1. Canadian Space Agency contributions to R&D Support strategy ( Element 3) Yves Crevier Canadian Space Agency

2. The Canadian Space Agency overarching objectives in support of the GFOI Element 3: To support our National Forest community (government, academic and private sectors) To enable end-users to exploit the large amount of SAR data that is now or will soon be available in support of their programs for forest management, ecosystem protection, carbon accounting, etc. Focusing our investments Supporting and providing access to missions that meet user requirements Investing in operationally focused science and ensuring transition towards operationalisation Going beyond the science into Societal benefits Canadian Space Agency Engagement

3. Acquisitions over GFOI R&D Study Sites Due to the commercial nature of the RADARSAT 2 mission, the CSA is restricted to supporting science related activities as identified and endorsed by the GFOI science framework under the Element 3. Mostly interested in the following topics: Use of Synthetic Aperture RADAR (SAR) for the monitoring of forest related attributes; Interoperability and complementarity between SAR and optical datasets; SAR/SAR mission interoperability; Development of SAR-based approaches, algorithms, and methods that are viably sustainable to support local, regional, national, continental and global forest monitoring and carbon accounting. Canadian Space Agency

4. New and Archive data over GFOI R&D Study Sites Unprocessed and “globally distributed” RADARSAT 1 archive of limited coherent use for forest monitoring – to assess; Archive collected under the FCT framework – documented in support slides; Willingness to develop dense time series over punctual sites to support key science and demonstration activities. Canadian Space Agency

5. Data provision for R&D The CSA express its willingness to contribute new RADARSAT 2 data in the context of Element 3; Moving from a SOAR-based data dissemination approach to an open sharing process as defined within a potential data service element à la GEOGLAM – assuming a secured cloud computing and data repository environment; –Require a thorough a priori identification of image products and certification of data user organizations and individuals; –Number of scenes and access is project dependant and is to be determined; Operating under background mission framework; As a counterpart, we are assuming open sharing of ground data, methods, and derived results; No cost to users – all processing and data costs will be covered by CSA; Data products and processing level to be agreed with PIs; Open to a coordinated AO on GFOI key science questions. Canadian Space Agency

6. CSA contribution to GFOI science plan can generate better understanding on issues related to SAR only, SAR/SAR and SAR/Optical data interoperability. As such, it is expected that the key science requirements, articulated in the context of Element 3, represent the position of the Global federated community under GFOI. In this context, the CSA Earth Observation programs (for data, science and demonstration) will remain available to support innovative development of solutions. Data requests will need to comply to the Canadian Remote Sensing Space System Act (RSSSA) and underlying Master Agreement principles between the Crown and MDA Canadian Space Agency Summary

7. Support slides

8. Acquisition Between Feb 2011 to end of Sept 2011 (NDs) Full or partial wet and dry coverage for the following NDs (details next slide) : –Borneo, Cameroon, Columbia, Mexico, Sumatra, Tanzania – Continued planning for 2 national coverages –Total number of images acquired: 727 –No data processing or data distribution during this period –Currently addressing data processing and specific acquisitions for Tasmania and Tanzania

9. National Coverages Status NDOrdered byVS (in situ 2011)Dry seasonWet seasonRADARSAT-2 MexicoFernando Paz MEX-1, MEX-5, MEX- 4, MEX-7, MEX-3 Jan-May/JuneJun/Jul-Nov/Dec ColombiaJosef Kellndorfer Dec-March or July/August may/June or October/Novemb er Dual-pol, Quad- pol, Peru? BrazilJulio Dalge GuyanaDirk HoekmanGUY-1, GUY-2Jul-SepJan-FebQuad-pol CameroonGernot Ramminger CAM-3, CAM-4, CAM- 5, CAM-6 Nov-MarApr-Oct DRC- TanzaniaLine Steinbakk Amani ( -5.13, 38.63), Liwale (TBD) Dec-Mar, Jun-OctMar-May Dual-pol, Quad- pol IndonesiaDirk HoekmanBOR-3, SUM-2Jul-SepJan-FebQuad-pol Australia/TasmaniaTony MilneAU-1, AU-2, AU-3 Nepal? Xingu Special Experiment Site Josef KellndorferBRAX-2jul/augjan/feb Completed Partially Completed Ongoing Not covered

10. Acquisition Between Feb 2011 to end of Sept 2011 (VSs) Acquisitions over verification sites planned on every cycles –Ten 24-day cycles during the reporting period –acquisitions performance around 85% (Details next slide) –All acquisitions in Fine Quad (polarimetric mode) –Continued planning for VS over the next year –Total number of images acquired: 366 scenes –No data processing or data distribution during this period –Currently addressing a request from Tanzania

11. Verification Sites Status CountryVerification sites Number of cycles covered (asc or desc) MEXICOChiapas-17/10 Chiapas-28/10 Campeche6/10 Oaxaca8/10 Hidalgo3/10 Nuevo Leon8/10 Michoacan7/10 COLUMBIAAndes-Huila9/10 Choco-Cajambre8/10 Pacifico-Bajo_Mira7/10 Amazonia-Tinigua7/10 Andes-Antioquia10/10 PERUBosques de Pomac9/10 Alpahuayo Mishana7/10 Manglares de Tumbes10/10 San Matias San Carlos9/10 Cordillera Azul8/10 Cuenca baja del VRAE8/10 Ambito de Barranquita9/10 BRAZILXingu-19/10 Xingu-210/10 GUYANAWUR-FRA-SAR-10/10 GFC-110/10 GFC-27/10 GFC-310/10 Fairview9/10 Crashwater-N. Rupununi 9/10 Apoteri7/10 CAMEROONEast Region (Ndelele)8/10 Adamawa Region (tibati) 7/10 Adamawa Region (Mbakaou) 7/10 TANZANIAFAO_FRA-18/9 FAO_FRA-28/9 FAO_FRA-38/9 Nilo Forest Reserve8/9 BORNEOE-Kalimantan/Sbh10/10 SW- Kalimantan9/10 SE- Kalimantan (KFCP REDD) 10/10