1. New Name: Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth CAS New Name: Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth CAS

2. IRSA,CAS Merging with the Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2 IRSA: established in 1979, with a long history in disaster monitoring and research.

3. Research Organizations CEODE Division of Operation of Airborne Remote Sensing Satellite Remote Sensing Center Division of Operation of Satellite Ground Systems Ground System Engineering Division Satellite Data Pre- processing Division The Miyun Ground Station The Sanya Ground Station Division of the Airplane Engineering Division of Optical System Engineering Division of Data Preprocessing Division of Micro- wave System Engineering Division of Digital Earth System Division of Digital Land Division of Microwave Earth Observation Division of Digital Ocean and Atmosphere Division of Optical Earth Observation Section for Data Management Section for Data Technology Section for Customer Service Spatial Data Center Lab. of Digital Earth Sciences Airborne Remote Sensing Center Section for Value Added Products Academic Consultancy International Platform Collaborative Research Unit CAS-NRCAN Capacity Building Center CEODE-CRCSI Joint Centre for Spatial Information Joint Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Archeology Joint Lab. for Environmental RS and Data Assimilation International Center on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage under the auspices of UNESCO Secretariat of International Society for Digital Earth Strategic Development Committee Academic Committee Committee of Engineering and Technology Degree Evaluation Committee Committee of Customer Service The Kashi Ground Station IRDR International Program Office Editorial Office of International Society of Digital Earth International Experts Committee Division of Digital Heritage Division of Global Disasters Sub-Centers Kashi Sub-Center Sanya Sub-Center

4. Satellite Remote Sensing Center

5. One of the world largest ground stations receiving, processing and distributing satellite data; 15TB satellite data being archived annually; Over 2.70 million scenes of satellite data being stored in CEODE since 1986, providing a precious database for the Earth Observation in China. Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station Receiving and Distributing Satellite Data from 10 satellites: High-resolution, All Weather and Round-the-clock EO Capabilities Foreign Satellite Optical Satellite LANDSAT-5 RESOURCESAT-1 SPOT-4 SPOT-5 Radar Satellite ENVISAT ERS-2 RADARSAT-1 RADARSAT-2 Civil Satellite Optical Satellite HJ-1A HJ-1B

6. Miyun Station in the Suburb of Beijing Staff: 20 persons Area: 66, 700m 2

7. Kashi Station in Xinjiang Province Staff: 15 persons Area: 133,400m 2

8. Sanya Station in Hainan Province Staff: 15 persons Area: 53, 360m 2

9. Technical Index Max Altitude13,000 m Max Range3,300 km Max Speed746 km/h Round-the-clock flying capability; Equipped with various airborne remote sensors, and can be used to test newly- developed advanced sensors; Provides high-resolution satellite data. Cessna Citation S/II  Two Remote Sensing Aircrafts  Two new Remote Sensing Aircrafts Equipped with 10 state-of-the-art remote sensors: visible, infrared, and microwave remote sensors and a high-performance data processing system. ARJ21 Airplane To be purchased Airborne Remote Sensing System Airborne Remote Sensing System Airborne whiskbroom imaging spectrometer (0.45  m-12.5  m) Airborne X-band interferometry SAR Airborne pushbroom imaging spectrometer (0.45  m-2.5  m) Airborne 3-D light detection and ranging Airborne atmospheric laser radar Digital CCD camera

10. Key Lab of Digital Earth Sciences, CAS Cutting-edge EO Technologies Spatial Earth Information Sciences Digital Earth Platform Global Change Focus on remote sensing application and digital earth, to support: Approved by CAS in Dec., 2009. The national economic and social development, environmental protection, resource exploitation, disaster mitigation; A digital earth prototype system was developed and is used to support the global change study and disaster monitoring and forecasting.

11. Broad network with international organizations, such as UNESCO, GEO, and CODATA. Host institution of two other international organizations: HIST, a UNESCO Category 2 Center, and ISDE. Host for the secretariat of the national committee of IRDR in China. 11 International Cooperation Network

12. Innovation 2020 Strategic Plan Disaster research, international cooperation and IRDR development being listed as a key strategic objective in the plan. 12 CEODE Plus IRSA: A larger institution with over 1000 staff 5 State Labs and Centers,1 International Center and 1 CAS Lab Strengthened capacity and competence in space s/t; Top institution in the field of Earth observation and Digital Earth research in China. A larger Institution towards Innovation 2020

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