1. Slide: 1 CEOS SDCG-2 Meeting|Reston, Virginia, USA| 13-14 September 2012 Space Data Coordination Group (SDCG) John Faundeen, USGS Ake Rosenqvist, for NSC Frank-Martin Seifert, ESA GFOI Space Data Acquisition Plan Mission planning tables

2. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 2 Mission planning tables Mission tables – a planning tool •Effort to compile complex and diverse mission information in a uniform format •Synoptic overview of national/regional mission availability year-by-year •Visualisation of the “business-as-usual” observation plans and dedicated campaigns for each mission (note: only regional-scale wall-to-wall observations included) •Key tool for gap analysis and development of mitigation plans

3. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 3 Geographical coverage • Tables currently cover all countries (GFOI) •Sorted into geographical groups which correspond to (coarse) ecosystem regions •Labeled in accordance with GFOI expansion plans •GEO FCT National Demonstrators •REDD+ and UN-REDD participating countries •REDD+ and UN-REDD candidate/observer countries •Others (Annex-1 countries and others) Mission planning tables

4. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 4 Type 1: Mission Capacity Overview Core Missions North & Central America NorthCentralCarib. USGS/NASA Landsat 7ETM+ LDCMOLI ESASentinel-2 INPE/CRESDACBERS-3 MUXCAM PANMUX IRS WFI INPEAMAZONIA-1AWFI ESASentinel-1A/1BSAR (C-band) IWS CONAESAOCOM-1A/1BSAR (L-band) CSARCMSAR (C-band) Other Contributing Missions North & Central America NorthCentralCarib. CNES SPOT 4/5 SPOT 6/7 Pleiades-1/2 RapidEye CSARADARSAT-2SAR (C-band) JAXAALOS-2 SAR (L-band) FB SAR (L-band) ScanSAR DLR TerraSAR-XSAR (X-band) TanDEM-XDEM Verify coverage (agency action) Coverage confirmed P Partial coverage REDD+ and/or UN-REDD country REDD+ and/or UN-REDD candidate/observer GEO-FCT National Demonstrator •“Sensor vs. country” •No intra-annual information (seasonal time windows, observation frequency etc.)

5. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 5 Mission Capacity Overview Core Missions North & Central AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica NorthCentralCarib.NorthCentralSouthNorthWestCentralEastSouthIslands USGS/NASA Landsat 7ETM+ LDCM ESASentinel-2 INPE/CRESDACBERS-3 MUXCAM PANMUX IRS WFI INPEAMAZONIA-1AWFI ESASentinel-1A/1BSAR (C-band) IWS CONAESAOCOM-1A/1BSAR (L-band) CSARCMSAR (C-band) Other Contributing Missions North & Central AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica NorthCentralCarib.NorthCentralSouthNorthWestCentralEastSouthIslands CNES SPOT 4/5 PPPPPP P SPOT 6/7 Pleiades-1/2 RapidEye CSARADARSAT-2SAR (C-band) P JAXAALOS-2 SAR (L-band) FB SAR (L-band) ScanSAR DLR TerraSAR-XSAR (X-band) TanDEM-XDEM 2012 Type 1: Mission Capacity Overview

6. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 6 2013 Mission Capacity Overview Core Missions North & Central AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica NorthCentralCarib.NorthCentralSouthNorthWestCentralEastSouthIslands USGS/NASA Landsat 7ETM+ LDCM ESASentinel-2 INPE/CRESDACBERS-3 MUXCAM PPP P P P PANMUX PPP P P P IRS PPP P P P WFI PPP P P P INPEAMAZONIA-1AWFI ESASentinel-1A/1BSAR (C-band) IWS CONAESAOCOM-1A/1BSAR (L-band) CSARCMSAR (C-band) Other Contributing Missions North & Central AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica NorthCentralCarib.NorthCentralSouthNorthWestCentralEastSouthIslands CNES SPOT 4/5 PPPPPP P SPOT 6/7 Pleiades-1/2 RapidEye CSARADARSAT-2SAR (C-band)PPP JAXAALOS-2 SAR (L-band) FB SAR (L-band) ScanSAR DLR TerraSAR-XSAR (X-band) TanDEM-XDEM Type 1: Mission Capacity Overview

7. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 7 2014 Mission Capacity Overview Core Missions North & Central AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica NorthCentralCarib.NorthCentralSouthNorthWestCentralEastSouthIslands USGS/NASA Landsat 7ETM+ LDCM ESASentinel-2 INPE/CRESDACBERS-3 MUXCAM PPP P P P PANMUX PPP P P P IRS PPP P P P WFI PPP P P P INPEAMAZONIA-1AWFI ESASentinel-1A/1BSAR (C-band) IWS CONAESAOCOM-1A/1BSAR (L-band) CSARCMSAR (C-band) Other Contributing Missions North & Central AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica NorthCentralCarib.NorthCentralSouthNorthWestCentralEastSouthIslands CNES SPOT 4/5 PPPPPP P SPOT 6/7 PPPPPP P Pleiades-1/2 RapidEye CSARADARSAT-2SAR (C-band) JAXAALOS-2 SAR (L-band) FB SAR (L-band) ScanSAR P DLR TerraSAR-XSAR (X-band) TanDEM-XDEM Type 1: Mission Capacity Overview

8. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 8 2015 Mission Capacity Overview Core Missions North & Central AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica NorthCentralCarib.NorthCentralSouthNorthWestCentralEastSouthIslands USGS/NASA Landsat 7ETM+ LDCM ESASentinel-2 INPE/CRESDACBERS-3 MUXCAM PPP P P P PANMUX PPP P P P IRS PPP P P P WFI PPP P P P INPEAMAZONIA-1AWFI PPP P P P ESASentinel-1A/1BSAR (C-band) IWS CONAESAOCOM-1A/1BSAR (L-band) CSARCMSAR (C-band) Other Contributing Missions North & Central AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica NorthCentralCarib.NorthCentralSouthNorthWestCentralEastSouthIslands CNES SPOT 4/5 PPPPPP P SPOT 6/7 PPPPPP P Pleiades-1/2 RapidEye CSARADARSAT-2SAR (C-band) JAXAALOS-2 SAR (L-band) FB SAR (L-band) ScanSAR P DLR TerraSAR-XSAR (X-band) TanDEM-XDEM Type 1: Mission Capacity Overview

9. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 9 2015 Mission Capacity Overview Core Missions North & Central AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica NorthCentralCarib.NorthCentralSouthNorthWestCentralEastSouthIslands USGS/NASA Landsat 7ETM+ LDCM ESASentinel-2 INPE/CRESDACBERS-3 MUXCAM PPP P P P PANMUX PPP P P P IRS PPP P P P WFI PPP P P P INPEAMAZONIA-1AWFI PPP P P P ESASentinel-1A/1BSAR (C-band) IWS CONAESAOCOM-1A/1BSAR (L-band) CSARCMSAR (C-band) Other Contributing Missions North & Central AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica NorthCentralCarib.NorthCentralSouthNorthWestCentralEastSouthIslands CNES SPOT 4/5 PPPPPP P SPOT 6/7 PPPPPP P Pleiades-1/2 RapidEye CSARADARSAT-2SAR (C-band) JAXAALOS-2 SAR (L-band) FB SAR (L-band) ScanSAR P DLR TerraSAR-XSAR (X-band) TanDEM-XDEM •Feed-back obtained from all agencies •Verification of table content still required for a few missions •Lack of intra-annual information (especially obs frequency) falsely leads to an overly positive impression of the situation – everything is green! •All-country display cumbersome (current focus on GFOI countries) Type 1: Mission Capacity Overview

10. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 10 2015 Mission Capacity Overview Core Missions North & Central AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica NorthCentralCarib.NorthCentralSouthNorthWestCentralEastSouthIslands USGS/NASA Landsat 7ETM+ LDCM ESASentinel-2 INPE/CRESDACBERS-3 MUXCAM PPP P P P PANMUX PPP P P P IRS PPP P P P WFI PPP P P P INPEAMAZONIA-1AWFI PPP P P P ESASentinel-1A/1BSAR (C-band) IWS CONAESAOCOM-1A/1BSAR (L-band) CSARCMSAR (C-band) Other Contributing Missions North & Central AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica NorthCentralCarib.NorthCentralSouthNorthWestCentralEastSouthIslands CNES SPOT 4/5 PPPPPP P SPOT 6/7 PPPPPP P Pleiades-1/2 RapidEye CSARADARSAT-2SAR (C-band) JAXAALOS-2 SAR (L-band) FB SAR (L-band) ScanSAR P DLR TerraSAR-XSAR (X-band) TanDEM-XDEM Suggest to modify table •Include temporal observation frequency information by use of colour codes •Information can be easily ingested to e.g. COVE for graphical visualisation of annual coverage by mission and by country/region (by CEOS Plenary) •Reduce coverage to pan-tropical zone Type 1: Mission Capacity Overview

11. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 11 Table type 2: Mission Specific GEOREDD+ UN- REDD UNFCCC Month FCT Candidat e ObserverAnnex-1 123456789 North & Central America North Canada X USA X MexicoXX X Central Belize X Guatemala X X El Salvador X Honduras X X Nicaragua X Costa Rica X X Panama X X Carib. Cuba Haiti Dominican Rep. Jamaica X Other Carib. island countries South America North French Guyana (France) Surinam X X GuyanaXX X Venezuela ColombiaXX X Ecuador X Central PeruX X BrazilX Bolivia X X Paraguay X X South Argentina X X Uruguay Chile X X 2012 Radarsat-2 Type 2: Mission Specific Info

12. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 12 Type 2: Mission Specific Info

13. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 13 Type 2: Mission Specific Info •Requested for core missions only •Detailed mission specific data: •intra-annual information for each country/region (i.e. seasonal time windows, observation frequency) •Observation modes (specifically for SAR) •Desired for full understanding of how mitigation plans can be optimised • However – Few agencies able to provide this level of detail

14. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 14 Type 2: Mission Specific Info

15. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 15 Type 2: Mission Specific Info •Tables suitable format for mitigation plans to agencies, but too detailed as input from agencies – at least at this stage. •Suggestion: •Agencies provide info if/when available •Collapse temporal detail (2 weeks  4 quarters (seasonal) •Reduce coverage to pan-tropical zone

16. SDCG-2 Meeting Reston, Virginia, USA Sept 13-14, 2012 16 Suggested Actions •Revision of mission tables as outlined •All agencies to review current tables (during SDCG-2) and provide additional information (# obs/region/year) required for possible demo at CEOS Plenary