1. Title Name Organization CEOS SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA Date

2. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 2 Contents 1.Update on GFOI 1.Endorsement of the Baseline Global Satellite Data Acquisition Strategy 2.Commitment to 2013 implementation 3.Thoughts on next phase (Element 2 – national needs) 4.Pilot pre-operational delivery activities 5.Future for the Ad-hoc SDCG

3. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 3 Update on GFOI  CEOS represented on the GFOI Leads group and Steering Committee -Stephen Briggs, ESA

4. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 4 GFOI progress  Leadership established for each of the components -CEOS/SDCG leads space data coordination  Steering Committee established -Leads (Australia, Norway, USA, FAO, CEOS) + IPCC, World Bank, GOFC-GOLD, UNFCCC + GEO Member countries  Project Office started and 1 st staff hired -Simon Eggleston (ex IPCC Inventories Bureau) -Australia & Norway funded -Located at GEOSEC, Geneva during transition  Institutional arrangements high on 2013 agenda – an FAO base looks promising

5. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 5 GFOI progress  1 st GFOI ‘Plenary’ hosted by Australia in mid-Feb -Science and Data Summit #4 -Methods and Guidance authors meeting -SDCG-3 -Leads & Steering Committee

6. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 6 Your Ad-hoc SDCG for GFOI  SDCG Exec: -Co-chairs: USGS (John Faundeen), ESA (Frank Martin Seifert), NSC (Ake Rosenqvist) -SEC: DCCEE (George Dyke & Stephen Ward)  Very active participation of: -NASA/SEO – Brian Killough -INPE – Julio Dalge -DLR – Helmut Staudenrausch -CSA – Yves Crevier -CNES – Steven Hosford -CONAE – Laura Frulla -JAXA – Osamu Ochiai -GEOSEC – Giovanni Rum

7. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 7 2013 deliverables for GEO governments  1 st draft of the Methods & Guidance for countries to apply  1 st draft R&D Plan to address common challenges like data interoperability and degradation  Baseline Global Satellite Data Acquisition Strategy -Critical statement of capacity & intent to support policy process  Capacity Building workshops led by USA  Looking at possibility of data delivery pilots for priority countries -More later

8. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 8 GFOI progress  GFOI is going well, has the correct membership, organisational structure, and considerable enthusiasm & momentum. The CEOS support has been critical in getting this far and will continue to be critical. The work of the SDCG has been highly regarded by all in the community that have come in contact.

9. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 9 SDCG 2.Endorsement of the Baseline Global Data Acquisition Strategy

10. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 10 Global strategy: Context & process  Coordination of satellite data acquisition and supply is fundamental to GFOI objectives and supports all countries’ participation in reporting  In 2011: -CEOS Plenary endorsed: The CEOS Strategy for Space Data Coverage and Continuity in Support of the GEO Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) and Forest Carbon Tracking (FCT) Task -Established ad-hoc Space Data Coordination Group for GFOI

11. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 11 Global strategy: Context & process  Coordination of satellite data supply is fundamental to GFOI objectives and supports all countries’ participation in reporting CEOS Strategy has 3 elements  Element 1: A baseline, coordinated global data acquisition strategy involving a number of ‘Core data streams’ that can be used free-of-charge and openly for GFOI purposes. This will involve global, systematic and sustained wall-to-wall acquisitions of forested areas  Element 2: Coordinated strategies for national data acquisitions  Element 3: Data supply in support of the GFOI R&D activities, including in support of: the science studies assisting the development and evolution of the Methods and Guidance document for GFOI

12. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 12 Global strategy: Context & process  SDCG brings Element 1 (Baseline Global Data Acquisition Strategy) to CEOS SIT for endorsement  Document includes a plan for implementation in coming years – with most detail for the year ahead  Seeking commitments from relevant supply agencies to support the implementation and secure the coverage  Rolling update of the document annually with most detail for the coming year and reporting back on success of past year  Interaction of the SDCG and the GFOI Project Office -Evolution of both roles expected -Anticipate an ongoing CEOS need  SIT-28 sets the template for the process

13. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 13 Global baseline strategy  Core data stream concept agreed in 2011 and prevails -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, Landsat-8  Sentinel-1A/B, Sentinel-2A/B  CBERS-3, CBERS-4  RCM  (SAOCOM-1 series) NASA, USGS, ESA, China, Brazil, Canada, (Argentina)

14. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 14 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  We should seek to gather global coverage of C-band SAR to provide complementary information to that derived from optical data. A priority should be to achieve multiple annual coverage of those countries where no optical data are available, due to cloud cover  Annual tropical L-band dataset from SAOCOM-1A would be a game changer and might become preferred option and avoid cloud persistence problems and excessive repeat acquisitions

15. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 15 Core data stream roles  CBERS-3, CBERS-4 significant regional role with stations in Brazil, China and Africa. Support global coverage and gap fill through lean years  Sentinel-1A the first radar (C-band) core data stream.  Focus on cloudy regions with frequent coverage for most efficient use.  Global coverage for complementary use to optical data.  RCM interoperable with S-1A and similar focus.  National datasets (where useable) would entail a simple communication of need to ESA & CSA.  SAOCOM-1A L-band SAR has potential to contribute to several requirements – focus on pan-tropical wall-to-wall annual coverage

16. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 16 Core data stream roles GLOBAL COVERAGEREGIONAL FOCUS AND GAP FILLING Landsat-7/-8 [2012+] Sentinel-1A/-1B [2014+] Sentinel-2A/-2B [2014+] RCM [2018+] CBERS-3/-4 [2013+] (South America, South- and Southeast Asia, Africa) SAOCOM-1A/-1B [2016+] (Pan-tropical)

17. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 17 Contributing data stream roles  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 Initiative license factored in the annual implementation plans for relevant countries (inc 2013)

18. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 18 Phasing  Policy deadlines are few  GFOI IP calls for a 2015 operational date  SDCG proposing a conservative, phased approach to global coverage, given: -Availability of core data streams -Need to build GFOI capacity  Conservative 2016 global coverage -Core optical missions operational (Landsat-7/-8, Sentinel-2A), but technically possible sooner -Core radar mission operational (Sentinel-1A/-1B) -Careful expectation management of user governments -Direct interaction with mission acquisition managers  Priorities set by: relevance & readiness

19. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 19 Phasing YearCoverage AddedNo. CountriesArea (Mkm 2 )Total Area (Mkm 2 ) 2013 GEO-FCT National Demonstrator Countries and GFOI Participating Countries 1520.5 2014 UN-REDD National Programme Countries WB-FCPF Participating Countries CD-REDD Project Countries (BMU) 3618.539.0 2015 UN-REDD Partner Countries WB-FCPF Partner Countries Other Pan-Tropical Countries 179.048.0 2016Global12784.8132.8

20. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 20 Phasing

21. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 21 SDCG coverage analysis Coverage analysis undertaken by SDCG of Business As Usual (BAU) scenarios of the Core Data streams Legend : optical coverage 2013 2014 2015 2016

22. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 22 SDCG cloud analysis Cloud analysis underscores the importance of pixel mining (or radar data) to ensure the strategy is even close to being realistic for the cloudiest countries

23. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 23 Global Baseline Data Acquisition Strategy Report  Full report  Communicable & defensible  Establishes that the organisational and technical capacity will exist to support reporting of all countries  Core data stream (& Contributing data stream) agencies have been engaged throughout the process and subscribe  Seeking endorsement of CEOS SIT (@ SIT-28) for the Strategy

24. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 24 2013 Implementation 3.Commitment to 2013 Implementation

25. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 25 2013 Implementation  2013, 2014, 2015 ramp-up years to global coverage  Strategy seeks to prioritise coverage of countries with relevance and readiness to REDD+ in the BAU scenarios of core data streams  Annual strategy update will emphasise the plan for the year ahead and seek commitments from the provider agencies  2013 implementation plan dependent on Landsat-7 / Landsat-8 (USGS/NASA) and CBERS-3 later in 2013 (INPE/CRESDA)

26. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 26 2013 Implementation - ACTIONS  SDCG work with USGS on Landsat-7 and Landsat-8 acquisition strategies to boost acquisitions over the priority countries: Cameroon, Colombia, Panama, Guyana, Ecuador, Cambodia, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Brazil, DR Congo, Fiji, Vietnam, Tanzania, Peru, Mexico, Nepal  SDCG, USGS + work on pixel mining service as part of GFOI offering for national governments (building on WELD, Earth Engine…)  SDCG work with INPE/CRESDA to focus CBERS-3 acquisitions on the defined regional and gap filling role

27. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 27 2013 Implementation - ACTIONS  SIT-28 Actions: 1) SDCG to work with USGS, INPE & CRESDA to implement the 2013 plan for the global baseline acquisition strategy for GFOI 2) USGS to respond to and work with the SDCG Landsat acquisition strategy recommendations. 3) INPE/CRESDA to respond to and work with the SDCG CBERS acquisition strategy recommendations.

28. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 28 Next phase for SDCG 4.Element 2 of the CEOS Data Strategy for GFOI: Coordinated strategies for national data acquisitions

29. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 29 Next phase for SDCG  In 2013, SDCG plans to: -Implement the Element 1 strategy according to the 2013 plan -Including exploration of tools as the basis for GFOI services to national governments -Scope and scale what Element 2 looks like – to determine how many countries can be supported based on capacity

30. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 30 Element 2  Global baseline is a statement of capability – the default for any country  Element 2 requires national needs of individual governments to be explored and coverage to be ensured in detail -Take account of readiness and existing activities/data heritage – strategy may be modified if readiness not confirmed -Engagement of relevant institutions in-country -Establish supply channels and arrangements -Practical data coverage strategy and detailed plan for the immediate year ahead -Identify role for other contributing data streams, engage suppliers

31. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 31 Satellite Data Services for GFOI Participating Govts Element 1 * Baseline acquisition programming Element 2 * Ensured coverage service - coverage tracker - cloud detection - dynamic acquisitions * Pixel mining service for cloud-affected countries * Archive characterisation - for selected year / reference level * Data delivery - discovery, assembly, pre-processing, delivery (requires donor support in each case)

32. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 32 Element 2  Element 2 requires close range support to priority countries and assistance of in-country experts, including via GFOI partners in World Bank FCPF and FAO/UN-REDD  Careful scoping of CEOS/SDCG role essential to be scalable and manageable  Core tools and brokering connections to data provider agencies are obvious CEOS competencies  SDCG-4 will progress the discussion further  September 2013  Context of policy discussions around what/whether GEO delivers and the CEOS role are important  Close coordination with GFOI Project Office necessary

33. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 33 Delivery pilots 5.Pilot pre-operational delivery activities

34. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 34 Data delivery pilots  Key GFOI donors are supporting data delivery programmes for selected priority countries (Indonesia, Tanzania so far…)  CEOS agency data features heavily in a number of these  Opportunity for recognition of GFOI & CEOS contribution  SDCG support on data discovery and assembly  Propose to explore opportunities with the donor countries  Involve LSI  LSI Explorer - http://LSIExplorer.cr.usgs.gov

35. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 35 SDCG future 6.Future for the ad-hoc SDCG

36. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 36 SDCG future  2012 CEOS Plenary agreed to continue operation of Ad-hoc SDCG for GFOI  SDCG has been extremely busy with the strategy  Takes CEOS & GEO a step closer to delivering to governments  GEOGLAM and other initiatives have recognised the value of this step and the tools being developed  The overall acquisition strategy needs to be optimised – CEOS needs a view and a plan, reflecting available capacity

37. SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA 11-15 March 2013 37 SDCG “Work hard, play hard”