baseline strategy 2.Commitment from the data provider agencies for the 2013 implementation plan 3.Spell out proposed approach to Element 2 of the GFOI data strategy 4.Input on the SDCG and LSI terms of reference (per the Plenary action) 5.Report on possible 2013 Pilot Delivery Exercise

23. SDCG-3, Sydney, Australia 7 th – 9 th February 2013 Nielsen Park, Sydney, Australia Discussion Strategy maintenance and CEOS engagement SIT-28 approach is the template