1. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-4, Pasadena, CA/USA September 4-6, 2013 SDCG-4 Session 3 Element 3 (R&D support) Ake Rosenqvist SDCG co-chair

2. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-4, Pasadena, CA/USA September 4-6, 2013 FCT observations 2009-2012 11 NDs covered w2w – Landsat, ALOS, Envisat ASAR and RADARSAT-2 (2009-2011) Only Landsat remains  w2w coverage over FCT+ countries currently within Element 1 plan Validation Sites Landsat, ALOS, Envisat ASAR and RADARSAT-2, TerraSAR-X, RapidEye, DigitalGlobe Few (if any) observations over VS ongoing at present

3. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-4, Pasadena, CA/USA September 4-6, 2013 FCT ND Validation Sites (2009-2012) NDVSNamelatlong Mexico MEX-1Chiapas-1N17.00W93.55 MEX-2Chiapas-2N16.33W90.65 MEX-3CampecheN18.52W92.25 MEX-4OaxacaN17.58W96.46 MEX-5HidalgoN20.62W98.62 MEX-6Nuevo LeónN25.43W98.52 MEX-7MichoacánN19.57 W101.1 8 Colombi a COL-1Andes-HuilaN1.74W76.18 COL-2Choco-CajambreN3.40W77.18 COL-3Pacifico-Bajo_MiraN1.65W78.76 COL-4Amazonia-TiniguaN2.17W74.15 COL-5Andes-AntioquiaN7.83W76.45 Peru PER-1Bosques de PomacS6.48W79.77 PER-2Alpahuayo MishanaS3.93W73.54 PER-3Manglares de TumbesS3.55W80.32 PER-4San Matias San CarlosS10.77W74.93 PER-5Cordillera AzulS6.97W76.11 PER-6Cuenca baja del VRAES11.68W73.84 PER-7Ambito de BarranquitaS6.12W76.17 Guyana GUY-1GFC-1N6.00W60.00 GUY-2GFC-2N7.00W59.00 GUY-3GFC-3N3.00W59.00 GUY-4FairviewN4.65W58.69 GUY-5Crashwater-N. RupununiN3.86W59.05 GUY-6ApoteriN4.04W58.59 Camero on CAM-1Ndelele (East Region) N3.92E14.99 CAM-2Tibati (Adamawa Region) N6.52E12.48 CAM-3 Mbakaou (Adamawa Region) - REDDAF N6.22E12.76 CAM-4 Pallisco Concession Area - REDDAF N3.32E13.73 CAM-5TBD (REDDAF)TBD CAM-6TBD (REDDAF)TBD D.R. Congo DRC-1Luki ReserveS5.67E13.17 DRC-2BikoroS0.25E18.67 DRC-3Lisala BumbaN2.83E21.83 DRC-4Kisangani SudN0.17E25.83 DRC-5BasankusuN0.83E20.17 DRC-6Mambasa SudN1.17E29.67 DRC-7OshweS4.17E20.33 DRC-8LubumbashiS11.0E27.33 Tanzania TNZ-1FAO_FRA-1S4.00E32.00 TNZ-2FAO_FRA-2S10.00E36.00 TNZ-3FAO_FRA-3S10.00E38.00 TNZ-4Nilo Forest ReserveS4.92E38.66 TNZ-5AmaniS5.13E38.63 TNZ-6LiwaleS9.50E38.17 Nepal NEP-1BharatpurN27.54E84.60 NEP-2Kathmandu/ShivapuriN27.80E85.41 NEP-3AnnapurnaN28.33E84.16 NEP-4Bhang / BajuraN29.68E81.31 NEP-5Western TeraiN28.82E80.82 NEP-6Gulmi / BaglungN28.09E83.28 NEP-7TaplejungN27.29E87.54 Indonesi a (Borneo) BOR-1E-Kalimantan/SbhN4.33E117.01 BOR-2SW-KalimantanS1.82E111.61 BOR-3SE-Kalimantan (KFCP REDD)S2.24E114.48 BOR-4C-Kalimantan/SrwkN2.55E115.08 BOR-5BerauN1.91E116.85 Indonesi a (Sumatr a) SUM-1Jambi REDDS2.47E101.53 SUM-2HarapanS2.20E103.38 SUM-3Riau PelalawanN0.0E102.00 Tasmani a AU-1MathinnaS41.37E147.76 AU-2TakoneS41.19E145.60 AU-3WarraS43.11E146.90

4. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-4, Pasadena, CA/USA September 4-6, 2013 CEOS Data Strategy – Element 3 Data supply in support of the R&D activities, including the development and evolution of the MGD Element 3 should support the Priority R&D Topics identified in the GFOI R&D Plan (planned release Oct- 2013), or in support of country R&D. Requests to be placed “on demand” by GFOI countries or groups undertaking R&D in support of country and/or GFOI R&D needs. FCT Validation Sites – Recommended to be continued on specific demand only

5. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-4, Pasadena, CA/USA September 4-6, 2013 CEOS Data Strategy – Element 3 Request procedures to be confirmed/developed Core data – Landsat : Tom – ENVISAT: Frank Martin Other contributing missions: – ALOS: direct via JAXA (managed by Ake) – RADASAT-2: SOAR? (Yves) – TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X: via DLR R&D www – SPOT: (Steve Hosford) – RapidEye: commitment to be confirmed

6. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-4, Pasadena, CA/USA September 4-6, 2013 CEOS Data Strategy – Element 3

7. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-4, Pasadena, CA/USA September 4-6, 2013 CEOS Data Strategy – Element 3 Others: ISRO has pledged the free provision of ResourceSat-2 AWiFS data for a number of limited campaigns (tentatively over Colombia and Ecuador) to assess the data usefulness. Further data provision will be charged a nominal price (US$1790/scene)