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JAXA’s Earth Observation Activities including ALOS launch s

tatus

January 22, 2006

Isao Nakanishi

JAXA/EORC

21st APAN Meeting in Tokyo

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Contents

JAXA Vision and JAXA Earth Observation Program– ALOS Launch Status

Disaster Risk Management System in Asia-Pacific Region

Achievements of Bilateral Cooperation

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JAXA Vision 　 Space exploration and utilization for the next 20 yearsSpace exploration and utilization for the next 20 years

Develop launch vehicles and satellites with the highest reliability and world class capability, contributing to the realization of a secure and prosperous society.

Promote “top science” in the field of space science while preparing for Japan’s own human space activities and the utilization of the Moon.

Conduct flight demonstration of a prototype hypersonic vehicle with the cruising speed at Mach 5.

With all of the above activities, contribute to turning the aerospace industry into a key industry.

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Very large mobile communication

satellite

Residents in disaster areas

Information center

Providing services directly to personal terminals in disaster areas

Disaster monitoring

Data collectionInformation delivering to

personal terminals

Ultra high-speed communication

satellite

Earth observation

satellites

Positioning Satellites

Ground observation network

Concept of Information Gathering and Warning System for Disaster and Crisis Management

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Satellite observation network

GEO

Manned/unmanned aircraft

Process study and modeling on atmosphere, Process study and modeling on atmosphere, ocean, land, water cycles, and global warming by ocean, land, water cycles, and global warming by Earth observation data usersEarth observation data users

Tools for policy making

Assessment of impact from human activities

LEO

Communication satellites

Direct data distribution to operational users and data archive

Predictions using models for climate, hydrologiPredictions using models for climate, hydrological cycle change, and carbon cyclecal cycle change, and carbon cycle

Ships

Ground observation network

Radiosondes

Buoys

Numerical climate models

Super computer(Earth simulator)

Concept of Integrated global environment observing system including Global Change prediction

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Earth System Models　・ Oceans　・ Cryosphere　・ Land　・ Atmosphere　・ Solid Earth　・ Biosphere

Decision Support

・ Assessment・ Decision Support Systems

Observations

Ongoing feedback to optimize value, reduce gaps, and account for human activity

GEOSS

Standards & Interoperability

Management Decisions

Policy Decisions

Prediction and AnalysisHigh Performance Computing;CommunicationVisualization

Other Data SourcesSocio-economic data

Earth Observation Systems・ In Situ・ Airborne・ Space-based

GEOSSGEOSS(Global Earth Observation System of Systems)(Global Earth Observation System of Systems)

Disasters

EnergyEnergy Climate WaterHealth WeatherEcosystems Agriculture

Biodiversity

9 Societal Benefit Areas9 Societal Benefit Areas

Assimilation

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The Long Term Plan of JAXA Earth Observation for GEOSS

GlobalWarming

and CarbonCycle

Change

CarbonDioxide(CO2),Methane(CH4),

etc.

2006

Sea Surafec WindVector, etc.

JapaneseContribution Field 2003 2004

Cloud OpticalThickness,

Aerosol OpticalThickness, Land

Biomass, etc.

ClimateChange

includingWaterCycle

Variation

3D structure ofPrecipitation, Soil

Moisture, etc.

Reductionand

Preventionof

Disasters

2012

CrustalMovements

Amount, Biomass,Flood Area, etc.

2008 2009 20102005 2007 20192017

3D structure ofCloud and

Aerosol, etc.

Precipitation,Water Vapor, Sea

SurfaceTemperature, etc.

Land Change,Volcanic Ash Fall,Flood Area, etc.

20162011Observation Parameter 2013 2014 2015 2018

ALOS / PRISM, AVNIR-2

GOSAT / Greenhouse Gas Observation Sensor (GOS)ADEOS-II/ILAS-II

Aqua /AMSR-E

ADEOS-II/AMSR

ADEOS-II Follow-on #2/GLI Follow-on Sensor

ADEOS-II Follow-on #1/AMSR Follow-on Sensor

ADEOS-II/GLI

EarthCARE /CPR

Next Disaster Monitoring Mission

GPM /DPR (Dual Frequency Precipitation Radar)TRMM /PR

ALOS / PALSAR

Terra /ASTER

ADEOS-II Follow-on #1/Microwave Scatterometer

Next Greenhouse Gas Observation Satellite

ADEOS-II/SeaWinds

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JAXA Earth Observation Program for GEOSS

A plan of advanced low Earth orbit satellites

GOSAT

CPR/EarthCARE

Sea surface wind vector

AMSR F/O, Scatterometer (GCOM-W)

SST AMSR F/O (GCOM-W)

Cloud structure

Cloud Profiling Radar (EarthCARE)

Aerosol GLI F/O (GCOM-C)

CO2

concentration

Greenhouse Gas Observation Sensor (GOSAT)

Precipitation Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (GPM)

Disaster monitoring

SAR (disaster monitoring),

Optical Sensor (Geo-stationary)

To develop and operate an Earth Observation System for GEOSS

DPR/GPM

Geo-stationary EO satellite

Disaster monitoring satellites

GCOM-W

GCOM-C

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Advanced Land Observing Satellite <ALOS>

Japanese Earth Resources Satellite-1

(JERS-1)

© JAXA

ALOS

Enhanced land-observation technology

© JAXA

© JAXA

PRISMPanchromatic Remote sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping

PALSAR Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar

© JAXA AVNIR-2 Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer type 2

• Disaster monitoring• Cartography• Regional observation• Resources surveying

Advanced Earth Observing Satellite

(ADEOS)

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Current state of the Launch Pads at Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC)

Target Launch Date: 10:33 (JST) January 23, 2006

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Global Precipitation Mission <GPM>

GPM is a follow-on and expanded mission of the current on-going TRMM

Improve the accuracy of both long-term and short-　　　　　　　 term weather forecasts

Improve water resource management in river control and irrigation systems for agriculture

Core SatelliteDual-frequency precipitation radar (DPR)

Microwave radiometer (GMI) •Precipitation with high precision •Discrimination between rain and snow

8 Constellation SatellitesMicrowave radiometer

•Global precipitation every 3 hours

Core Satellite

Constellation Satellites

TRMM Era GPM Era

(launch in 2010)

(launch around 2010)

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ADEOS-II Follow-on Mission (GCOM) JAXA will develop a series of satellites to

establish a part of GEOSS mainly focused on observations of global warming, water cycle and disaster for next 15 years.

The series of satellites, GCOM (Global Climate Observation Mission), consist of 2 satellite series:

GCOM-W launch in 2010Sea surface observation mission with AMSR F/O and scatterometer

GCOM-C launch in 2011Atmospheric and terrestrial observation mission with GLI F/O.

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Disaster Risk Management Systemin Asia-Pacific Region

--- Introduction and Background ---

Big earthquake off Sumatra and tsunami disasters in Indian Ocean countries on December 26, 2004

The time was drastically getting ripe to construct Disaster Risk Management System in the Asia-Pacific Region

– Step 1: ‘Sentinel-Asia’ pilot project: A Satellite Information Distribution Network for Disaster Management over Asia–Pacific region

– The APRSAF (Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum) -11 in November 2004 in Australia

– The Asian Workshop on Satellite Technology Data Utilization for Disaster Monitoring in January 2005 in Japan

– The Disaster Reduction Through Effective Space Technology Utilization In Asian Region in May 2005 in Malaysia

– The APRSAF-12 in October 2005 in Japan– The First Joint Project Team Meeting in February 2006 in Hanoi, Vietnam

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Disaster Risk Management System in Asia Pacific Region (2010- )

Earth Observation Satellites

Residents in disaster areas

Rescue

Refuge

Warning

Providing services directly to personal

Space Safety Net Asia

Archive Data Observation Data

Information Communication System

High speed transmission

Information center

Information Sharing Platform

Data

Data

Web GIS

Data

Disaster Management

Agencies

Disaster Prevention

Capacity Building

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Goals of Disaster Risk Management System in Asia-Pacific Region

Goals shared by APRSAF members:– To construct life first society by IT & Space technology,– To improve speed and accuracy for disaster

preparedness and early warning, and– To minimize victims and social economic losses.

Phased approach:– STEP 1: Establishment of Sentinel Asia (2006 - 2007) – STEP 2: Fusing Observation Satellite System and

Communications Satellite System (2008 - 2009) – STEP 3: Disaster Risk Management System in Asia

Pacific Region (2010- )

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STEP 1: Establishment of Sentinel Asia (2006 - 2007)

JAXA, MODIS stations

Residents in disaster areas

Rescue

Refuge

Warning

Observation System

Archive Data Observation DataInformation Sharing Platform

DataDigital Asia

Data

Disaster Management

Agencies

Disaster Prevention

Capacity Building

ALOS Rapid Response System

JAXA, AIT, Keio Univ.

JAXA, ADRC

JAXA, AIT

17Residents in disaster

areas

Rescue

Refuge

Warning

Providing services directly to personal

Observation System

Archive Data Observation Data

Information Communication System

High speed transmission

Information center

Information Sharing Platform

Data

Data

New Data

Disaster Management

Agencies

Disaster Prevention

Capacity Building

STEP 2: Fusing Observation Sat. System and Communications Sat. System (2008 - 2009)

China

Thailand

India

Japan

Korea

ETS-VIII

WINDS

JAXA, ADRC, AIT, Keio Univ.

Digital Asia

JAXA, AIT, Inter. Org.

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Step 1

The Joint Project Team mainly initiates the 1st STEP (2006-2007).

Components should be developed during STEP1– Observation System: ALOS, MODIS, others– Information Sharing Platform: Digital Asia, ALOS

rapid response system, others– Information Communications Satellite System: None

preparatory of STEP 2– Capacity Building: AIT training program, others

Benefits– To ensure safe & comfortable life– To Minimize expenditure for disaster preparedness– To improve knowledge & technology against disaster– To establish Int’l framework for information sharing

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Implementation Plan

Observation system– STEP 1

JAXA’s satellite data which have been archiving from several satellites including new satellites will be shared to related organizations in Asia.

– JERS-1, ADEOS, TRMM, ADEOS- , AMSR-E, ALOS…Ⅱ

– Preparatory for STEP 2 Candidate satellite holders: China, India, Korea, Thailand.

JAXA, MODIS stations

Archive Data Observation Data

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Implementation Plan (Proposed Concept of Operations)

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Keio Univ. JAXA, AITWebGIS base Platform30 terminals in 5 yearsHigh speed networking

Propose project team　

20062005 2007cy

MODIS WebGIS network

pre meeting 1st meeting

ALOS WebGIS network

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TBD

Link to ADRC Regional Hazard map

ALOS, ETS-VIIIACDR, IndiaADRC annual mtgAPRSAF-13

Link to operationalUser agency

Detail Hazard map

Digital Asia

Data dissemination, training

Data distribution, data sharing nodesInteractive

WINDS

Disaster Risk Management System –phased approach-

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Achievements of Bilateral Cooperation with GISTDA in Thailand

1986-: Cooperation program in MOS-1 and JERS-1– Established data receiving, recording and processing

system 1997-2002: JERS-1 Pilot Project

– Researched satellite data utilization possibility in a few fields– Improved Thai users’ skill

2001: Agreement for earth observation and satellite application

2002: Transfer of the data receiving, recording and processing system

2003.12-:ALOS Pilot Project– Land management and city planning– Practical use in various fields

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ALOS Pilot Project in Thailand

GISTDARESTEC

Support

Agreement

Cooperation Framework

Land Management &City Planning

JAXA

ImplementationAgency

ImplementationAgency

DPT LDD

ImplementationAgency

RID

ImplementationAgency

DNP

ImplementationAgency

DOF

ImplementationAgency

DDPM

Letter, Agreement, Contract…..

Agriculture Irrigation Forestry Fisheries Disaster

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・　 increasing capacity for ALOS Data processing and archiving

・　 accelerating scientific and practical use of ALOS data

・　 increased international co-operation including joint validation and joint science study activities

・　 enhanced service for potential users of ALOS data

Each Node is associated with a geographical zone which defines the extent of its area of activity (supporting the physical residents therein as potential ALOS users) as an ADN partner.

-ESA: Europe and Africa-NOAA/ASF: North and South America-GA: 　　 Oceania-JAXA: Asia -GISTDA: Asian Sub-Node

ALOS Data Node (ADN) Concept

E S A NOAA

ASF

JAXA

GA

AsiaRegion

Europe and Africa Region

Australia and Oceania Region

North and South America Region

Antarctica : JAXA in association with National Institute of Polar Research

GISTDA

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Achievements of Bilateral Cooperation with LAPAN in Indonesia

1999-2002: JERS-1 Pilot Project– Research of satellite data utilization possibility in a

few fields– Improved Indonesian users’ skill

2001-: ADEOS-II Pilot Project– Research and application in field of Ocean

2005.9-:ALOS Pilot Project– Coastal monitoring, map generation, etc.– Capacity building

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ALOS Pilot Project in Indonesia

LAPANRESTEC

Support

Agreement

Cooperation Framework

JAXA

ImplementationAgency

BPPT/DESDIM

ImplementationAgency

BAKOSURTANAL

ImplementationAgency

CReSOS

ImplementationAgency

KIMPRASWIL/IPB,

UNSYIAH

ImplementationAgency

MOF

Letter, Agreement, Contract…..

Naturalresources Base map

Coastal zonemanagement

Land useForestry

ImplementationAgency

ISORI/MOA

Agriculture

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Thank you

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